COMING UP TODAY ON AGDAY
CROPS STRUGGLE IN OHIO...PLUS THE LATEST
CONDITIONS FROM USDA.
SUMMER MONSOONS FLOOD PARTS OF ARIZONA.
IN AGRIBUSINESS...GLOBAL EVENTS IMPACT SOME
INPUT PRICES.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DRY IT. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO STORE AND DRY IT AND GET IT OFF THE FARM. AND THAT IS A COST. AND IT’S MAINLY COST TO PETROLEUM COSTS
MACHINERY PETE HAS AUCTION INFO ON OLDER USED
TRACTORS.
AND CHEESE LOVERS JOIN THIS WISCONSIN BALL PARK
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GOOD MORNING I’M CLINTON GRIFFITHS.
CROPS IN THE EASTERN CORN BELT CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF WET WEATHER.
MANY FARMERS NOW WONDER IF ITS TOO LATE TO
SALVAGE THE SEASON.
...AND THAT’S OUR TOP STORY ON AGDAY.
LAST WEEK, OHIO’S CORN WAS RATED AS THE WORST IN
THE COUNTRY.
THIS WEEK USDA SAYS JUST 46 PERCENT OF CORN IS
GOOD TO EXCELLENT...UP POINTS FROM LAST WEEK.
15 IS RATED AS POOR, ANOTHER 5 PERCENT IS VERY
POOR.
AND BECAUSE OF CONTINUED RAINS, FARMERS THINK
THEY’LL BE HARD-PRESSED TO SEE MUCH
IMPROVEMENT.
NATIONAL REPORTER, BETSY JIBBEN HAS MORE ON
CONDITIONS IN WESTERN OHIO WHERE CROPS AREN’T
THE ONLY THING SWIMMING.
NORTHWESTERN OHIO FARMERS ARE EXPERIENCING A
MUCH DIFFERENT SEASON THAN 2014.
“Last year, my corn averaged over 200 bushel to
the acre. That’s spectacular. That’s not normal. This field here,
could be 25 to 40,”
“for most of the corn fields, if we’re able to harvest, I would
guess them to be 50 to 75 depending from here on out,”
THAT’S BECAUSE THE AREA WAS HIT HARD WITH
ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES IN JUNE AND
SEVERAL MORE ALREADY IN JULY.
“Some of the fields that got out early, and the growing point on
the corn was above the water, looks substantially better. But
fields that were a little later and the growing point of the corn
was below where water accumulated, has suffered
dramatically,”
PRODUCERS HAD A SMALL WINDOW TO PLANT AND
APPLY INPUTS BECAUSE OF THE RAIN.
“we’ve done almost no field work to do our side-dressing and
finish planting and anything since the ladder part of May,”
“We have corn head-high ready to tassel and corn that’s not
even knee-high in the same field,”
AND THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME, MAY BRING A
RECORD NUMBER OF INSURANCE CLAIMS.
“this has been the wettest year I have experienced,”
“We have more prevent plant claims than we’ve ever had in
this agency before. Claims load up for prevent plants and
replants,”
WHILE WILLIAMSON SAYS HE DOESN’T HAVE HIS
OFFICIAL NUMBERS TALLIED JUST YET,
HE ESTIMATES ONE OF THE COUNTIES IN
NORTHWESTERN OHIO HAD AT LEAST 100-THOUSAND
ACRES UNPLANTED AT THE START OF THE MONTH. EVEN
REPLANTS WERE A challenge.
“Just as often a client submitted a replant notice of loss and
never be able to get in and replant. So, replanting has been a
struggle. The policy does pay for it if you can, you’re required to
replant, unfortunately, we’ve been preventative this year,”
EDDY KNOWS ALL TOO WELL..
HE USED PREVENTATIVE PLANT ON 10 PERCENT OF HIS
SOYBEANS.
“The stand has thinned out, some have died, Even the rag
weeds don’t want to grow out here,”
BUT POND HASN’T GIVEN UP ON SOYBEANS. HE’S
HOPING FOR AT LEAST HALF A BEAN CROP.
“I think there’s some potential here on these beans. I think
guys could have a pretty good bean crop in places.It’s going to
be spotty, depending on where they’re at. With our soil types,
we’re used to adversity anyway,”
IT’S A DIFFERENT SEASON THAN WHAT THEY’RE USED
TO...
