Saturday, June 9, 2012

Belmont Stakes Winner- Union Rags

I really wonder if #UnionRags could of been the Derby winner all along, if he was with Johnny V! Hail to Union Rags :) -- Jordyn Burco (@J_Burco27)

Our Reply: Check out the KY Derby tab at the top of the blog for a great article on The Belmont Stakes winner- Union Rags, that was written by Jordyn

Friday, June 8, 2012

From Scott Hingtgen

East Central Iowa: pulled the planter out again.planting beans into failed new seeding that was seeded March 19th late freeze, then warm and dry seems to have ruined a lot of seeding. Even seeding planted in April doesn't look good. Oats are heading out 1'-1' 1/2" tall (not good).

 

I'LL HAVE ANOTHER- Scratched from the Belmont!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Farm Bill

Grassley: Wants a hard cap on total subsidies. It's in this bill at $50K/ind. - $100K/married couple. -- Chip Flory (@ChipFlory)

Right Sized Corn Farm



The most cost-efficient corn growers (identified in green) clustered at 4,000-7,999 acres and 1,000-1,999 acres in the AgriSolutions database. Growers of more than 8,000 acres of corn triggered some red lights as the highest-cost producers.Click HERE to read DTN article

Weather Update

Stray storm, 79-83, S 5-15 today. Warm, muggy, 81-86 Fri. Hot, humid, upper 80s/around 90 Saturday and Sunday. Storms Sunday night/Monday. -- KWWL Storm Track 7 (@KWWLStormTrack7)

Watch "crop update and silage baling" on YouTube


Voice over crop update by Scott Hingtgen- Jackson County, IA

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Tama Livestock Sale Report

Tama Livestock Auction
Wed. June 6, 2012
868 Head

Choice Strs: 124.00-128.85
Select Choice Strs: 122.00-123.60
Select Strs:
115.00-121.25
11 hd 128.85
32 hd 126.00-127.00
165 hd 124.00-125.85
106 hd 122.00-123.60

Choice Hfrs:122.00-126.75
Select Choice Hfrs: 120.00-121.75
Select Hfrs:
115.00-119.50
7 hd 124.00-126.75
15 hd 122.00-123.00
35 hd 120.00-121.75
20 hd 118.00-119.50

Choice Hol Strs:108.00-115.00
Select & Choice Hol: 105.00-107.00
Select Hol:95.00-103.00
8 hd 114.00-115.00
47 hd 112.00-113.50
28 hd 109.00-111.25
15 hd 107.00-108.50
15 hd 105.00-106.00

Cows:45.00-82.00

Bulls:82.00-110.00

Weekend Updates?

No weekend update on the blog this week?! Your readers have come to expect an update on your globe trotting, jet setting lifestyle, we live vicariously through your weekend exploits!... from Adam White via text

Crop Tour '12

Monday, June 4, 2012

Corn Trade

Paper bought about 20-25,000 new crop calls in corn today. Looks like weather is scaring some people, as it should. Crop is far from made -- Rob Levy (@robbylevy)

Mark Pearson Tributes

The tributes you've written for Mark Pearson are overwhelming. We thank you for your kind word about our friend. -- Market to Market (@MarketToMarket)

Soybean Ratings

Initial soybean condition report puts 65% of the crop in the "good" to "excellent" category and rates 6% "poor" to "very poor" #pfnews -- Meghan Pedersen (@MeghanPedersen)

Corn Ratings

Corn is rated 72% good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Analysts had expected a 71% G-E rating. #pfnews -- Meghan Pedersen (@MeghanPedersen)

Tractor Sales

2005 JD 7920 tractor w/953 hours sold for $112,000 on southeast Iowa farm auction Saturday http://t.co/IwPNi98C -- Greg Peterson (@MachineryPete)

May Blog Growth- Best Month Yet!

TV / Radio host Mark Pearson dies at age 54

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120604/NEWS/306040017/1013/SPORTS1401/?odyssey=nav%7Chead