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Nebraska Farm Bureau hosted an Agriculture and Rural Issues Republican Gubernatorial Forum to start off its Annual Meeting and Convention at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Neb., Sunday Dec. 5. The Republican gubernatorial candidates that participated are Michael Connely, Charles W. Herbster, Sen. Brett Lindstrom, Jim Pillen, and Breland Ridenour.

This week we hear from Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners and Arlan Suderman with StoneX about the movement of grains this week for corn, beans and wheat. The Wall Street fear index, South American crop and how cattle producers continue to see higher money.

Composite soil sampling has been a very common and inexpensive way to get an idea of nutrients and soil properties in a field. While they are helpful and insightful as to the general characteristics of soils, it can be difficult to delineate any problem or underperforming areas in a field. Each nutrient behaves differently depending...