Kentucky Derby Morning Line Odds

#KyDerby morning line odds: Bodemeister-4/1, Union Rags-9/2; Hansen-10/1; Dullahan-8/1, Creative Cause & I'll Have Another-12/1......... -- KY Derby Contenders (@DerbyContenders)

Kentucky Derby Coverage

Baffert on Bodemeister's post: "The 6 is fine. I like the 6. I was disappointed in the 20 for Liaison." -- KY Derby Contenders (@DerbyContenders)

2012 Kentucky Derby Field

It costs $25,000 to enter in the Derby, with another $25,000 due to start.

Post postions will be drawn later this afternoon from 4-5 p.m CST.

Announced entries by graded stakes earnings

1: Hansen - $1,550,000
2: Daddy Long Legs - $1,294,030
3: Union Rags - $1,170,000
4: Dullahan - $855,000
5: Creative Cause - $836,000
6: Gemologist - $703,855
7: Sabercat - $701,429
8: Take Charge Indy - $698,400
9: Bodemeister - $660,000
10: I'll Have Another - $601,000
11: Daddy Nose Best - $545,558
12: Liaison - $393,000
13: Alpha - $380,000
14: Prospective - $367,327
15: Trinniberg - $324,500
16: Done Talking - $311,000
17: Went the Day Well - $282,000
18: Rousing Sermon - $270,000
19: El Padrino - $250,000
20: Optimizer - $184,708

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2012 Blog Traffic

Cows to Grass, Hawkeye Wedding, Tacos

The middle to end of April begins a very busy Spring when your in the farming business in Iowa. Of course there's countless fields to tend to, what with anhydrous to put on, tillage work and planting, but those tasks are a mere cake walk to the process of moving cow/calf pairs to summer grass. Those of you who have the privilege of caring for the sacred cow (in some religions, most notably Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism as well as the religions of Ancient Egypt) know exactly what I'm talking about. My brother and I both have  full-time jobs during the week, which leaves evenings and weekends to help the old man care for 260+ beef cows. Having said that, here's what I've learned with cattle: If it can go wrong, it will-- and at the most inopportune times, they can run upwards of 40 mph is they want too, the only way to move cattle fast is to move them slow, stay away from ones with the crazy eye, and they bring out the best and worst personalities in everyone... much like a wedding!



Christian Ballard, Karl & Stacy Klug, Adrian Clayborn, and Broderick Binns



You probably noticed that the last statement about cows segues perfectly to my next story about weddings. My wife, Erin and I headed to Des Moines last Saturday to kick-off the wedding season and help celebrate her godparent's daughter's marriage. Wow, that's a mouthful! If your still trying to figure it out, don't bother, the important part is that I was able to attend. Stacy married a guy by the name of Karl Klug. You might remember he played D-line for the Hawkeyes during their dominant run in the Fall of 2010, with the three other guys in the picture to the left. All four now play in the NFL: Christian Ballard with the Minnesota Vikings, Karl with the Tennessee Titans, Adrian Clayborn with the Tampa Bay Bucs, and Broderick Binns recently picked up by the Arizona Cardinals in this year's draft. It's easy to see why they were such a dominant unit when the four played together, especially when you get in the same room. They make 6'0, 210 lbs look like a wet weasel. Don't worry Cyclone fans, you won't find me cheering for the other team on September 8th when the two play for the now controversial Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy. Still, it's hard to argue with Ferentz's program and success rate in getting guys into the pros. Best Wishes to the Newlyweds!        

There were taco trucks on nearly every corner in downtown Des Moines this weekend. I'm still not sure why. Maybe it's a weekend occurrence during the warmer months in Iowa or possibly some special festival going on. I wanted to stop at one of the taco stands, but instead tuned into the local Spanish station and experienced the culture through music. It got me thinking though, why not buy an old motor home, paint it pink, and travel around to various city celebrations delivering piping hot cuisine right from the Pink Taco! Now there's a business idea for ya!

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Sent in by AJ McLaughlin

Rainfall Report- Buchanan County, IA

Precipitation Totals- 4/29/2012

Day 0.14"

Current Month 2.33"
Previous Month 2.17"

Corn up in Northern Guthrie County, IA

From AJ McLaughlin

2012 Planting Progress

More rain here tonight. Wet weather will slow planting progress again this week in NE Ia. #plant12 -- Chris Barron (@chrisbarron24)

Butler County, IA Corn Up

Butler county IA. First corn is up and lookin good. http://t.co/RU1TItAF -- Rick DeGroote (@PRIMEFARM)

Insider Trading

#BSE lead considered insider trading? CFTC seems to think so! http://t.co/UZCF7pXr #markets -- Farm Journal (@FarmJournal)

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Text answer to 319-327-0806

Reality

just got the car stuck in the corner of the field assessing the conditions for spraying. Need a hovercraft. -- Mark Thompson (@anorfolkfarmer)

Follow-up to previous post on Union Rags

Union Rags 59.97 from 1/2 to 7/8 out 1:13.34 w/Leparoux by far best of the quartet also Eden's Moon (Oaks) 101.56 -- Mike Welsch (@DRFWelsch)

Derby Hats

Here's a dumb one for ya....from Joe Burmeister

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Morning Market Action

CORN MAY 647+23
BEANS MAY 1502.25+21
LCAT JUN 112.15-0.225
LHOG MAY 85.6-1.2

Dairy Update

Penn State #dairy economist says the biggest #milk price drops of this cycle may be over. http://t.co/1d2McnY7 -- Rabo AgriFinance (@RaboAg)

Party- May 6th

Pete,

Attached is information for the 2012 Bulls & Boars Event!  Please extend the invitation on your blog and we hope to see you there!  If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dustin at 641.660.7069.

Thanks,
Dustin & Ashlee Snakenberg

Child Labor Rule Shelved

Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent

WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Labor Department on Thursday announced it would withdraw its controversial proposed rule dealing with children who work on farms and would not pursue its revision as long as President Barack Obama is in office.

In a news release, the department said it would withdraw the entire rule -- the section dealing with the children of farmers who own or operate the farm, which the agency already announced it would repropose, and the portion of the rule that would affect neighborhood youths and migrant worker children who are employed on the farm.

Click here to read entire article

New Crop Corn Sale

1,400,000 new crop corn sold to unknown -- Paul Georgy (@allendale_Paul)

Planting video- East Central Iowa

Video sent in by Scott Hingtgen- Jackson County, IA

Soil Temp- April 25th

56° at 10 AM... sent in by Adam White, Pioneer Seed

More BSE News

Japan Has No Plan to Halt U.S. Beef Imports on Mad-Cow Case http://t.co/6bpeuvYq via @BloombergNews -- MDARD International (@MIAgExport)

Recent BSE Case Facts

Well put, "37,316 CASES OF BSE worldwide in 1992. In 2011 there were 29. Worry more about a meteorite hitting you." -- Chip Flory (@ChipFlory)

Wrapping Silage Bales- Tubeline Wrapper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pov60jGrDnM&feature=player_detailpage

 

 

More great video coverage from Scott Hingtgen-

Jackson County, IA

 

Our Reply: Thanks for sending this in Scott.

Planting Progress- SE Minnesota

Rolling again. Nice weather On the way for this week 20% planted in SE MN will be 70% if weather holds by end of week....from Lena Farms (@lenafarms) on Twitter