FarmWeek RFD Field Noteshttp://FarmWeekNow.com/newswire.aspx?c=31The latest headlines and articles.(c) 2013, iNet Solutions Group. All rights reserved.5Informa estimates a 14.8 billion bushel corn harvest this fallInforma Economics releases its estimates for next week's USDA Planted Acreage report.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-informa-estimates-148-billion-bushel-corn-harvest-fall-31-99478Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:05:00USDA June crop production reportsHere's a summary of this morning's USDA reports. Corn and soybean futures were trading lower after the report's release.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-usda-june-crop-production-reports-31-99175Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:10:00Senate OKs farm billSenators voted in favor of the measure. The House is expected to debate the farm bill later this month. http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-senate-oks-farm-bill-31-99145Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:00:00Illinois corn 96% plantedThe latest weekly update from the Illinois Ag Statistics Service finds 96% of the state's corn is planted. Soybeans are now 68% planted.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-illinois-corn-96-planted-31-99139Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:12:00Record number of exhibitors at Pork ExpoMore than 2,500 pigs exhibited during the show in Des Moines.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-record-number-exhibitors-pork-expo-31-99014Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:10:00River levels rise, though not as high as thoughtRFD Radio's Alan Jarand recently spoke with Blake Roderick from Pike County Farm Bureau about the cresting levels of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-river-levels-rise-though-high-thought-31-98999Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:45:00World Pork Expo underway in Des MoinesThe 2013 World Pork Expo is underway in Des Moines, Iowa this week. FarmWeekNow's Dan Grant and RFD Radio's Rita Frazer are covering the event. http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-world-pork-expo-underway-des-moines-31-98975Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:30:00Chinese meat demand spurs new strategiesParagon Economics' livestock analyst Steve Meyer says the recent Smithfield deal may help modernize China's livestock industry.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-chinese-meat-demand-spurs-new-strategies-31-98929Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:25:00Washington Post editorial takes aim at farm billRFD Radio's Matt Kaye in Washington says farm observers believe Congress will get a new farm bill done this summer.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-washington-post-editorial-takes-aim-farm-bill-31-98901Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:00:00Illinois corn now 91% plantedThe Illinois Ag Statistics Service says 91% of corn and 49% of soybeans are now planted statewide.http://FarmWeekNow.com/story-illinois-corn-91-planted-31-98900Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:20:00