“years like this, we’re going to be living off crop insurance,”
REPORTING IN SCOTT, OHIO
I’M BETSY JIBBEN .
THANKS BETSY.
WILLIAMSON SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW GOOD
FIELD DAYS, SO THAT EARLY JULY ESTIMATE OF 100THOUSAND
UNPLANTED ACRES MAY BE LESS.
HE’S WAITING FOR MORE EXACT NUMBERS IN USDA’S
AUGUST 12TH REPORT.
AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE NATION’S CROP.
USDA SAYS 69-PERCENT OF CORN IS NOW GOOD TO
EXCELLENT...UNCHANGED FROM LAST WEEK.
IOWA 83-PERCENT AND MINNESOTA 86-PERCENT GOOD
TO EXCELLENT -BOTH UP A POINT.
55 OF THE CROP IS TASSLING.
ON THE SOYBEAN SIDE, 62-percent IS GOOD TO
EXCELLENT.
17-percent are setting pods -which is right on average.
AND 96-PERCENT OF SPRING WHEAT IS NOW
HEADED.....13 POINTS AHEAD OF AVERAGE.
70-PERCENT IS CALLED GOOD TO EXCELLENT.
WASHINGTON STATE SEEMS TO BE THE EXCEPTION
WITH JUST 21-PERCENT GOOD TO EXCELLENT. 45PERCENT
IS FAIR.
MIKE HOFFMAN CHECKS CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE THIS
MORNING’S CROPWATCH.
HEY MIKE.
GOOD MORNING CLINTON.
LET’S START OFF CROPWATCH IN SOUTHCENTRAL
NEBRASKA,
RANDY ER-MOCK-ER SAYS THIS GROWING SEASON,
CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN TOO DRY, TOO WET, AND NOW
CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT NORMAL.
HE SAYS CROPS LOOK GOOD BUT DRYALND CROPS
NEED SOME CONSISTENT RAINS.
MOVING ONTO WESTERN MISSOURI,
JEFF NAIL SENT US THIS PHOTO. IT WAS TAKEN NEAR
ORRICK, ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER.
HE SAYS CONDITIONS HAVE NOT IMPROVED IN THE
AREA.
and taking a look at the weather map you can see a double barreled cold front is going to bring more pleasant conditions to the corn belt but in the southern sections a fair amount of rain is going to fall over the next couple of days we’ll tell you about where that is headed in my forecast coming up in a few minutes
CLEAN-UP CONTINUES TODAY IN THE METRO PHOENIX
AREA AFTER A POWERFUL MONSOON TORE THROUGH
THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
HEAVY RAINS FLOODED ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES WERE SWEPT AWAY.
THAT STORM SYSTEM ALSO CAUSED A BRIDGE ON
INTERSTATE 10 TO COLLAPSE. THAT’S A MAJOR ARTERY
FROM LOS ANGELS TO PHOENIX.
THERE’S VERY LITTLE VEGETATION ON THE NEARBY
HILLS BECAUSE OF DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES. THAT
BURNT SOIL COULD NOT HOLD BACK TORRENTS OF
WATER.
USDA AND THE U-S FOREST SERVICE ARE WARNING
DRONE USERS ABOUT THE DANGERS TO FIREFIGHTERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN WILD-LAND FIRES. ACCORDING
TO THE AG DEPARTMENT
THE PRESENCE OF PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL DRONES
GROUNDED FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT SIX TIMES IN THE
LAST THREE WEEKS.
A DRONE EVENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS VERY
COSTLY.
“And in that particular one the aircraft was shut down
for just under an hour and during time frame the fire behavior
kicked up and structures were lost.”
“Safety depends on understanding what aircraft are out there as
well as where those aircraft are operating, so when an
unauthorized u-a-s or drone comes in to the air space it can
really pose a risk.
ANZALONE SAYS DRONES, OR
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, CAN ENDANGER
FIREFIGHTERS, AIRCRAFT AND FIRE-THREATENED
COMMUNITIES.
DRONE OPERATORS WHO INTERFERE WITH
FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS CAN FACE F-A-A, FOREST
SERVICE AND STATE PENALTIES.
