TAGS: Marketing, Overseas
December 18, 2014
TODAY ON AGDAY
APRIL 6, 2018
HEADLINES
IT'S MORE THAN JUST SOYBEANS THAT COULD BE AT STAKE WITH THE LATEST TIT FOR TAT TARIFF DISPUTE BETWEEN THE U-S AND CHINA. <"SORGHUM IS THE BIG ISSUE> AND THE ARGUMENT ALSO HAS U-S CHERRY GROWERS ONE EDGE. IT'S A DILEMMA IN THE DIATRY INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW... < "I'M MICHELLE ROOK. WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S DRIVING THE DISCUSSIONS AMONG DAIRY PRODUCERS HERE AT THE CENTRAL PLAINS DAIRY EXPO."> WE'LL GET YOU IN THE ZONE AS YOU PREPARE TO HEAD TO THE FIELD TO PLANT. PLUS, SOMEONE HASN'T GOTTEN THE MESSAGE THAT IT'S SPRINGTIME! AGDAY - BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CHEVY SILVERADO, THE MOST DEPENDABLE, LONGEST-LASTING FULL SIZE PICKUPS ON THE ROAD.
MORE THAN JUST SOYBEANS TARGETED
GOOD MORNING I'M TYNE MORGAN. CLINTON WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK. . IN THE TRADE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE U-S AND CHINA, THE ASIAN NATION HAS TAKEN AN INITIAL STEP TO PUSH BACK AGAINST ALLEGATIONS THAT IT'S STEALING PROPERTY FROM THE U-S. . THOSE ACCUSATIONS LED TO THE U-S IMPOSING 50- BILLION DOLLARS IN TARIFFS AGAINST CHINESE IMPORTS. AND CHINA RETALIATED WITH ITS OWN PROPOSED LIST OF TARGETED ITEMS. CHINA FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT THURSDAY WITH THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION. CHINA MADE A "REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS" AT THE W-T-O. . CONSULTATIONS GIVE THE PARTIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TO FIND A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION WITHOUT PROCEEDING FURTHER WITH LITIGATION. . AFTER 60 DAYS, IF CONSULTATIONS HAVE FAILED TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE, THE COMPLAINANT - IN THIS CASE CHINA - MAY REQUEST ADJUDICATION BY A PANEL. . O MUCH OF THE RETALIATORY TARIFF CONCERN IS WITH U.S. SOYBEANS SINCE CHINA IS ITS TOP BUYER. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY OTHER CROPS ON THE LIST OF 106 ITEMS WHICH COULD SEE A 25 PERCENT TARIFF LIKE CORN, SORGHUM, COTTON AND SOME BEEF PRODUCTS. BETSY JIBBEN HAS THE STORY. CORN, SORGHUM AND COTTON COULD ALSO FACE A POTENTIAL 25 PERCENT TARIFF FROM CHINA. SORGHUM MAY HAVE MORE TO LOSE THAN OTHER CROPS- THE U.S. IS THE LEADING PRODUCER OF SORGHUM GLOBALLY AND IS THE LARGST SUPPLIER OF SORGHUM TO CHINA. <"SORGHUM IS THE BIG ISSUE. IF WE LOSE THAT MARKET FOR SORGHUM. THERE ISN'T AN IMMEDIATE, READILY AVAILABLE MARKET WE KNOW WE CAN SELL TO WHEN IT COMES TO PICK UP THE SLACK,"> THE NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCRES RESPONDING TO THE TARIFF THREAT - SAYING "THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SORGHUM FARMERS HAVE FACED DEPRESSED PRICES AND MARKET UNCERTANITY." THAT'S BECAUSE CHINA ANNOUNCED IT WAS LAUNCHING AN ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION INTO THE U.S. SORGHUM INDUSTRY EARLIER IN THE YEAR. THE COUNTRY CLAIMING THE U..S IS UNLOADING SORGHUM AT UNFAIRLY LOW PRICES, SOMETHING NSP HAS DENIED. TYNE AT COMMODITY ASKING TIM: "BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU. FIRST OFF, IS THE U.S. ILLEGALLY DUMPING SORGHUM INTO CHINA? TIM: NO WE ARE NOT,"> SLEIGHT SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE STAGES IN THE INVESTIGATION. NOW, IT'S AT A POINT WHERE THE CHINA COULD SCHEDULE A HEARING. WITH A TRADE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW, WHO KNOWS IF THAT WILL HAPPEN OR NOT. 28 THE MINESTRY OF COMMERCE COULD ANNOUNCE A PRELIMIARY DUTY TOMORROW AND I WOULDN'T BE TERRIBLY SURPRISED."