TODAY ON AGDAY
JUNE 7, 2017
HEADLINES
CHECKING IN ON THE PULSE OF THE AG ECONOMY. PLUS, A RETURN TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AS IT RECOVERS FROM RECENT WILDFIRES. IN AGRIBUSINESS...IT’S CATTLE MARKETS THAT ARE HOT. WATERMELON SUPPLIES LOOK AMPLE FOR SUMMER EATING. AND UTILIZING THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER. AGDAY-BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEPENDABLE, LONG LASTING CHEVY SILVERADO.
PURDUE AG BAROMETER
GOOD MORNING I’M CLINTON GRIFFITHS. FARMERS SEEM OPTIMISTIC THAT FARMLAND VALUES WILL IMPROVE, BUT IT MAY TAKE A WHILE TO GET THERE. THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE MONTHLY AG BAROMETER FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND THE CME GROUP. OF THE 400 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS WHO WERE SURVEYED IN MAY, 19 PERCENT THOUGHT FARMLAND VALUES IN THEIR AREA WOULD BE HIGHER IN 12 MONTHS THAN CURRENTLY. IN CONTRAST 30 PERCENT SAY THEY EXPECT FARMLAND VALUES TO DECLINE OVER THE NEXT YEAR. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK FIVE YEARS OUT, 40-PERCENT SAID THEY EXPECT FARMLAND PRICES WILL BE HIGHER IN FIVE YEARS THAN THEY ARE TODAY. THAT’S TWICE AS MANY FARMERS WHO ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT LAND IN THE LONG-TERM. “AND LOOKING AT THE REST OF OUR SURVEY DATA A LITTLE MORE THAN 8 OUT OF 10 PRODUCERS SURVEYED EXPECT FARMLAND PRICES 5 YEARS FROM NOW TO BE EITHER THE SAME AS OR HIGHER THAN THEY ARE TODAY SO WHEN YOU STRETCH OUT THE TIME FRAME IT’S CLEAR THAT PRODUCERS ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FARMLAND VALUES THAN THEY ARE IN THE SHORT RUN."> OVERALL THE AG BAROMETER OF FARMER SENTIMENT IS UNCHANGED FROM LAST MONTH. HOWEVER MINTERT SAYS PRODUCER’S OUTLOOK IS CONSIDERABLY STRONGER NOW THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO OR LAST FALL, PRIOR TO THE ELECTION. THE SURVEY ALSO ASKED FARMERS ABOUT THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. A CLEAR MAJORITY - 83-PERCENT - BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RENEGOTIATED. AND SIX OUT OF TEN BELIEVE THE OUTCOME WILL BENEFIT U-S FARMERS. “IN SEVERAL OF OUR PREVIOUS AG ECONOMY BAROMETER SURVEYS 93% OF THE RESPONDENTS RATED AG EXPORTS AS IMPORTANT TO THE AG ECONOMY AND 80% OF PRODUCERS RATED AG EXPORTS AS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR OWN FARM SO WE KNOW AG PRODUCERS DEFINITELY VIEW AG EXPORTS AS IMPORTANT.”
FARMER MAC EXCLUSIVE
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM SEEMS TO BE RAMPANT OF MANY PARTS OF AGRICULTURE RIGHT NOW. EVEN THOUGH EARLY FORECASTS IN 2017 CALLED FOR MAJOR TURBULANCE. IN AN AGDAY EXCLUSIVE FARMER MAC SAYS SEVERAL FACTORS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE START OF THE YEAR. “CERTAINLY DEMAND PLAYS A HUGH FUNCTION OF IT THE STRENGTH OF THE DOLLAR HAS COME BACK A LITTLE BIT SO IT GOT A LOT STRONG IN 2016 IT’S COME BACK IN 2017 THE WORLD ECONOMIES ARE GROWING A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN MAYBE WE EXPECTED THEM TO SOME OF THE POLICY CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAVN’T REALLY TAKEN AFFECT YET SO MAYBE SOME OF THE EXPECTATIONS AROUND THE STRENGTH OF THE DOLLAR COME DOWN THAT OPENS UP THE MARKET FOR MORE EXPORTS EVEN THOUGH THERE’S A LOT OF YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR NAFTA WHAT DOES IT MEAN PULLING OUT OF THE TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP WE’RE STILL ABLE TO SELL A LOT OF GOODS OVER SEAS AND HAVING A WEAKER DOLLAR IS ONLY GOING TO HELP THAT SO DEMAND IS A BIG DRIVER FOR THE PRICES HOLDING UP DESPITE THE EXCESS SUPPLIES. “
U.S. MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION
SPEAKING OF DEMAND, AFTER SIZZLING IN MARCH, U-S RED MEAT EXPORTS COOLED-DOWN A BIT IN APRIL. BUT THEY ARE STILL MUCH HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO. U-S MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION JUST RELEASING ITS MONTHLY ANALYSIS. IT SHOWS BEEF EXPORTS IN APRIL WERE 13-PERCENT HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO IN VOLUME. U-S-M-E-F SAYS PORK EXPORTS IN APRIL WERE SOLID - UP 8 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO IN VOLUME.
