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SEVERE WEATHER?

It is nice to see eastern Iowa taken out of the risk of severe weather for today. http://t.co/hAbcsHRl #iawx #fb -- Mark Schnackenberg (@KWWLSchnack)

Tractor Sales

1974 JD 4430 w/4800 hours, quad range, sold for $27K on west-central Ohio farm auction March 17th...highest price... http://t.co/xlvmW941 -- Greg Peterson (@MachineryPete)

Buchanan County Soil Temp Update

Soil temperature up 3 to 50 degrees.... From Adam White, Pioneer Seed- Rowley, IA

Frost & Alfalfa

A lot of questions this week on this topic. Patience will be the key (along with some warm weather and rain). See attached message from our local Syngenta seed rep printed from University of Wisconsin

Marcus Norman

Imnovative Ag Services
(319)-939-0357

Nicholas McRell

Syngenta Sales Representative

205 Rabbit Run Road

P.O. Box #112

Edgewood, IA 52042

Mobile: 563-608-3763

Email: nic.mcrell@syngenta.com

Link to the article below



2012 Iowa Elite Sale

Sale starts at 6pm, tomorrow, Saturday, April, 14th.  There will be 135 Head of Purebred & Crossbred Barrows & Gilts for purchase.  Please call Dustin Snakenberg with any questions 641.660.7069.

Thanks & have a great weekend,

Chester Gilt- Direct Hit x American Classic

60-7 Unrated x Recovery.

60-13 Unrated x Recovery

Blue Pig



From Brandt Fehl- Benton County, IA

via Facebook Profile Picture

Too Much!

Randy Ratchford's cousin in Tafton, Arkansas finally found the critter that was eating all his cat food!

Thanks for sharing Randy!

Soil Temp Data- Buchanan County, IA

	4 Inch Soil Temp 2012
Date	Time	C on C   Ground
4/4/2012	10am	55
4/5/2012	10am	50
4/6/2012	10am	47
4/7/2012	10am	50
4/8/2012	10am	45
4/9/2012	10am	48
4/10/2012	10am	45
4/11/2012	10am	42
4/12/2012	10am	47

				11 to 12
	2010	2011	2012	Diff.
Date	Soil Temp	Soil Temp	Soil Temp	Soil Temp
4-Apr	51	43	55	12
5-Apr	51	41	50	9
6-Apr	56	50	47	-3
7-Apr	52	44	50	6
8-Apr	48	47	45	-2
9-Apr	49	47	48	1
10-Apr	53	56	44	-12

Special thanks to Adam White- Pioneer Seed for this great interesting data.

Morning Market Report

CORN MAY 641.5+5.5
BEANS MAY 1433.5+11.5
LCAT APR 121.025+2.65
LHOG APR 83.725+0.55

China buying rumors support corn markets

The corn market found support from outside market forces and from ideas that China will be an active buyer of US corn if there is a significant break, the CME Group said in its Thursday morning report. Rumors of China buying a few cargoes of US corn helped to support the market yesterday. Buying corn seems to pencil in for China feeders given the high corn values in China.

As seen on marketwatchonline.com

Soil Temperature Implications

In worked ground lost ten degrees in one week -- Clayton Casteel (@graingrower)

Frye Cattle: 24 Days

Frye Cattle: 24 Days: Just finished calving a group of recips and 24 days was the spread from the first calf born to the last calf born from the same mating. All eggs were put in fresh the same day. There were 6 calves born all were unassisted, with the last calf being born 14 days over the due date.

Soil Temperature @ 4"

Tama Livestock Auction- Sale Report

Wed. Apr 11, 2012
689 Head

Choice Strs:126.00-129.10
Select Choice Strs: 124.00-125.50
Select Strs:115.00-122.75
56 hd 128.00-129.10
97 hd 126.00-127.85
15 hd 124.00-125.50

Choice Hfrs:125.00-128.60
Select Choice Hfrs: 124.00-124.50
Select Hfrs: 110.00-122.00
82 hd 127.00-128.60
56 hd 125.00-126.75
9 hd 124.00-124.50

Choice Hol Strs:114.00-117.00
Select & Choice Hol: 111.00-113.85
Select Hol:92.50-109.00
8 hd 116.00-117.00
36 hd 114.00-115.75
14 hd 112.50-113.85
8 hd 110.00-111.50

204 Cows:55.00-80.50
Fed Cows:81.00-85.50
18 Bulls: 87.00-102.00
10 Feedlot Bulls: 104.00-112.50

From Neal Beck- Fairbank, IA

Heard a good quote from a customer the other today-
"I think it's ironic that some parents say that they wouldn't feed their kids a burger that contained 'lean finely textured beef' but would have no problem feeding them a hotdog or chicken nuggets"
Neal

Heartland Acres Plans Tractor Ride

The Heartland Acres Tractor Ride is on again for 2012. Mark your calenders for Saturday June 9, 2012. The ride will start at 8:30AM from the Heartland Acres parking lot at 2600 Swan Lake Blvd, in Independence, IA.

Entry fee per tractor is $25.00. Entry forms for preregistration are available at Heartland Acres admission office or by visiting the website at http://www.heartlandacresusa.com/ and are due by May 31, 2012.

For more information about Heartland Acres please visit http://www.heartlandacresusa.com/ of call 319-332-0123 or see Heartland Acres on Facebook. Heartland Acres is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.

Overheard

“The recession won’t be over until we raise a generation of people who know how to live within their means.”

New estimates for antibiotic use in pork production released

A study led by Dr. Mike Apley of Kansas State University shows that opponents of antibiotics use in livestock production wildly overestimate the amount given to food animals, according to the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC).

Using data from a 2006 U.S. Department of Agriculture swine survey and a 2009 survey of swine veterinarians, Apley and his colleagues found that annually about 1.6 million lb. of antibiotics are used in pork production for growth promotion/nutritional efficiency and disease prevention. A 2001 report, "Hogging It," from the Union of Concerned Scientists claimed that 10.3 million lb. a year are used, NPPC said.

"Pork producers do not overuse antibiotics. We work with veterinarians to carefully consider if antibiotics are necessary and which ones to use," said NPPC president R.C. Hunt, a pork producer from Wilson, N.C.

The new study, which was published in the March issue of Foodborne Pathogens & Disease, found that 2.8 million lb. of antibiotics were used for growth promotion/nutritional efficiency, disease prevention and disease treatment.

The study also belies the claim made by opponents of modern livestock production and some members of Congress – and repeated by much of the media – that 80% of all antibiotics sold are used to promote growth in livestock. (That figure always has been at best a guess because there is no reliable data on human uses of antibiotics.)

Several groups and lawmakers have pushed a theory that antibiotics use in food animals is leading to treatment failures in people who develop antibiotic-resistant illnesses, NPPC said. They support legislation to ban the use in livestock of antibiotics that prevent or control diseases and of ones that improve nutritional efficiency.

The Apley study is available at www.nppc.org/wp-content/

As seen on feedstuffs.com

Soil Temperature @ 4"

From AJ McLaughlin in Marion County, IA

La Nina

Australian Bureau of Meteorology says La Nina over. Neutral conditions thru fall likely. Should mean "good" Midwest growing season. #pfnews -- Chip Flory (@ChipFlory)

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We Asked...You Voted!

Week ended 4/8/12 Poll Question:

How much of your expected 2012 corn production have you priced or put protection on?

73% of News From The Coffee Shop voters have 1/3 or less of their expected 2012 corn crop priced or protected.

19 votes

From Scott Hingtgen- Jackson County, IA

Our Reply: Different angle than most folks ever witness! Thanks for sharing Scott.