> CHINA IS ALSO A BIG BUYER OF U.S. COTTON - THE NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL SAYING - FOR THE CURRENT 2017 CROP YEAR, CHINA STANDS AS THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORT MARKET. COTTON IS THE ONE YOU WANT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. THEY ARE 25 PERCENT OF OUR EXPORT MARKET FOR THIS MARKETING YEAR. THEY WERE ABOUT 17 PERCENT A YEAR AGO."> CORN IS ALSO FACING A POSSIBLE TARIFF - THE NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION SAYING "THERE ARE NO WINNERS IN A TRADE WAR, ONLY CASUALTIES." SLEIGHT SAYS NOT A LOT OF PRODUCT IS SHIPPED TO CHINA FROM THE U.S. AND IT DOESN'T LOOK AS IF THAT WILL CHANGE SOON. THE LAST CORN SHIPMENT WAS PROBABLY A FEW WEEKS AGO {TO CHINA} UNLESS SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS, I'M NOT TOO OPTIMISTIC RIGHT NOW. <"OUR MARKETS FOR DDGS AND CORN ARE SO MUCH MORE DIVERSIFIED THAN CHINA THAT I DON'T THINK IT REALLY MAKES A DENT IN THE SHORTER TERM."> A GAME OF WAIT AND SEE BETWEEN U.S. OFFICIALS AND THEIR CHINESE COUNTERPARTS. REPORTING FOR AGDAY, I'M BETSY JIBBEN. THANKS, BETSY.
CHERRY INDUSTRY WORRIES
THE CHERRY INDUSTRY IN WASHINGTON STATE IS ALSO WORRIED ITS EXPORTS TO CHINA WILL BE HURT BY THE GROWING TRADE DISPUTE. . CHINA IS IMPOSING A 15-PERCENT TARIFF ON AN ARRAY OF FRUIT, NUTS, AND SPARKLING WINES IN RETALIATION TO THE STEEL AND ALUMINUM TARIFFS. . THIS IS THE SAME COUNTER MEASURE THAT BOOSTED U-S PORK DUTIES BY 25-PERCENT. CHINA IS THE TOP EXPORT MARKET FOR WASHINGTON CHERRIES, BUYING NEARLY THREE MILLION CASES EACH YEAR. THAT'S A 127 MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG. CHINA ALSO BUYS 50-MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF WASHINGTON-GROWN APPLES, WHICH ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE TRADE DISPUTE KEITH HU IS THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS FOR NORTHWEST CHERRY GROWERS. THE COUNCIL HANDLES INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES FOR THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES IN WASHINGTON, OREGON AND IDAHO. "BEFORE THE TARIFF WE'RE ALREADY FACING A 10 PERCENT IMPORT DUTY, 13 PERCENT VALUE ADDED TAX AND NOW WITH ADDITIONAL 15 PERCENT SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A MINIMUM 35 PERCENT TAX ON U.S. CHERRIES. THAT IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN."> HU SAYS NORTHWEST CHERRY GROWERS PRODUCED 260-THOUSAND TONS OF CHERRIES LAST YEAR AND 33- THOUSAND TONS WENT TO CHINA. . DEPENDING ON THE SEASON, CHINESE CONSUMERS PAY BETWEEN SEVEN-TO-TEN DOLLARS A POUND, BUT THE TARIFFS COULD HIKE THOSE PRICES TO TWELVE DOLLARS A POUND. HU SAYS WHEN PAYING THAT MUCH, CHINESE CUSTOMERS MAY LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS.
