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	DTN Crops News
	Spring Wheat Tour Final Average Yield Estimate: 48.3 BPA Thursday, July 24, 2025 5:13PM CDT Day 3 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Thursday with the final three-day total weighted average yield estimate of 48.3 bushels per acre (bpa) of 307 fields total for the three days. [Read Full News Story] Spring Wheat Tour Day 2 Average Yield Estimate: 46.2 BPA; Crop 'Looks Healthy' Thursday, July 24, 2025 7:06AM CDT Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Wednesday with a total weighted average yield estimate of 46.2 bushels per acre for 150 total fields sampled. [Read Full News Story] Proposed OTT Dicamba Registrations Eliminate Application Cutoff Dates Wednesday, July 23, 2025 4:33PM CDT Nearly 18 months after a federal court in Arizona vacated the registrations for three over-the-top dicamba products, EPA announced a proposed decision to re-register the herbicides. [Read Full News Story]

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	Trump Announces Japan Trade Deal Wednesday, July 23, 2025 8:21AM CDT U.S. tariff deals with Japan and Indonesia were announced Tuesday via social media. [Read Full News Story] UMASH: Watch for Heat-Related Illnesses Wednesday, July 23, 2025 5:45PM CDT With high temperatures and high humidity this week, farmers and farm workers need to be aware of heat stress. Symptoms of heat stress can be difficult to recognize but can quickly worsen, causing illness or even death. [Read Full News Story]

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	5-day Forecast for Itta Bena, MS
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	Date Sat 7/26 Sun 7/27 Mon 7/28 Tue 7/29 Wed 7/30 Weather Condition Weather Thunder Storms Mostly Cloudy Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Temp L/H (°F) 75/91 75/94 77/96 79/98 78/97 Feels Like L/H (°F) 77/102 77/104 79/107 83/111 80/109 Dew Point (°F) 75 74 75 75 75 Humidity (%) 70 65 61 59 61 Wind Speed (mph) 8 6 4 4 4 Precip (%) 43 - 20 40 40 Precip Amt (in.) Rain 0.40 None Rain 0.03 Rain 0.13 Rain 0.24 Evap (in./day) 0.2 0.21 0.2 0.2 0.19
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	Itta Bena, MS Chg Zip Code:  Temp: 80oF Feels Like: 85oF Humid: 82% Dew Pt: 74oF Barom: 30 Wind Dir: SSE Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 7 mph Sunrise: 6:09 Sunset: 8:05 As reported at Delta Island Plantation, MS at 12:00 AM
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