U.S. MEXICO SUGAR REALATIONS
AHEAD OF PENDING NAFTA RENEGOTIATIONS, THE U.S. AND MEXICAN GOVERNMENTS HAVE REACHED A DEAL ON SUGAR SHIPMENTS. ACCORDING TO REUTERS, SOURCES TELLING THEM THEY’RE FINALIZING DETAILS--SIDE STEPPING WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DUTIES AND LIKELY MEXICAN RETALIATION ON U.S. CORN SYRUP. REUTERS SAYS THE DEAL LOWERS THE AMOUNT OF REFINED SUGAR MEXICO CAN EXPORTS TO THE U.S. AND CUTS THE QUALITY IT CAN SHIP AS WELL. U.S. SUGAR REFINERS ARE ACCUSING MEXICO OF DUMPING SUBSIDIZED SUGAR INTO THE MARKET, UNDERCUTTING THEIR BUSINESSES.
REBUILDING FENCING
TIMELY SPRING RAINS HAVE HELPED HEAL THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LANDSCAPE RAVAGED BY SPRING WILDFIRES. IN EARLY MARCH WIND AND FIRE DESTROYED MORE THAN A MILLION ACRES, HOMES, LIVESTOCK AND TOOK LIVES. BETSY JIBBEN TRAVELS TO THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS WHERE THE SMOKE IS GONE BUT THE MEMORIES ARE STILL BURNING. IT’S EASY TO SEE THESE TEXAS FIELDS ARE READY TO PLANT - AS ANOTHER SEASON IS UPON OCHILTREE COUNTY FARMER, RYAN JOHNSON. BUT IT’S MUCH HARDER TO SEE FROM INSIDE THE CAB - WHERE MEMORIES BURN IMAGES OF WILDFIRE RAGING ACROSS THE COUNTRYSIDE- STILL TOO FRESH TO CALL THE PAST. “I WAS ACTUALLY ON THIS TRACTOR RIGHT HERE AND I GOT THE CALL. I JUST SAT AND LOOKED UP AND THERE IT WAS. I COULD SEE THE PLUME OF SMOKE. IT WAS JUST OUT OF CONTROL."THE PERRYTON WILDFIRE IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS ROLLED THROUGH - UNTAMED AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. IN TEXAS, HALF A MILLION ACRES CHARRED. THE STATE ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION PUTS THE FIGURE AT 25-HUNDRED HEAD OF CATTLE AND 19- HUNDRED HOGS LOST TO THE FLAMES. “SO, THIS LAND WAY TO THE NORTH OF US AND WAY HERE TO THE SOUTH, THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE ORGINIATED AND WITHIN 5 MILES OF HERE IS WHERE THE FIRE STARTED,"RECOLLECTIONS MANY PEOPLE- SHARE TOGETHER IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS."I WAS UP AT THE ELEVATOR AND WE GOT BIG TANKS AND HAULED FERTILZER AROUND AND WE STARTED FILLING UP TANKS WITH WATER AND BRINGING IT DOWN,"LOOKING AT IT TODAY, IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IN MARCH -THE TERRAIN COULD LOOK SO DIFFERENT.. TODAY THE GRASS IS GAINING STRENGTH. “IT’S GROWN BACK BUT NOT GRAIZABLE YET. THESE RECENT RAINS ARE REALLY HELPING US OUT, ESPECIALY SINCE WE’RE GET TING HEAT. IT’S REALLY HELPING,"MOISTURE TEXAS PRODUCERS DON’T NORMALLY SEE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO SAYS POCKETS OF OCHILTREE COUNTY SAW 5 TO 6 INCHES OF PRECEIPATION THIS SPRING- 200 TO 300 PERCENT OF NORMAL. “YOU CAN SEE IT’S RECOVERING WELL WITH THE MOISTURE WE HAD. IF THIS WERE A