On this week's Market Journal UNL Extension Agronomist Roger Elmore discusses cover crop research that will be conducted on multiple Nebraska sites over several years. The research is funded by the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Soybean Board. The group will be looking at five treatments.

Also on the Oct. 10 Market Journal:

Drying and Storing Grain — Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State Extension ag engineer, talks about optimum conditions for drying and storing corn and soybeans after harvest.  (For more on grain drying and storage, see the Oct. 10 CropWatch or the CropWatch Grain Storage Management section.)

Nebraska's Dairy Industry — Rod Johnson, Nebraska State Dairy Association executive director, discusses growth opportunities for the state and an upcoming workshop on the Margin Protection Program.

Market Analysis — Ron Plain, University of Missouri Extension economist, analyzes the USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report. Ron also looks at trade data for U.S. pork and forecasts hog prices through October.

Weather Forecast — Al Dutcher, UNL Extension state climatologist, provides his forecast for the coming week.

Next Week

A market analysis will take a closer look at how corn and soybean markets reacted to the Oct. 10 USDA crops report. There also will be a report on the current state of the U.S. biodiesel industry.

Broadcast Times

Market Journal — television for agricultural business decisions — is funded by the Nebraska Soybean Board.

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