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Senate rejects amendment to delay legalizing immigrants
The Democratic-led U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican amendment that foes said would have undermined a key element of the White House-backed immigration bill, a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.
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Exports: Corn sales set 10-week low
Corn net sales dipped this week, falling by 24,730 MT to 81,500 MT, according to the USDA’s latest “U.S. Export Sales” report released on Thursday. This is a 10-week low and 23 percent lower than the yearly average.
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Class III futures generally down Wednesday
Class III futures continued their downward slide yesterday as the July through December contracts settled between 3 and 31 cents lower, while the June contract remained unchanged on roughly 1,100 trades.
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Weather report: Showers spread across West, Corn Belt, South
In the West, scattered showers have developed throughout the Rocky Mountain States, but Red Flag Warnings, indicating an elevated risk of wildfire activity, have been issued from southern Nevada to eastern Colorado.
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Ag markets seemed directionless in overnight trading
The grain markets were narrowly mixed Wednesday night, with differences in old and new crop prospects seeming to affect corn futures.
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Minn. barn fire kills 27 calves
A fire at a dairy near Bigelow, Minn., killed 27 calves on Tuesday.
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Ag markets posted mixed reactions to USDA data
Corn futures reacted poorly to the release of the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released Wednesday.
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Commentary: Clueless consumers
To counter the negativity media keeps repeating, producers need to step up but talk down to their audience. As if they have no idea about how animals are raised. Which they don’t.
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NMPF announces new president and CEO
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced today that Chief Operating Officer Jim Mulhern will take over as President & Chief Executive Officer on Jan. 1, 2014.
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Researchers test unmanned aircraft for on-farm uses
When farmers approach University of California, Davis, agricultural engineering professor Ken Giles to inquire about an experimental, remote-controlled helicopter being studied as a potential applicator for agricultural chemicals, they only ask two things: How well does it work and how much does it cost?
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Planting is unfinished, and for some, may never be this year
There will be many farms which remain too wet to plant, particularly in the northern Cornbelt states, which had perfect weather and great yields last year and planned to expand their corn and soybean acreage this year.
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