CALIFORNIA DAIRY FARMERS ARE GETTING A RAISE.
THE STATE DEPART OF AG RELEASING NEW WHEY
FACTOR VALUES--EFFECTIVELY RAISING MILK PRICES 46
CENTS PER HUNDRED.
THE NEW VALUES START IN AUGUST.
DEANS FOODS SAYS ITS SHUTTING DOWN IT’S
ROCHESTER PLANT IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
THE COMPANY SAYS THE MOVE ELIMINATES
REDUNDANCY IN OPERATIONS.
SOME 140 JOBS WILL BE LOST WHEN THE DOORS CLOSE
IN MID-OCTOBER.
AND POLITICO IS REPORTING THE USDA AND EPA ARE
SET TO ROLL OUT NEW FOOD WASTE REDUCTIONS
GOALS IN AUGUST.
IT’S PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT LED BY THE
UNITED NATIONS.
THE 15 YEAR PLAN IS THE FIRST TIME THE U.S. HAS
CREATED A FOOD WASTE POLICY...ACCORDING TO THE
REPORT.
GRAINS PRICES MAY HAVE SEEN A LITTLE RALLY BUT
SOME INPUTS ARE TRENDING DOWN.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT A FEW COSTS THAT MAKE SENSE TO
LOCK IN COMING UP IN ANALYSIS.
PLUS CHEESE CURDS ARE SUCH A BIG HIT AT THIS
WISCONSIN BALL FIELD, THEY GET THEIR OWN
CELEBRATION!
THE POWER OF CHEESE....LATER ON AGDAY.
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IN AGRIBUSINESS GRAINS STARTING THE WEEK
TRADING IN THE RED...AS GOLD PRICES HIT THEIR
LOWEST POINT IN MORE THAN FIVE YEARS...AND THE
U.S. DOLLAR ROSE TO A THREE-MONTH HIGH.
LETS SEE HOW MARKETS CLOSED FROM THE FLOOR OF
THE CME.
GRAIN MARKETS TRADING LOWER ALL THRU THE DAY TODAY WITH SOME PRESSURE SEEN IN THE CORN AND WHEAT. AND SOYBEANS SEEING SOME PRESSURE EARLY BEFORE REBOUNDING AFTER THE EXPORT INSPECTIONS REPORT CAME OUT,. THEN SAW SOME SELLING COME IN A BIT LATER ON. THE SELLING MOST SPECULATIVE IN NATURE. WE SAW A BUNCH OF LONG LIQUIDATION PRIMARILY FROM THE BUYERS. SPECULATORS HAVE BEEN BUYING THE MARKET THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER WE’VE BEEN SEEING IN THE MIDWEST BUT THE FORECAST THIS WEEK LOOKING MUCH MUCH BETTER. LOOKING FOR CONDITIONS TO TURN OUT SIGNIFICANTLY DRYER BUT NOT COMPLETELY DRY. BUT REALLY COULDN’T ASK FOR A BETTER WEATHER FORECAST GIVEN HOW THE CROP DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN SO FAR. LIVESTOCK MARKETS TRADING INA MIXED FASHION THIS MORNING AND REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD, WITH THE GENERAL EXCEPTION IN FEEDER CATTLE WHICH HAS BEEN STRONGER. FEEDER CATTLE FEEDING TO FORECASTS FOR HOTTER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS OUT IN THE GREAT PLAINS WHICH COULD INHIBIT WEIGHT GAIN AND THAT HAS SUPPORT OF THE LIVE CATTLE TO A LIMITED EXTENT AS WELL. THANKS FOR VERY MUCH THIS HAS BEEN JACK SCOVILLE, VICE PRESIDENT OF PRICE FUTURES GROUP HERE ON THE CME GROUP FLOOR WITH SOME COMMENTS FOR THE MARKET.