CENTRAL PLAINS DAIRY EXPO
DAIRY PRODUCERS ARE FACING ANOTHER LOW-PRICE CYCLE IN THE MILK MARKET, BUT THAT'S ONLY PART OF THE BATTLE THEY'RE FACING TO STAY IN BUSINESS. MICHELLE ROOK TALKED TO DAIRY PRODUCERS AND INDUSTRY OFFICIALSAT THE CENTRAL PLAINS DAIRY EXPO IN SIOUX FALLS TO FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE MANAGING IN 2018, IN THE MIDST OF A DAIRY DILEMMA. YOU WOULD EXPECT DAIRY PRODUCERS TO BE TALKING ABOUT LOW MILK PRICES HERE AT THE CENTRAL PLAINS DAIRY EXPO, BUT INSTEAD THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON LABOR, DAIRY POLICY AS WELL AS TRADE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA DAIRY PRODUCERS SAYS WORKABLE IMMIGRATION POLICY IS CRITICAL AND THE INDUSTRY IS BACKING THE AG ACT OR H-2C PROGRAM. MARV POST, SOUTH DAKOTA DAIRY PRODUCERS PRESIDENT, "THE GOODLATTE BILL IS GOING TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT, ITS SOMETHING WE'VE HADN'T HAD FOR MANY YEARS." PASSAGE WILL BE TOUGH IN AN ELECTION YEAR AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A SENATE COMPANION BILL, BUT IT MAY BE THE ONLY LEGISLATIVE OPTION. 4 SEC POST, "IT SEEMS TO BE GAINING SOME STRENGTH. I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THAT ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH THIS CONGRESS, BUT I THINK IT HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF ANYTHING." TO HELP WITH LOW PRICES, ECONOMIST MARIN BOVIC BELIEVES IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM IN THE OMNIBUS WILL MAKE IT EFFECTIVE. MARIN BOVIC, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ECONOMIST, "WE REDUCED THE PREMIUM SUBSTANTIALLY FOR THE FIRST FIVE MILLION POUNDS, WHICH WILL HELP PRODUCERS TO ABOUT 24 MILLION POUNDS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROTECT EVERYTHING. THEY CAN PROTECT JUST A QUARTER OF THEIR PRODUCTION." PLUS, HE SAYS THE PAYMENTS WERE ALSO ACCELERATED. BOVIC, "NOW EVERY MONTH THERE CAN BE A NEW CHECK COMING OUT IF THE PRICES ARE LOW ENOUGH." AND THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN MPP IN THE NEW FARM BILL. DAIRY PRODUCERS AT THE SHOW WERE ALSO TALKING ABOUT TRADE CONCERNS WITH CHINA AND QUESTIONS ABOUT PROGRESS WITH NAFTA RE-NEGOTIATION. ALLEN MERRILL, PARKER, SD DAIRY PRODUCER, "CHINA'S ALWAYS A MOVING TARGET. THEY BUY IN SUCH LARGE VOLUMES AND WHEN THEY QUIT BUYING IT DRAMATICALLY EFFECTS OUR PRICE." ROD JOHNSON, NEBRASKA DAIRY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, "WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES OVER THE YEARS WITH CANADA AND THEIR CLASS 7 MILK PROGRAM UP THERE IS REALLY MAKING AN IMPACT SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE PRESERVE WHAT WE HAVE AND MAKE SURE WE FIX SOME OF THE PROBLEMS." FARMERS SAYS THE KEY IS TO AVERT A TRADE WAR OR DISRUPTIONS IN AN ALREADY DEPRESSED DAIRY MARKET. IN SIOUX FALLS I'M MICHELLE ROOK REPORTING FOR AGDAY. ) THANKS, MICHELLE. SHE SAYS THE DAIRY INDUSTRY WAS ENCOURAGED BY LANGUAGE IN THE RECENT OMNIBUS THAT WILL FORCE FDA TO ENFORCE EXISTING LAWS SO IMITATION AND PLANT-BASED BEVERAGES, LIKE ALMONDS AND COCONUT, CANNOT USE MILK ON THEIR LABEL.
