AgDay Daily Recap - 11/02/09
11/2/2009
TODAY ON AGDAY:
November 2, 2009
Southern Weather: WHILE MUCH OF OUR ATTENTION LATELY HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE HARVEST DELAYS IN THE MIDWEST, MAKE NO MISTAKE, THERE ARE MAJOR DELAYS IN THE SOUTH...AND THOSE LOSSES ARE MOUNTING QUICKLY. LATER TODAY, THE AG DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE ITS WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS REPORT...BUT FOR MANY PRODUCERS THE QUESTION IS "WHAT PROGRESS?" LATE LAST WEEK, WE WERE IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AS THIS PRODUCER WAS FRETTING OVER THE LACK OF HARVEST IN HIS SOY CROP. IT'S A FAMILIAR SCENE -- THE STANDING WATER AND DRENCHED CROPS. AS OF WEEK AGO, THE MISSISSIPPI SOYBEAN HARVEST WAS 35-POINTS BEHIND. FARMERS IN NEIGHBORING ARKANSAS ARE HAVING THE SAME CHALLENGES. WE RECEIVED THIS PHOTO FROM A GROWER IN CLARK COUNTY. THAT'S SOUTHWEST OF HOT SPRINGS. THE ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU SAYS CROP CONDITIONS ARE QUICKLY DETERIORIATING FROM FAIR TO POOR.
COTTON IN PERIL: OPEN COTTON BOLLS AND LINGERING RAIN ARE A BAD COMBINATION. THE NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL SAYS IT'S GETTING REPORTS OF SEEDS GERMINATING IN THE BOLL.
SUGARCANE: IT'S DIFFICULT FOR FARMERS TO GET SUGARCANE OUT OF THE FIELDS AS WELL. TOBIE BLANCHARD HAS DETAILS FROM THE L-S-U AGCENTER.
THE WEEK AHEAD: NOW LET'S GET A PREVIEW OF THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE MARKETS AND WASHINGTON. HERE'S PRO FARMER NEWS EDITOR ROGER BERNARD.
HONDA GIVEAWAY: BEFORE YOU HEAD-OUT TO WORK THIS MORNING, YOU MAY WANT TO CLICK ONTO OUR WEBSITE -- AGDAY-DOT-COM -- FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A BRAND NEW A-T-V. WE ARE GIVING AWAY A 2009 FOUR-TRAX HONDA RANCHER A-T. THIS IS A PERFECT TOOL FOR JUST ABOUT ANY SIZE FARM OR RANCH. THIS MODEL HAS AUTOMATIC FIVE-SPEED TRANSMISSION, PLUS INDEPENDANT REAR SUSPENSION FOR A MORE COMFORTABLE RIDE. YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE IF YOU WANT TO WIN. THE WINNER WILL SELECTED JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
MARKETING RALLY: IN AGRIBUSINESS...THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE HARVEST DELAYS COULD TAKE A TOLL ON YOUR MARKETING PLAN. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE PART IN THE 2009 MARKETING RALLY. IT'S SET FOR DECEMBER 3RD AND 4TH AT THE PALMER HOUSE HOTEL IN CHICAGO. WE'VE ASSEMBLED SOME OF OUR BEST MARKETING MINDS TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS UN-PRECEDENTED CHALLENGE. GO TO MARKETING RALLY DOT COM FOR DETAILS.
ANALYSIS: BOB UTTERBACK
800-832-1488
IN THE COUNTRY: IF YOU ENJOY KETCHUP ON YOUR BURGER, OR RED SAUCE ON YOUR PASTA, THEN YOU MAY WANT TO THANK A CALIFORNIA FARMER. ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU, 99-PERCENT OF THE NATION'S PROCESSED TOMATOES ARE GROWN IN THE GOLDEN STATE. TRACEY SELLERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU TAKES US TO YOLO COUNTY FOR THE HARVEST.
AG FOR YOUR HEALTH: IN AG FOR YOUR HEALTH...WHEN YOU LIVE IN FARM COUNTRY, A DOCTOR ISN'T ALWAYS READILY ACCESSIBLE. WHEN YOU'RE BATTLING A DISEASE LIKE BREAST CANCER, PATIENTS NEED SUPPORT. WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY, LIKE SMART PHONES AND OTHER MOBILE DEVICES, PATIENTS CAN GET USEFUL INFORMATION TO HELP COPE WITH THE DISEASE. IN THIS REPORT PROVIDED BY THE JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL IN OHIO, CLARK POWELL SAYS THE TOOL GIVES SOME PATIENTS PEACE OF MIND. RESEARCHERS AT OHIO STATE SAYS THE STUDY WAS SO SUCCESSFUL, THEY WANT TO EXPAND THEIR EFFORTS. THEY PLAN TO TAKE THE STUDY TO A MORE REMOTE REGION OF THE COUNTRY TO SEE IF WOMEN CAN BETTER COPE WITH THE DISEASE. http://www.jamesline.com/viewer/
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