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Even in a recession, people need to eat. And right now that's a saving grace for chemical companies with agricultural businesses.2015-12-15T02:39:58+00:00weekly0.6https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/press/from-precision-agriculture-to-decision-agriculture/https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beautiful-farm-10-e1409206023370.jpgbeautiful farm 102015-12-15T02:39:39+00:00weekly0.6https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/press/planting-delays-hound-iowa-farmers/https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/flooded-iowa-website.pngflooded iowa websitehttps://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/flooded-iowa.jpegflooded iowaThe northern third of Iowa continues to be saturated by rains, with some areas receiving more than 6 inches of rain from mid-May to early June. (DTN file photo by Elaine Shein)2015-12-15T02:39:13+00:00weekly0.6https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/press/silos-and-smokestacks/https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bdfc-presents-check-website.pngbdfc presents check website2015-12-15T02:39:07+00:00weekly0.6https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/press/bumpy-crop/https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dad-wsj-web-photo.pngdad wsj web photohttps://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-04-52.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.04.52Unlike many U.S. farmers, Mr. Riensche has a child who wants to follow in his footsteps. At left, Mr. Riensche and his son Hans inside their family's newly constructed workshop on the family farm. Hans, left, played with a miniature version of the family farm that he built from scrap pieces of wood found around the house.https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-04-301.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.04.30Despite the dilemmas Mr. Riensche is facing, he says quitting farming isn't an option for him. At left, Mr. Riensche talked with the operator of a grain elevator at the end of a long harvest day.https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-04-14.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.04.14https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-03-571.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.03.57Farmers haven't been able to keep up with surging demand, and reserves of corn and soybeans hover near their lowest levels in three decades. At left, Mr. Riensche dropped a load of grain at a small grain elevator in rural eastern Iowa. Mr. Riensche was offloading the last truckload of the day from his colleague's farm in Vinton, Iowa.https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-03-461.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.03.46This year, many U.S. corn farmers have seen the price of their crop swing by $4 a bushel. At left, Mr. Riensche checked prices on a computer for corn grain while prices for the day before are indicated on the boards above.https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-03-332.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.03.33Mr. Riensche fears he will incur losses in 2009 that would be his first red ink in 16 years. Many of his suppliers are still trying to pass along the higher costs they absorbed in recent years for everything from metal and chemicals to natural gas. Mr. Riensche, left, delivered his product to a grain elevator in Vinton, Iowa.https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-03-211.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.03.21Now, prices have fallen much of the way to pre-boom levels but the costs of seed, fertilizer and machinery have remained high. At left, Andy Covington, a full-time employee on the Riensche farm, offloaded grain onto a semi-truck while Mr. Riensche and the rest of his crew combined a field near Vinton, Iowa.https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-03-021.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.03.02Last year, Mr. Riensche posted his biggest profit ever. Mr. Riensche, left, warmed up one of the semi-trucks that was used to haul grain during a custom combine job in Vinton, Iowa.https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-13-13-02-411.pngScreenshot 2014-08-13 13.02.41Even though Mr. Riensche and his father Roland Riensche farmed 10,000 acres this year, the economic downturn has hurt their operation. 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Die Arbeitslosenquote stieg von 5,0 Prozent im November 2005 (l.) auf 8,6 Prozent 2011 (o.). https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-27-00-24-25.pngScreenshot 2014-08-27 00.24.25Vom Banker zum Megafarmer; Ben Riensche will jene Subventionen abschaffen, die Kleinbauern vor dem Bankrott schützen.2014-08-25T23:39:43+00:00weekly0.6https://bluediamondfarmingcompany.comdaily1.02024-11-20T05:18:51+00:00