Month: July 2018
Ag News
Hog futures down on cash, wholesale pressure
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by technical buying, while digesting last week’s slow to start direct cash business and watching the distribution of this week’s new showlist. August was $2.37 [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 16, 2018
Sep. corn closed at $3.41 and 3/4, up 1/2 cent Aug. soybeans closed at $8.29 and 1/2, up 10 and 3/4 cents Aug. soybean meal closed at $329.10, up $3.10 Aug. soybean oil closed at 27.64, down 33 points Sep. wheat closed [Read More…]
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Wide-range of weather across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, patchy, short-term dryness persists in several areas, including much of Michigan and a broad area centered on northern Missouri, resulting in an increase in stress on pastures and crops such as [Read More…]
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Putin gives Trump World Cup ball after question on Syria: ‘Now the ball is in your court’
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(HELSINKI) — Russian president Vladimir Putin paused a joint press conference after answering a question on whether the ball is “in the Russian court” regarding cooperative efforts in Syria to hand President Donald [Read More…]
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CVS apologizes to black customer, saying employees involved in 911 call no longer work for chain
Camilla Hudson(CHICAGO) — CVS Health Corp. apologized to an African-American woman Monday after employees of one of its Chicago stores wrongly accused her of using a counterfeit coupon and called the police on her. The [Read More…]
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Lava bomb injures 23 on tour boat in Hawaii
USGS(HONOLULU) — A lava bomb punctured the roof of a tour boat in Hawaii Monday injuring 23 near where lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to spill into the ocean, the Hawaii Civil Defense said. [Read More…]
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In Russia, meeting with Trump seen as strong win for Putin
iStock/Thinkstock(HELSINKI) — Ahead of his summit with President Donald Trump, it had been widely said that all Russia’s president Vladimir Putin had to do to come out a winner was to show up to the [Read More…]
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Very hot on the southern Plains; cooler across the Midwest
Hot, mostly dry weather will prevail for the remainder of the week in northern California and the Northwest, as well as the south-central U.S. Meanwhile, showers will continue across the Southwest, but may become more [Read More…]
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CME dairy prices mostly up Monday
Dairy futures were mostly up on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday. July Class Three milk was down $.01 at $14.26. August was up $.34 to $15.18. September was down $.25 to $15.51. October was [Read More…]
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New and improved ways to seed cover crops in Upper Midwest
Farmers in the Upper Midwest are finding new and better ways to seed cover crops. Soil Health Partnership field manager Tricia Verville says growing cover crops in northern states like Minnesota and Wisconsin has been [Read More…]
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Maria Butina, Russian gun rights activist linked to NRA, charged with conspiracy
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Maria Butina, the mysterious Russian gun rights activist who has cultivated ties to the National Rifle Association, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to act as a Russian agent. This is a developing [Read More…]
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Determining trade damage “will be hard”
How will the USDA estimate tariff damages to farmers? “We have analytical procedures that can give us some idea but it’s really going to be really hard,” says Carl Zulauf, Ohio State ag economist. US Ag [Read More…]
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InfoAg: Data will be competitive advantage in ag
The CEO of a data and analytics company which has changed dramatically since it was founded in the 1970s tells Brownfield data will be a competitive advantage in agriculture. Steve Rau, who leads Farm Market ID, [Read More…]
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Soybean, corn export inspections down on week, up on year
The USDA reports corn and soybean export inspections as of the week ending July 12th remain close to projections for the current marketing year. The 2018/19 marketing year for wheat got underway June 1st, while [Read More…]
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McKinney leads trade mission in Asia
USDA Under-secretary Ted McKinney is leading a trade mission to expand ag export opportunities in Southeast Asia this week. The mission is based in Indonesia, but also includes buyers from Malaysia and the Philippines interested [Read More…]
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Japan accepts U.S. sheep and goat meat exports
U.S. sheep and goat exports will be accepted into Japan for the first time in in more than 14 years. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the agreement is the result of work by the USDA [Read More…]
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A massive iceberg threatening Greenland village has moved away from the coast
DeAgostini/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A massive iceberg that has been floating close to a village in Greenland and threatening its residents appears to be veering away from the coast, toward the north, officials said. The [Read More…]
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South Korea hold world’s largest mud festival of its kind
iStock/Thinkstock(BORYEONG, South Korea)– Splash mud over strangers, push others into the muddy pool, and cover yourself with mud from head to toe. All of these actions make sense at the mud festival in South Korea. [Read More…]
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London’s high-flying Trump baby blimp may now be coming to New York City
TF-Images/Getty Images(LONDON) — The now world-famous Trump baby blimp, which floated over protests in London earlier this month, may soon be headed to Central Park — if some U.S. anti-Trump activists get their way. The [Read More…]
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Parents share warning after rescuing 3-year-old from water-filled washing machine
ABC(CONIFER, Col.)– A Colorado couple is urging other parents to check the child safety settings of their washing machines after rescuing their 3-year-old daughter from the water-filled washer while it was running. Lindsey and Allan [Read More…]