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A wet, active pattern to resume across the Heartland

Cool air will remain entrenched for the remainder of the week in most areas east of the Rockies. During the weekend, however, temperatures will rebound to near- or above-normal levels across the South. Meanwhile, a heat wave will gradually end in the Pacific Coast States, although above-normal temperatures will persist farther inland across the Great …

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The FEEDD Act

A bill that would allow for early haying and grazing of cover crops on prevent plant ground has been introduced in the U.S. House. The Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters–or FEEDD Act would create an emergency waiver authority for Ag Secretary Perdue to move the timeline for harvesting a prevent plant cover from November first …

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Standing water persists while some Missouri planting gets done

High water in Missouri is slow to recede and continues to cause damage, although some parts of the state are dry enough to allow planting. Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn says overflowing creeks and rivers have caused planting delays and prevented planting, but the water has also reached grain storage bins that have never …

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Cattle futures drift on cash weakness

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day lower on this week’s expected lower cash trade and weaker wholesale value during the session.  Feeder cattle futures were lower on the same factors.   August live cattle closed $1.62 lower at $105.20 and October live cattle closed $1.47 lower at $106.37.  August feeder cattle …

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Fieldwork delays vary around Missouri

Andy Clay is still looking at high water on his farm near the Missouri River in central Missouri. He doesn’t know when he’ll be able to return to the field, he said during a Missouri Farm Bureau Telephone Town Hall Tuesday evening. “Somehow we saved the levee, but the bottom is full and looks like …

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Ethanol officials call on Trump to address refinery waivers

Brownfield’s Ken Anderson interviews Growth Energy’s Emily Skor prior to President Trump’s appearance in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Photo courtesy ZimmComm) Ethanol industry officials are calling on President Trump to address the issue of RFS small refinery waivers. Todd Becker, CEO of Omaha-based Green Plains Renewable Energy, says there’s no question those waivers have hurt ethanol …

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Mexico deal is a relief to US meat industry

The president of the US Meat Export Federation says the recent news that the administration would not impose tariffs on Mexico came as a relief to the US meat industry. Dan Halstrom says the US pork sector has been hit the hardest by the retaliatory tariffs imposed by Mexico.  “Through the first months of 2019, …

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Another round of weather support for grains, oilseeds

Soybeans were sharply higher on fund and technical buying. The USDA didn’t make any changes to the U.S. crop outlook for beans Tuesday – but that is probable in July or August. Still, even if there are tens of millions of acres left to be planted and below trendline yields are also probable, it’s increasingly …

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Minnesota farmer struggles to find cover crop seed

A southwest Minnesota farmer is having a hard time securing cover crop seed for his prevented plant acres. Chris Hill of Brewster says a lot of corn in his area won’t get planted this year. “The cover crops are hard to come by (and) we found that out first-hand. We thought we secured some, and …

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Ohio ag groups asking for clarity to address planting challenges

Ohio ag groups are asking Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to provide clearer guidance on what farmers can expect to address planting struggles. In a letter, the groups write that there is uncertainty surrounding trade assistance payments, disaster aid, and prevent plant coverage under crop insurance. They say many Ohio farmers are uncertain how to proceed. …

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