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LIVESTOCK-U.S. feeder cattle jump on prospects for cheaper feed
Reuters* Feeder futures benefit from bigger corn supplies * Most live cattle firm as beef keeps setting record highs * Most lean hogs weak on seasonal decline By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on...Tags: Weather, McDonald's, Weather Reports, Lifestyle and Leisure, Citigroup Incorporated
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CIF Gulf Grain-Corn, soybeans mostly steady-firm on tight stocks
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - Basis bids for U.S. corn shipped by barge to the Gulf of Mexico were mostly steady to firm early on Friday, underpinned by tight supplies but capped by weak export demand, traders said. * CIF soybean basis bids were also mostly steady...Tags: Brazil, Chicago Board of Trade
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Crop insurance expands, costs grow in latest U.S. farm bills
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - The federally subsidized crop insurance program, the costliest part of the U.S. farm safety net, would spin off at least three new types of coverage and could cost 10 percent more under draft farm bills pending in the U.S....Tags: Insurance, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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UPDATE 1-USDA says more review needed for new Monsanto, Dow GMO crops
Reuters* Dow's Enlist corn delayed likely until 2015 * Monsanto, Dow say cooperating with USDA * Critics applaud USDA move May 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it will extend its scrutiny of controversial proposed biotech crops...Tags: Dow Chemical Co., Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Monsanto Company, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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CRP sign-up periods set
Two sign-up periods for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program are approaching. A four-week sign-up period for the general CRP program begins May 20. That is for farmers who want to enter new acres into the program. It... -
Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
INDIANA FLOODING-LOANS Feds OK loans for flood-damaged Indiana counties INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal agency has approved Gov. Mike Pence's request for low-interest loans for victims of April flooding that caused heavy damage in three central...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Methamphetamine (drug), Police Investigations
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COMMODITIES-Dollar rally punishes oil, gold; USDA hurts grains
Reuters* Dollar rally versus yen weighs heavily on most commodities * Oil down about 2 pct, gold hits 2-week low * Copper rises, bucking trend, as metal stockpiles drop * Grains tumble after USDA crop data tops market forecasts By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK,...Tags: Weather, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Metal and Mineral, Foreign Exchange Market, Petroleum Industry
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Federal agencies expand urban rivers effort
Federal officials announced Friday a major expansion of the “urban waters” initiative they kicked off in Baltimore nearly two years ago, adding 11 new blighted water ways around the country to the seven they’ve already pledged to help...
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Latest Illinois news, sports, business and entertainment
CORN CROP USDA: Despite late start, record corn crop likely DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The wet start to the corn planting season may reduce the amount each acre produces this year, but farmers are planting so much corn they're still likely to bring...Tags: University at Albany , Social Media, Teaching and Learning, Bloomington, Students
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Demand for college ag grads is strong this spring
For months, Matt Green has been hearing from companies that are interested in hiring him. “It just doesn't let up,” the University of Minnesota-Crookston senior says of employer interest. Green and many other college students majoring in agriculture...Tags: Unemployment, Natural Resource Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology, Georgetown University, Employment Opportunities
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New Mexico horse slaughter plant to open soon
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress reinstates a ban on the practice, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. In a...Tags: Tom Vilsack, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Should producers enroll in the ACRE Program for 2013?
The 2008 farm bill was extended through Sept. 30, 2013, for most programs that were in place for the 2012 crop year. This means producers have the option to enroll in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) program or the Average Crop Revenue...
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