CROP COMMENTS
A PARCHED WEST IS CREATING SOME UNWANTED CHAOS. MIKE HOFFMAN HAS DETAILS IN THIS MORNING'S CROP WATCH. MIKE. GOOD MORNING, TYNE. WELL, MORE BAD NEWS FOR COTTON FARMERS IN OKLAHOMA WHO WERE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH HAVING ENOUGH INFRASTRUCUTURE TO HANDLE THEIR GROWING CROP. THE COTTON GIN IN KIOWA COUNTY CAUGHT FIRE THIS WEEK. THE GIN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND EARLY REPORTS SAY IT'S A COMPLETE LOSS, NOT ABLE TO FINISH GINNING LAST YEAR'S HARVEST. IN FACT, AREA FARMERS SAY THEY PLANNED TO RUN AT LEAST THROUGH JUNE. THE LATEST USDA PLANTING INTENTIONS REPORT SHOWS A 16 PERCENT INCRASE IN COTTON ACRES THIS YEAR. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE WIND SPEED FORECAST STARTED OFF PRETTY WINDY IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. YOU CAN SEE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY THAT KIND OF SHIFTS TOWARD THE SOUTH A LITTLE BIT INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY TOMORROW THINGS GET A LITTLE CALMER AND MOST OF THE EAST ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY BUT BOY IS IT TURNED WINDY IN MOST OF THE MOUNTAIN STATES OUT WEST. WE'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST COMING UP. BUT FIRST HERE ARE SOME HOMETOWN. TEMPS0 ( YOUR NEXT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS ON MACHINERY PETE DOT COM. SEARCH EQUIPMENT FROM DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. ONLY ON MACHINERY PETE DOT COM. ) WHEN AGDAY CONTINUES - COULD THERE BE A PROTEIN "OVERLOAD"? AND WHAT'S IT DOING TO PRICES. PLUS WE GET INTO THE ZONE BEFORE PLANTING.AND ONE BEAR JUST DOESN'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY SSPRING.
FLOOR OF THE CME
IN AGRIBUSINESS, GRAINS RECOVERING A LITTLE AFTER WEDNESDAY'S SHARP LOSSES. LIVESTOCK ALSO POSTING IN TEH GREEN. LET'S HEAD NOW TO THE FLOOR OF HTE CMEO. WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN THE MUCH NEEDED RELIEF RALLY OVER THE PAST TWO SESSIONS AND THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE WE SAW THE HEADLINES REALLY BREAK THE MARKET AND CAUSED THAT BIG PANIC ON YESTERDAY'S OPEN AND THAT PANIC WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT CHINA IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT PLAYER IN U.S. BEEF. WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT PANIC AND CAPITULATION AND THE MARKET FINALLY GOT THAT. NOW STARTING TO SEE SHORT COVERING ENCOURAGE HIGHER PRICES. NOW AS FAR AS THE SOYBEANS ARE CONCERNED WE'VE BEEN BEARISH SOYBEANS FOR A WHILE FOR OTHER REASONS OUTSIDE OF CHINA BUT CHINA HAS A GIFT FOR US WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT DIP LOWER AND REDUCED AND KIND OF SITTING ON OUR HANDS RIGHT NOW THE MARKET'S CREEPING HIGHER. IT'S BEEN ALL OVLIVER SLOUPE WITH BLUE LINE FUTURES FROM THE FLOOR OF THE CME IT'S PROTEIN OVERLOAD THAT'S BEEN WEIGHING LIVESTOCK PRICES DOWN THIS YEAR. CLINTON JOINS US WITH MORE FROM THE AGRIBUSINESS DESK.CLINTON.