HERE AT THE AGRIBUSINESS DESK THIS MORNING IS
BOB UTTERBACK FROM UTTERBACK MARKETING. BOB,
WE HAVE A CROP IN THE FIELD RIGHT NOW. WE’RE NOT
PLANTING BUT WE MAY BE DOING SOME INPUT STUFF.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT TO
THINK ABOUT MARGINS FOR NEXT YEAR. I THINK NEXT
YEAR, PERSONALLY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE GROWING
DEGREE PROBLEMS. I THINK THERE’S A REAL RISK THIS
CROP COULD BE WETTER THAN WE’RE USED TO. IT’S
BEEN SO WET SO FAR. I’M TALKING THE SEED COMING
OUT OF THE FIELD. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DRY IT.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO STORE AND DRY IT AND GET
IT OFF THE FARM. AND THAT IS A COST. AND IT’S MAINLY
COST TO PETROLEUM COSTS. IT’S AN INPUT COST. I
ALWAYS GET ASKED IN OCTOBER, “SHOULD I BUY?”
RIGHT NOW IN THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS, REALLY GET
THINKING ABOUT HEATING OIL, CRUDE OIL, THINK
ABOUT BUYING BECAUSE WE ARE ALMOST ON A DOUBLE
BOTTOM ON THE CHARTS. WE GOT THIS NUCELAR DEAL.
IF IRAN SANCTIONS ARE EASED, THE TALK, HERE AGAIN
IS TALK, IS THAT THEY WILL BE RELEASING A LOT OF
CRUDE OIL TO THE MARKET QUICKLY IN THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS AND WE COULD GET A FLUSH IN THE MARKET
WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE SOME GOOD SUPPLIES. I
WOULD USE THAT FLUSH IN THE CRUDE OIL MARKET
DOWN INTO THE MID-45 TO 40 DOLLAR LEVEL. FOR A
LONG-TERM MULTI HEDGE, IT’S GOING TO BE LIKE
BUYING CORN BETWEEN 2.80 AND 3.20 OR BUYING
BEANS BETWEEN $8.50 AND $9.25. IT COULD GO LOWER,
BUT BOY IT’S NOT GOING TO STAY DOWN THERE
ENOUGH BECAUSE PRODUCTION WILL DECLINE AND
USAGE WILL GO UP AND EVENTUALLY, YOU’LL HAVE A
LONG-TERM BUMP. I WOULD BE THINKING OF A MULTIYEAR
ACCUMULATION POSITION TO PROTECT MY
INPUTS. INTEREST RATES, NOW THE QUESTION, WHEN
WILL INTEREST RATES. KEEP ON KICKING THAT CAN
DOWN THE ROAD. EVENTUALLY, WE KNOW THE FED IS
GOING TO INCREASE A LITTLE. IT’S PROBABLY STILL SIX
TO EIGHT MONTHS OUT THERE. I WOULD STILL BE
GETTING ANY BORROWING I WOULD PROBABLY DO A
LONG-TERM RATE THAN A VARIABLE. I THINK THERE
WILL BE A POINT WHERE INTEREST RATES WILL START
MOVING UP. THERE’S SOME OUTSIDE MARKET THINGS
YOU CAN LOOK AT TO IMPROVE MARGINS. IF THE
DOLLAR CONTINUES TO FIRM, THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE
GOOD FOR GRAINS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IF YOU’RE
HOLDING A LOT OF INVENTORY, AMD THE MARKET GIVES
YOU A BOUNCE AND THE DOLLAR RALLIES, YOU GOTTA
USE THAT AS A THING TO NEUTRALIZE YOUR
BULLISHNESS. OK, THANKS BOB. WE’LL BE BACK WITH
MORE AGDAY IN JUST A MINUTE.
TO TALK WITH BOB ONE-ON-ONE, CALL UTTERBACK
MARKETING SERVICES, TOLL FREE AT 800-832-1488
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WELCOME BACK TO AGDAY HERE WITH
METEOROLOGIST MIKE HOFFMAN. MIKE, ARE WE IN A
PATTERN AT ALL OR IS IT JUST SUMMER, THE DOG DAYS
OF SUMMER? YEAH, WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE AIR
MASSES COME INTO THE CORN BELT. OF COURSE WE
SEE THE IMPACTS OF DOLORIS PUTTING DOWN RAINS IN
THE SOUTHWEST. AND HOW FAR NORTH THAT
MOISTURE CAME IS ACTUALLY A FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE
AND NOT THAT USUAL BUT NONETHELESS, IT DID BRING
SOME RAINS INTO AREAS THAT NEEDED IT. IT ALSO
BROUGHT FLOODING. WHEN YOU HAVEN’T HAD TOO
MUCH RAIN IN AWHILE, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS.