DROUGHT YEAR, THIS GRASS WOULD NOT LOOK THIS GOOD,"YET RANCHERS SAY SOME PRODUCERS MAY BE ABLE TO PUT LIVESTOCK BACK OUT THIS FALL, WHILE FOR OTHERS, IT MAY BE YEARS DEPENDING ON DAMAGE. “AS YOU CAN SEE THE GRASS IS KIND OF COMING BACK GREE. AND THERE’S NOT ANY BROWN GRASS OR ANY WEEDS COMING UP, WELL THAT’S WHERE THE FIRE BURNED,"WHILE RESTORING FORAGE IS A SLOW PROCESS, THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HAS BEEN FAST."IT WAS NEAT TO SEE HOW A SMALL TOWN REACTS TO A DISASTER LIKE THIS. T O SEE WHERE ALL THE PEOPLE CAME IN, THEY ALL HELP EACHOTHER OUT. NO ONE WAS FIGHTING, NO ONE WAS ANGRY. THEY ALL WORKED TOGETHER WITH A COMMON GOAL TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS TAKEN CARE OF, THAT WAS PRETTY NEAT,"THAT HELP ALSO COMING FROM FOLKS OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY. LIFE HERRE IS SLOWLY GETTING BACK TO NORMAL - GROWING GRASS, PLANTING CROPS AND REBUILDING FENCE. “IT’S COME BACK SO WELL,"THESE PRODUCERS ARE RESILLIANT BU7T THEIR PROGRESS IS HARDER TO SEE. “I’M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING WORSE OFF THAN THEY’RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT,"REPORTING FOR AGDAY, I’M BETSY JIBBEN. THANKS BETSY. TOMORROW WE’LL LOOK AT EFFORTS TO REPLACE AND MEND THE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF FENCING THAT WERE DESTROYED BY THE WILDFIRE. DROVERS AND THE FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION STARTED THE MILLION DOLLAR WILDFIRE RELIEF CHALLENGE TO HELP RANCHERS REBUILD. THE HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION SAYS THEY’LL DOUBLE IT UP TO A MILLION DOLLARS. SO FAR, MORE THAN A HALF MILLION DOLLARS HAS COME IN--FROM FOLKS IN 46 STATES. THE FUNDS WILL GO THE WORKING RANCH COWBOYS ASSOCIATION FOR GRANTS TO HELP REBUILD FENCING. YOU CAN LEARN MORE--AT WILDFIRE RELIEF FUND DOT ORG.
CROP COMMENTS
MIKE HOFFMAN HAS A LOOK AT TODAY’S CROP COMMENTS. MIKE. GOOD MORNING, CLINTON. MATT SWANSON IN LAHARPE, ILLINOIS IS SPRAYING CORN PLANTED MAY 8. HE SAYS LATER PLANTED CROPS NEED A RAIN TO HELP EARLY GROWTH AND FINISH EMERGENCE. USDA SAYS 59 PERCENT OF THE ILLINOIS CORN CROP IS CONSIDERED GOOD TO EXCELLENT. AND THIS NEXT PHOTO COMES FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY, GEORGIA WHERE CORN IS GROWING NICELY. HOWEVER, USDA DOES NOT SHOW THE STATE’S CORN CONDITION IN ITS LATEST CROP PROGRESS REPORT SINCE GEORGIA ISN’T ONE OF THE TOP 18 CORN PRODUCING STATES. AND NOW HERE ARE SOME HOMETOWN TEMPS. THE LOCAL WEATHER CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT NOT ONLY ON YOUR DAY, BUT ALSO ON YOUR CROPS. START YOUR DAY OFF RIGHT WITH YOUR LOCAL FORECAST DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR MOBILE PHONE, JUST TEXT WEATHER TO 31313 TO GET STARTED!