AGRIBUSINESS
<HERE AT THE AGRIBUSINESS DESK TODAY WE HAVE JIM MCCORMICK ALLENDALE INC. JIM AS WE LOOK AT THE PROTEINS SECTOR WE KNOW WE'VE GOT MORE HOGS AND WE'VE GOT MORE CATTLE OUT ON FEED AND BACK THE CATTLE NUMBERS JUST BEEN PRETTY STAGGERING. YEAH I MEAN WE GOT A MILLION MORE AHEAD ON FEED THAN WE HAD A YEAR AGO THAT WAS DUE TO THE DROUGHT. AND I PUT THEM IN THERE BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE'VE GOT A RECORD SUPPLY OF PROTEIN COMING AT US SO THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THE PRICES DOWN. IF YOU'RE A PRODUCER OF LIVESTOCK YOU KNOW IT'S A STORY YOU ALREADY KNOW PRICES ARE REALLY CHEAP RIGHT NOW. WHAT WE NEED TO SEE RIGHT NOW IS AND DEMAND KICK IN. I THINK PART OF THE WEAKNESS HAS BEEN THE FEAR OF THE TRADE WARS. YOU KNOW ARE SOME OF OUR BEST BUYERS ARE CANADA AND MEXICO ON THE MAP DECIDE CHINA. YOU KNOW THEY SLEPT A TARIFF OR THREATEN TO SLAP A TARIFF ON THE PORK AND THAT'S KIND OF SPOKE THE MARKET A LITTLE BIT BUT IF WE CAN GET SOME DEMAND OPTIMISM COMING IN THERE. THE ONE THING THE MARKET HAS ALWAYS HAD A HARD TIME GUESSING IS CONSUMER DEMAND. AND ONE THING WE ARE SEEING IS THAT CONSUMERS ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC RIGHT NOW SO HOPEFULLY THE MARKET IS DIGESTED. REMEMBER THE MARKETS JAW JOB IS TO TRY TO PROJECT WHAT'S GOING ON NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY THE PRICES ARE CHEAP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE PRICING IN THIS RECORD SUPPLY OF CATTLE COMING AT US RIGHT NOW. SO HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW AS THE PLACEMENTS START TO DROP WHICH WE ANTICIPATE EVEN THOUGH THE SUPPLY MAY BE BUILDING ON THE ACTUAL SUPPLY THE MARKET MIGHT SAY WE'VE ALREADY PRICED IT IN. AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT STORY WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE STRONG DEMAND. YEAH. AS WE LOOK AT THE START OF GRILLING SEASON WE'RE HOPING THAT ESCOFFIER SOME TIME SOON SOMETIMES IF THE WEATHER WARMS UP HERE IN CHICAGO WE'RE NOT OFF TO THE BEST START. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOW EASTER WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE ONE NO GRILLING OUTSIDE CLEARLY. BUT AS WE WATCH THAT AND EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN. DO WE KNOW WHAT U.S. DEMAND LOOKS LIKE. WE EXPECT IT TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN PRETTY GOOD ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE JOB MARKET RIGHT NOW. I WOULD ASSUME IT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW I THINK THE U.S. CONSUMERS VERY CONFIDENT RIGHT NOW THE HIGHEST CONSUMER CAFA RATINGS WE HAVE. STOCK MARKETS CORRECT. BUT OVERALL PEOPLE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT IT. THE WILDCARD IS GOING TO BE THE EXPORT DEMAND THAT WE NEED TO KEEP SHIPPING GRAIN OUTSIDE WE NEED TO KEEP SHIP IN HOG HOGS AND BEEF OUTSIDE. IF WE WERE GETTING A TRADE WAR THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST FEAR FACTOR I HAVE FOR OUR PRODUCERS RIGHT NOW IS IF WE WOULD GET INTO A TRADE WAR BECAUSE THAT'S IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED THE LAST 30 YEARS THE TRADE DEALS WE'VE DONE HAVE DEFINITELY HURT SOME SECTORS. BUT THE ONE SECTOR YOU CANNOT DENY THAT HELPED IOWA'S AGRICULTURE WE SHIP A LOT OF OUR EXCESS SUPPLY OVER THE WAR AROUND THE WORLD. WE FEED THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE THEM USE THAT AS A RETALIATORY TOUR AGAINST OUR TARIFFS SO THAT'S SOMETHING I NEED BE CAREFUL. ALL RIGHT WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU JIM WE'LL BE BACK MORE AGDAY HERE IN JUST A MINUTE0>
WEATHER