FARTHER EAST, AGAIN, THAT COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO COME SOUTH-EASTWARD. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY BE ALONG THE LEADING
COLD FRONT THROUGH PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY AND INTO
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH SOME DECENT
THUNDERSTORMS IN THAT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.
IT’S JUST HIT AND MISS VARIETIES FROM OUT WEST.
SOME OF THAT MOISTURE IS STILL THE impacts OF
DOLORIS BUT IT’S SPREAD OUT NOW. WE WON’T SEE
THAT FOCUS RAIN WE’VE SEEN AT TIMES OVER THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. YOU CAN SEE THE AREA OF
MOISTURE BY MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES BRINGING COOL,
PLEASANT CONDITIONS AGAIN TO THE GREAT LAKES,
OHIO VALLEY AREAS INTO PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST.
STILL SOME LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE NORTHEAST
AND A FEW TRYING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS STATES. NOW TAKE A LOOK AT
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
YOU CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF IT HAS BEEN THROUGH
THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY, FROM CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
Appalachians ADDING ON THE NEXT 36 HOURS, I THINK
THE MAJORITY OF IT WILL BE AHEAD OF THE LOW
PRESSURE, COMING ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHERN TEXAS AND WE’LL SEE SOME ACROSS THE
GULF COAST AREAS WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS AS
WELL. AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO, IT’S GOING TO BE
HOT SOUTH OF THAT FRONT, ESPECIALLY IN TEXAS,
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. OF COURSE, IT’S
MUGGY IN MOST OF THAT AREA AS WELL. LOOK AT THE
HIGHS. IT’S 60S AND 70S AGAIN FOR THE GREAT LAKES
INTO PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST. AS WE HEAD
THROUGH TONIGHT, IT’S GOING TO COOL OFF GOOD. WE
ARE SEEING 50S AND 60S FOR THE GREAT LAKES AND
THE NORTHEAST. SOME COOL TEMPERATURES AS
WELL. YOU CAN SEE FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND AS FAR AS THE
HIGHS TOMORROW, ONCE AGAIN, IT WILL BE HOT SOUTH
OF THAT FRONT, ALTHOUGH THAT FRONT WILL SLIP A
LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE HIGHS ARE IN THE 60S
AND 70S AGAIN IN THE GREAT LAKES. THERE’S THE
TROUGH AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK, YOU’LL SEE THAT MOVE AWAY. WE KIND OF
COME IN WITH A RIDGE, TRYING TO MOVE EASTWARD.
COMES EASTWARD AND GUESS WHAT, ANOTHER
TROUGH DIGS INTO THE GREAT LAKES FOR A COUPLE
OF DAYS. THIS IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE TRANSIENT
WEATHER PATTERNS WHERE THINGS JUST KEEP
MOVING ALONG UNLESS YOU LIVE IN THE SOUTH. IT’S
GOING TO REMAIN HOT FOR THE MOST PART DOWN
THAT WAY. THAT’S A LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOW
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL FORECASTS. IN
WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA,THERE’S A MIXTURE OF CLOUDS
OF SUNSHINE WITH SPOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH IS 92. POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, IS WARM AND
HUMID WITH A COUPLE SHOWERS AND STORMS THE
HIGH IS 78. AUGUSTA, MAINE IS PARTLY SUNNY. THE
HIGH IS 79.
UP NEXT, MACHINERY PETE SAYS OLDER TRACTORS
AREN’T WORTHLESS--HE’S GOT THE AUCTION DATA TO
SHARE.
FRESH, FRIED AND AUDIBLY DELICIOUS. IT’S CURD FEST
FROM THE BALL-FIELDS OF WISCONSIN...TAKE A TASTE
TODAY ON IN THE COUNTRY.
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JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING ISN’T NEW DOESN’T MEAN
IT’S WORTHLESS.
IN FACT, MACHINERY PETE SAYS GOOD OLDER
TRACTORS ARE SEEING SUPRISINGLY STRONG VALUES
THIS SUMMER.