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CATTLE MARKETS HAVE BEEN SURPRISING IN RECENT MONTHS. WHEN WE COME BACK, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE RALLY AND WHERE IT MAY BE HEADED--ANALYSIS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS. AND LATER FINDING PEACE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER ONE FLY AND ONE FISH AT A TIME. AGDAY IS POWERED BY RAM TRUCKS - AMERICA’S LONGEST LASTING PICKUPS.
FLOOR OF THE CME
IN AGRIBUSINESS WEATHER STARTING TO CATCH THE EYE OF TRADERS IN CHICAGO. LETS SEE HOW MARKETS CLOSED FROM THE FLOOR OF THE CME. CORN MARKET WAS SHARPLY HIGHER HERE ON TUESDAY AS A MATTER OF FACT OUR JULY CORN FUTURES TRADED THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS SINCE EARLY MARCH. THE DECEMBER FUTURES WERE ALSO ALONG FOR THE RIDE HERE TRADING UP INTO THE UPPER THREE 90S. SO WE’RE INTO SOME NEW MULTI-MONTH HIGHS HERE AND THE FUTURES ACTING PRETTY STRONG. I THINK WE’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A WEATHER TRADE ON OUR HANDS HERE. THE WEATHER MODELS ARE CALLING FOR VERY WARM WEATHER TO HIT MOST OF THE CORN BELT THIS COMING WEEKEND. IT’S GOING TO STICK AROUND FOR A FEW DAYS. WE’RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND EVEN UP INTO THE MID 90S IN SOME AREAS. SATURDAY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. NOW PRIOR TO TODAY IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE GOING TO SEE SOME RAINS NEXT WEEK. A LOT OF THOSE RAINS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FORECAST HERE AT MIDDAY. SO THE MARKET ACTING AS IF WE’VE GOT A POTENTIAL WEATHER THREAT. YOU KNOW IT’S STILL JUNE AND WE’RE NOT INTO THE REAL HEART OF THE GROWING SEASON. EVERYONE ALWAYS SAYS THE CORN CROPS MADE IN JULY BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A THREAT HERE AND IT COULD BE ENOUGH TO RESULT IN SOME SHORT COVERING. WE’VE GOT A USDA REPORT ON FRIDAY MORNING THIS IS THE MONTHLY CROP PRODUCTION AND WASDE REPORT YOU KNOW THE TRAIN IS GOING TO WATCH FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE DEMAND NUMBERS. ANY CHANGES TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION NUMBERS MAYBE USDA ADJUST THEIR NUMBER A LITTLE BIT. I THINK THE TRADE IS GOING TO TAKE MOST OF THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT WE’LL TRADE THE REPORT FOR A FEW HOURS. WE’RE GOING TO BE BACK TO WEATHER MARKET AFTER THAT. AGAIN JOE VACLAVIK FOR CME GROUP HERE IN CHICAGO
AGRIBUSINESS
JOHN PAYNE DANIELS AGMARKETING OUR GUEST HERE AT THE AGRIBUSINESS DESK JOHN LET’S TALK ABOUT MAYBE WHAT I MIGHT CALL THE MOST EXCITING MARKET IN COMMODITIES RIGHT NOW WHICH IS CATTLE MARKETS. GOODNESS SAKES THIS THING IS IT’S BEEN ON FIRE FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHILE WE’RE FALLING ASLEEP ON THE GRAIN SIDE IT’S BEEN JUST FIREWORKS NONSTOP REALLY OVER THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS GOING BACK TO OCTOBER. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF INTEREST FROM BANKERS AND DIFFERENT PRODUCERS WHO ARE SAYING OK NOW WE NEED TO MARKET RISK AND WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN THE BOARD. AND IT’S AMAZING. NOW THE MARKET HAS FLIPPED ON ITS HEAD AND NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO GET IN AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUFF AND I WOULD SAY THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND IT COULD BE SOME OF THE WILDEST WE’VE SEEN OPEN THROWING IN WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. GIVEN THAT THIS IS THE DEMAND SIDE RALLY RIGHT. WELL IT’S INTERESTING RIGHT. YEAH WE HAVE GOOT CHINA THAT COULD BE COMING BACK ONLINE OUR EXPORTS ARE PHENOMENAL. YOU KNOW WE’RE INCREASING THE HERD HERD SIZE IT HAS GOT PRODUCT TO SELL. YEAH. INDIA THE WHOLE INDIA STORY THAT’S GOING ON. YEAH I MEAN WE HAD A LOT OF PRODUCERS DUMP OUT IN OCTOBER AND ESSENTIALLY WE’VE WE’VE SEEN THE MARKET FLIP ON ITS HEAD FROM THAT POINT. SO AS I SAY HOW DO WE HANDLE IT. IT’S A DIFFICULT MARKET BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT YOU CAN WAIT FOR THE SUPPLY REPORTS THAT COME OUT FROM THE USDA AND THAT’S TYPICALLY A TIME IF YOU’RE A GRAIN TRADER TO SAY OK THAT’S WHEN THE MARKET WILL MOVE BECAUSE YOU GET IN THAT SUPPLY. BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT. WE GET DEMAND AND SO THESE AUCTIONS ARE ALMOST OPERATING AS THEIR OWN LITTLE WASDE REPORTS AND WE GET GOOD AUCTIONS THE FRONT PRICE RALLIES SINCE WE SAW THIS LAST WEEK JUNE GO OFF THE BOARD AND ESSENTIALLY GO OFF THE BOARD. RIGHT ON THAT CASH PRICE FOR EVEN TRADE DOWN IN KANSAS RIGHT AROUND 130 134. AND YOU LOOK AT AUGUST BACK DOWN AT 121. SO IS THIS THING JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE GRAIN MARKETS ARE DOING WHERE WE’RE DUMPING IT INTO THE LOW PRICE WE’RE ACTUALLY DOING THE OPPOSITE AND CATTLE RALLYING INTO THOSE DELIVERY PERIODS. I SAY WATCH THE SPREAD BETWEEN FEEDERS TO GET REALLY WILD OVER THE FATS. I THINK THAT COULD BE A SIGN OF A LITTLE BIT OF A TOP BUT IN MY OPINION I THINK WE’VE GOT SOME SOME ROOM TO RALLY HERE. SO MUCH ROOM A LITTLE ROOM TO SIT AND SAY WE COULDN’T RALLY 20 PERCENT WHICH AT A 150 FEET OR PRICE PUTS. WHAT DO THE MATH ON THAT ONE. EIGHTY RIGHT. YOU KNOW 170. YOU WANT TO BE HEDGING ON THOSE MOVES. DON’T HEDGE IT WHEN IT’S QUIET MARKET WHEN IT’S LOUD YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW IT’S DIFFICULT. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY BUT YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE YOUR BEST DECISIONS WHEN IT’S HARD. WELL AND IT MIGHT JUST BE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN. THAT’S RIGHT. APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE THANKS FOR BEING HERE. WE’LL BE BACK WITH MORE AGDAY IN JUST A MINUTE. AGDAY - BROUGHT TO YOU BY TOP THIRD AG MARKETING. FARMER-FIRST, WITH A PLAN FOR EVERY MARKET.