<WELCOME BACK TO AGDAY. TIME NOW TO CHECK WEATHER MIKE I KNOW YOU HAVE THAT DROUGHT MONITOR. I KNOW THE RED IS SCREAMING AT US. BUT WHAT I'M AMAZED ABOUT IS HOW MOTHER NATURE TURNED ON THE MOISTURE IN MARCH 4TH THE WAY FOR THE WEST BECAUSE WHEN THE LA NIÑA BEGAN TO WEAKEN AND I THINK THAT WAS ENOUGH TO BRING IN SOME STORMS UNFORTUNATELY THAT DIDN'T TRANSLATE FARTHER EAST INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OR THE FAR SOUTH WESTERN PLAINS. AND THE WORST AREAS AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THAT EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT THE TOP LEVEL EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS WESTERN OKLAHOMA MOST OF THE PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF TEXAS SO THOSE ARE AS DESPERATELY NEED SOME MOISTURE. WE'RE ALSO STARTING TO SEE DRIER AND DRIER CONDITIONS SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND I'M GOING BACK FOR A WEEK YOU CAN SEE HOW WE WERE ALREADY VERY DRY IN THOSE AREAS. IT WAS DRIER OUT WEST BUT IT WAS ALREADY IMPROVING AND OVER THE PAST FOUR WEEKS WE'VE SEEN THAT IMPROVE IN THE FAR WEST. IT'S GOTTEN WORSE IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST AND WORSE THERE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PLAINS STATES NOW TAKING A LOOK AT THINGS AS WE'VE SEEN. TODAY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS ONE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ONE DIVING ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS THIS IS GOING FARTHER SOUTH THAN ORIGINALLY PROJECTED. SO A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO BE RAIN IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY NOT AS MUCH SNOW IN THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AS THOUGHT EARLIER. SOME SNOW LATER IN THE DAY IN THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. STATIONARY FRONT CAUSING A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THERE IN THE EASTERN ROCKIES. BUT BOY YOU CAN SEE THIS NEXT SYSTEM COMING IN. THIS GOING TO BE A HUGE STORM SYSTEM LOTS OF MOISTURE WITH IT RAIN AND SNOW. YOU CAN SEE TOMORROW THEN ALSO IN THE MORNING FROM THE GULF COAST ALL THE WAY TO THE MID-ATLANTIC SOME RAIN WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW ON THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THAT AND HIGH PRESSURE THAT BUILDS IN KEEPING IT COLDER THAN NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES PAST 24 HOUR SOME LIGHT AMOUNTS HERE AND THERE BUT ADDING IN THE NEXT 36 ARE MODELS SHOWING SOME HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS. PARTS OF ARKANSAS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ALSO MANNIS CENTRAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS JUST GETTING A WHOLE BUNCH OF MOISTURE NOW. OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN SOME IN THE PLAINS AND THE GREAT LAKES BUT THE NEXT 36 HOURS SHOWS A WHOLE BUNCH. I THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OUT WEST BUT BOY THAT MIGHT BE RAIN PRETTY HIGH UP IN THE ELEVATIONS THERE. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY ONLY TEENS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. 80S IN TEXAS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE THAT COLD AIR STARTS TO COME SOUTH SINGLE DIGIT LOWS TOMORROW MORNING IN THE FAR NORTHERN PLAINS STILL CHILLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE CORN BELT THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AND INTO THE WEEKEND ALL BECAUSE OF THIS BIG ROTATING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE JET STREAM IN EASTERN CANADA BRINGING THESE SHOTS OF COLD AIR NORTHERN PLAINS GREAT LAKES AND THE NORTHEAST AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE. BUT THERE ARE SIGNS THAT WE TRY TO WARM THINGS UP AT LEAST TEMPORARILY HERE AND THERE. THAT'S A LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME LOCAL FORECASTS HEADING TO IDAHO FALLS IDAHO FIRST OF ALL CLOUDY JUST A BIT OF RAIN AROUND. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 56. AUSTIN TEXAS MOSTLY CLOUDY WARM AND HUMID HIGH OF 87 IN LANSING MICHIGAN WINDY AND CHILLY. COULD BE A SNOW SHOWER TO HIDE AROUND 370>
TEASE
WE GET INTO THE ZONE FOR PLATNING IN FARM JOURNAL COLLEGE. AND WHILE OLD MAN WINTER IS GIVING MIXED SIGNS THAT WINTER IS ACTUALLY OVER, ONE BEAR MAY BE USING IT AS AN EXCUSE TO PROLONG HIS HIBERNATION.
