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NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
Many experts voiced surprise at the latest USDA winter wheat report that showed a sizeable increase in seedings nationwide.  USDA chief economist Seth Meyer said growers put in 37 million acres of winter wheat, which 11% higher than last year, and 2% greater than many had expected.  He note...
USDA: Winter Wheat Gets Much Needed Precipitation
USDA: Winter Wheat Gets Much Needed Precipitation
USDA: Winter Wheat Gets Much Needed Precipitation
The overall condition of the nation's winter wheat crop is still near 30-year lows.   “But the good news is a few production areas have received much needed moisture in recent weeks and that has started to turn the condition around a little bit," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  He said the i...
La Niña Bad for Winter Wheat, Rippey Notes
La Niña Bad for Winter Wheat, Rippey Notes
La Niña Bad for Winter Wheat, Rippey Notes
What does the La Niña weather pattern have to do with condition ratings for the current winter wheat crop? "La Niña does not particularly bode well for the outcome," said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. "We oftentimes see dry spring weather across the central and southern great plains.  They would ...
Senators Announce Plan to Improve Cattle Market Fairness
Senators Announce Plan to Improve Cattle Market Fairness
Senators Announce Plan to Improve Cattle Market Fairness
Oregon's Ron Wyden and Montana's Jon Tester announced this week they are working with Republican Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Deb Fischer of Nebraska rolling out the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. The compromise cattle market bill is part of the effort to "to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by four major meatpackers" ...
AEM Welcomes Precision Agriculture Loan Act
AEM Welcomes Precision Agriculture Loan Act
AEM Welcomes Precision Agriculture Loan Act
Last week, a pair of farm state senators introduced the Precision Agriculture Loan Act. Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer and Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar say their bipartisan legislation would create a program within the Department of Agriculture to provide loan financing to farmers and ranchers interested in purchasing precision agriculture equipment ...
JBS Grand Island Meatpacking Fire Halts Processing
JBS Grand Island Meatpacking Fire Halts Processing
JBS Grand Island Meatpacking Fire Halts Processing
A fire at the JBS Grand Island, NE, processing facility halted beef packing production Monday. Local firefighters said the blaze burned the roof of the facility’s rendering section. The JBS Grand Island facility is a two-shift, beef-processing plant employing more than 3,600 people. The ...
National Pasture Conditions Improve, But Not In The Northwest
National Pasture Conditions Improve, But Not In The Northwest
National Pasture Conditions Improve, But Not In The Northwest
Pasture and rangeland conditions have improved across the central and southern Great Plains, thanks to abundant rainfall as of recent. "As of the 30th of May, we're seeing the good to excellent rating 31% nationally That's up 3% from last week, but we still see39% of the pastures and rangelands rated very poor to poor no change from a week ago ...

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