I’LL TELL YOU FOLKS, OLDER TRACTORS IN SUPER NICE
CONDITION LOW HOURS ARE RED HOT. HERE’S A
PICTURE WITH FOUR EXAMPLES FROM THIS YEAR. THE
CASE-IH YOU SEE, THAT’S A 1997 8920, 2-WHEEL DRIVE.
614 HOURS. THAT SET A PRICE OF $92,000 ON A FARM
AUCTION JULY 11. THAT WAS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE FORD NEW HOLLAND IN THE PICTURE.
THAT’S ALSO A ’97 MODEL, SOLD ON THE SAME DAY.
THAT’S JULY 11 IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AT 4,276
HOURS. THAT WENT FOR $60,000. THAT’S THE FOURTH
HIGHEST ONE I’VE SEEN IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. THE
JOHN DEERE YOU’RE LOOKING AT IS A ’03 78 10. THAT’S
JUST OVER 800 HOURS. SO FOR $108,0000 ON A MARCH
10 AUCTION IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THAT’S THE
SECOND-HIGHEST ONE IN THE U.S. THE ALLISCHALMERS,
THAT’S AN 80 50 4,366 HOURS SOLD JUNE 25
IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THAT’S THE SECOND
HIGHEST PRICE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. FOLKS,
REMEMBER, WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING A VALUE
HERE, THE NEXT PIECE OF USED EQUIPMENT. GO TO
MACHINERYPETE.COM.
UP NEXT -FRESH OR FRIED, CHEESE CURDS ARE
GROWING IN POPULARITY. HOW POPULAR? THEY
EARNED THEIR OWN FESTIVAL! THAT’S NEXT.
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FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, A MINOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL PARK IN MADISON, WISCONSIN IS BEING
INVADED BY A FLOCK OF VENDORS WHO SELL VARIOUS
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For three years the Madison Mallards, who are part of
baseball’s Northwood’s League, have hosted one of the tastiest
events honoring Wisconsin’s most iconic food. It’s exactly what
it sounds like, it’s a large cheese curd festival where we bring in
vendors from around the state of Wisconsin. It’s the only time
during the Mallards’ season that the outfield holds more people
than the stands, and all are in pursuit of squeaky cheese
morsels. Ten years ago a lot of people didn’t even know what a
cheese curd was and you know, once they um try it and enjoy it,
they’re hooked. Enthusiasm for cheese curds has been on the
rise statewide and nationally. There’s been an increase of more
than 25% in retail sales, and more than 35% in restaurants and
food service venues featuring the fried morsels!
I think that we’re becoming kind of an event each year that
cheese curd vendors and cheese curd makers are kind of
looking for and excited about being a participant in. Attendees
can sample from a variety of fresh or fried curds, and vote to
determine Best Fresh Curd, Best Fried Curd, a Fan’s Choice
Award, and the Best Overall Cheese Curd. Typically most
cheese curds are made from cheddar, um, but we’ve also seen
curds made from other types of cheese like Brick and Swiss.
And then also of course, all the wonderful flavors that you can
find, it’s endless on how many different flavors of cheese curds
are made. It’s just such an iconic Wisconsin thing. And we want
this event to be that. And for cheese curd lovers from around
the state to come to Madison that afternoon and you know, in
one spot be able to taste curds from all around the state. And
that’s Wisconsin Dairy News
CURD-FEST IS THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUNDS LIKE
A GOOD TIME AT THE BALLPARK.
THAT’S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE THIS MORNING. WE’RE
GLAD YOU TUNED IN.
FOR BETSY JIBBEN AND MIKE HOFFMAN, I’M CLINTON
GRIFFITHS. HAVE A GREAT DAY IN FARM COUNTRY.
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I’M CLINTON GRIFFITHS. WEDNESDAY ON AGDAY -WE’LL
BE LOOKING AT WORLD DAIRY MARKETS AND SEE WHAT
PRODUCERS HERE AT HOME CAN EXPECT IN THE
MONTHS AHEAD. PLUS MIKE HOFFMAN IS TRACKING
CROP CONDITIONS IN THE NATION’S HEARTLAND.
WATCH US WEEKDAYS RIGHT HERE ON AGDAY.