FARM JOURNAL COLLEGE TV
IN THIS WEEKS EDITION OF FARM JOURNAL COLLEGE. GETTING INTO THE ZONE. ZONE MANAGEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GROWING IN IMPORTANCE ACCORDING TO FARM JOURNAL AGRONOMIST MISSY BAUER. HERE'S CLINTON GRIFFITHS. <. AND WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE THESE ZONES ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS MANAGING OBVIOUSLY SOIL FERTILITY. OK. SO ARE THERE ISSUES IN THE FIELD IN DIFFERENT SPOTS THAT MAYBE HAVE A POTENTIAL FERTILITY PROBLEM THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO ZONE OUT SEPARATELY SO WE CAN PULL SOIL TESTS HERE TO SEE ACTUALLY WHAT IT NEEDS. YOU CAN SEE THIS AREA WE'RE IN RIGHT HERE THE CORN IS PRETTY STUNTED. THE SOIL HERE IS ACTUALLY A VERY VERY SANDY ALMOST SUGARY SANDY SOIL. MY GUEST SAYS MAYBE THERE'S A FERTILITY PROBLEM HERE MAYBE IT'S PH RELATED. WE'VE PROBABLY GOT SOME MICRONUTRIENT UPTAKE ISSUES HERE AS WELL MAYBE ROSOL FOR ZINC BUT WE WANT TO BASICALLY CAPTURE THIS AREA POOL SOIL TEST SEE WHAT THEY COME BACK FROM THE LAB AND SEE IF THIS AREA'S DIFFERENT SAY THAN IT IS MAYBE UP ON THE HILL WHERE THE CORN ACTUALLY LOOKS A LOT BETTER. BUT COMING OUT TO THE FIELD SPENDING SOME TIME TO TRY TO CAPTURE WHERE THESE AREAS WHERE DO WE DRAW BASICALLY OUR LINES AROUND THIS MANAGEMENT ZONE AND NOT JUST RELYING ON THAT DATA THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS BUT USING THIS ON TOP OF SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS TO SAY OKAY WE START LAYERING ALL THIS TOGETHER THEN WE CAN REALLY TIE THIS IN. YEAH BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE MAYBE A YIELD MAP FROM LAST YEAR THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS SHOWED THIS AREA BEING WHERE THE CORN DIDN'T YIELD AS WELL OR THE BEANS OR WHATEVER CROP WAS HERE BEFORE IT YIELD AS WELL EITHER. SO WE CAN START TO USE THAT AS THIS ISN'T JUST A ONE YEAR ISSUE.> THANKS, CLINTON AND MISSY.
TEASE
STILL TO COME, IF YOU'RE USING THIS WINTER-LIKE WEATHER AS AN EXCUSE TO STAY IN BED A LITTLE LONGER, YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
IN THE COUNTRY
IN THE COUNTRY - SPONSORED BY KUBOTA. TRACTORS, HAY TOOLS, UTILILTY VEHICLES, MOWERS AND MORE. VISIT KUBOTA.COM TODAY. ) WHILE SOME OF US ARE STILL GETTING SNOW, SPRING HAS ACTUALLY SPRUNG. GRASS AND ANNUAL FLOWERS ARE STARTING TO EMERGE FROM THEIR LONG WINTER SLMBER. . THAT'S THE CASE FOR WILDLIFE TOO. BUT THERE'S A BEAR IN MONTANA WHO WOULD RATHER JUST ROLL- OVER AND GET A LITTLE MORE SHUT-EYE. THE BEAR IS HIBERNATING IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE TRACKING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE SLEEPY BLACK BEAR WHO SEEMS RELUCTANT TO LEAVE THE TREE HOLLOW IT USED AS A DEN THIS WINTER. .NATIONAL PARK OFFICIALS HAVE TRAINED A WEBCAM ON THE COTTONWOOD TREE THE BEAR WAS FIRST SPOTTED POKING ITS HEAD OUT OF ON MARCH 23. . SINCE THEN, THE CAMERA HAS CAPTURED THE BEAR YAWNING, LOLLING ABOUT AND TAKING BRIEF FORAYS ONTO THE BRANCHES BEFORE RETURNING TO THE COMFORT OF ITS DEN. YOU CAN FIND THE WEBCAM BY GOING TO N-P-S-DOT- GOV AND SEARCH FOR GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.
CLOSE
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE THIS MORNING. WE'RE GLAD YOU TUNED IN. FOR ALL OF US AT AGDAY I'M TYNE MORGAN, HAVE A GREAT DAY.