WEATHER
WELCOME BACK TO AGDAY HERE WITH METEOROLOGIST MIKE HOFFMAN MIKE AS THE MARKETS HAVE BEEN WATCHING CLOSELY THERE IS DRYNESS IS STARTING TO SHOW UP IN SOME PRETTY KEY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. RIGHT. SO THE CODE IS SOUTHEAST OHIO PARTS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND ALSO THERE IN THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ILLINOIS IOWA AND MISSOURI AND CLINTON POINTED OUT TO ME DURING THE BREAK THAT THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IN THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HAD A LOT OF REPLANT. SO THIS IS CORN AND SOYBEANS TRYING TO MERGE NOW WITH DRIER CONDITIONS. SO THESE ARE ALL AREAS OF CONCERN ANYWAY. BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OTHER AREAS ARE STILL ON THE WET SIDE GULF COAST AREA PEAKS ESPECIALLY TEXAS LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. FLORIDA IS GETTING WETTER ANYWAY AND THERE IS STILL SOME RAIN COMING YOUR WAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WE’LL BE WATCHING THINGS YOU SEE AS JUST GENERALLY WETTER THAN NORMAL IN THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. HERE’S THE WEATHER MAP. THERE’S A STORM SYSTEM RIGHT ALONG THE GULF COAST SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF FLORIDA TODAY SO LOTS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GOOD NEWS FOR THAT AREA OBVIOUSLY THAT’S REALLY THE LINGERING AREA OF SEVERE DROUGHT IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. WEAK LITTLE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. NONE OF THIS IS CAUSING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS EXCEPT THAT SOUTHEASTERN STORM AND THAT’S GONE BY TOMORROW MORNING MOVING OFFSHORE. SO THERE JUST ISN’T A LOT OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HUGE DOMES OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES DOWN IN EASTERN TEXAS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW YOU CAN SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS FRONT. SO IF YOU GET LUCKY IN SOME OF THESE NORTHERN PLAINS AREAS YOU WILL GET A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN OUT OF THAT. AND YOU CAN SEE AFTERNOON VARIETY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POPPING UP WITH THAT DESERT LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IS KIND OF TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. NEXT SYSTEM COMING INTO THE WEST COAST WESTERN WASHINGTON OREGON NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GETTING SOME RAIN. THERE IS A PRECIPITATION ESTIMATE OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS BEING SEEN MOST OF IT HAS BEEN IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST ADDING IN THE NEXT 36 YOU CAN SEE SOME MORE ADDED ACROSS MANY PARTS OF FLORIDA. AND AGAIN THAT IS GOOD NEWS. THAT’S THE LAST PART. IT’S REALLY HAVING A SEVERE DROUGHT. BUT AREAS THAT ARE GETTING DRIER WE’RE NOT SEEING A LOT OF MOISTURE HERE. REMEMBER THE ROOT ZONE MOISTURE MAP SO THOSE AREAS COULD END UP GETTING INTO DROUGHT. IF THIS CONTINUES HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ONLY IN THE 60S IN THE MIDDLE OF MIDDLE ATLANTIC BACK INTO THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY 70S AND 80S ACROSS MOST OF THE PLAIN STATES IN THE SOUTHEAST. LOWS TONIGHT ON THE PLEASANT COMFORTABLE 50S ACROSS MOST OF THE CORN BELT EVEN DOWN TOWARD THE GULF COAST. CLOSE TO 70 AND HIGHS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MORE OF THE SAME LOTS OF 80S AS YOU CAN SEE GULF COAST AND THE HIGH PLAINS. CHECK IT OUT THE JET STREAM THERE’S THAT LINGERING TROUGH IN THE EAST JUST KIND OF SITS THERE TO REINFORCE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND OVER THE WEEKEND. IT’S ALL REPLACED BY A BIG RIDGE IN THE NEXT TROUGH IS HAVING A TOUGH TIME DIGGING INTO THAT RIDGE. SO WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH THAT AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. THAT’S A LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOW LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME LOCAL FORECASTS. FIRST OF ALL ELKO NEVADA A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE AND HOT TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 REDFIELD SOUTH DAKOTA PARTLY SUNNY COMFORTABLY WARM HIGH OF 81 AND FRANKFORT KENTUCKY VARIABLY CLOUDY RATHER COOL. COULD BE A SHOWER IN SPOTS HIGH AROUND 70
TEAE
WHEN WE COME BACK, CHECKING WATERMELON SUPPLIES IN THE SOUTHEAST...AND SOME FOOD FAILURES...ON THE PACKER TV. AND LATER FINDING A WAY TO BEAT CANCER, ONE CAST AT A TIME. THIS IS MACHINERY PETE - INVITING YOU TO CHECK OUT MY NEW WEBSITE - MACHINERYPETE.COM - OFFERING FARMERS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF USED EQUIPMENT LISTINGS TO SEARCH. LET MACHINERY PETE HELP YOU FIND AND VALUE YOUR NEXT PIECE OF USED EQUIPMENT.
FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE PACKER -- ACCORDING TO USDA, DON’T EXPECT A SOFT DRIED PLUM CROP THIS YEAR. CALIFORNIA EXPECTED TO DROP A HEAVIER CROP WITH GOOD FRUIT SIZE. PRUNES FORECAST TO BE DOUBLE LAST YEAR LOADING 105-THOUSAND TONS. THAT’S ON 2 PERCENT FEWER ACRES. FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE PACKER - QUALITY AND QUANTITY WON’T BE A PROBLEM IN THE WATERMELON MARKET FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NATIONAL WATERMELON PROMOTION BOARD. HE SAYS EARLY SEASON COLD DOESN’T APPEAR TO HAVE IMPACTED FIELDS AS MUCH AS THOUGHT. VOLUME SHOULD BE ADEQUATE AHEAD OF THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND. THE PRODUCE WORLD HAS LOST ONE OF ITS MOST INNOVATIVE LEADERS. HOWARD MARGULEAS
FOUNDED SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL. HE DIED LAST WEEK FROM COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER. ACCORDING TO THE PACKER, MARGULEAS BUILT A REPUTATION AS A LEADER IN U-S AGRIBUSINESS. HE WAS NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS OF THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY OF THE PAST 100 YEARS. VEGETABLES TO U.S. CONSUMERS, SUCH AS HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLES, TO THE U-S MAINLAND. SUN WORLD WAS ALSO A LEADER IN VINE-RIPENED TOMATOES AND SEEDLESS WATERMELON.. MARGULEAS WAS 82.
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UP NEXT WE HEAD IN THE COUNTRY TO VERMONT AS CANCER SURVIVORS SEE HOW SPENDING TIME IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS CAN HAVE A THERAPEUTIC EFFECT ON THEIR RECOVERY.
IN THE COUNTRY
IN THE COUNTRY - BROUGHT TO YOU BY KUBOTA. LEARN MORE ABOUT KUBOTA SSV SERIES SKID STEERS AT KUBOTA.COM. OR DEMO ONE AT YOUR LOCAL KUBOTA DEALER TODAY. WOMEN WHO ARE BATTLING BREAST CANCER ARE FINDING A FORM OF TREATMENT AT A FLY-FISHING RETREAT IN VERMONT. THE EVENT IS CALLED CASTING FOR RECOVERY. THE PROGRAM WAS STARTED BY A BREAST CANCER SURGEON AND A FEMALE FLY FISHING GUIDE 20 YEARS AGO. THE THEORY WAS THAT THE GENTLE MOTION OF THE FLY CASTING WOULD BE THERAPEUTIC FOR PATIENTS WHO HAD SURGERY OR RADIATION. WHILE THE RETREAT OFFERS PLENTY OF TIPS ON ANGLING, MORE IMPORTANTLY IT OFFERS THE WOMEN SUPPORT, COUNSELING, MEDICAL INFORMATION AND RELAXATION. SHEILA REID, PROGRAM COORDINATOR, VT/NH CASTING FOR RECOVERY: "...IF YOU THINK OF WHERE YOU FISH AND WHEN YOU FISH AND TODAY WE’RE OUT ON THE RIVER IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SETTING, THE BIRDS, THE TREES ARE IN BLOOM. SO THAT PIECE IS ALSO HEALING.” > SUE CAPPUCCI OF BOSCAWEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE:"I JUST FEEL LIKE IMPROVING MY QUALITY OF LIFE MEANS DOING THE THINGS I ENJOY DOING. I THINK THAT WILL DEFINITELY HELP, BECAUSE IT’S STRESSFUL GOING THROUGH TREATMENT AND WORKING AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS YOU HAVE, AND TO FIND THINGS YOU REALLY ENJOY IS DEFINITELY A GOOD IDEA. A GREAT IDEA, ACTUALLY!"THE ORGANIZER SAYS OFTENTIMES, 70 PERCENT OF WOMEN WHO COME TO THE RETREATS HAVE NEVER ATTENDED ANY FORM OF SUPPORT GROUP FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. . . AND THAT’S WHAT THEY FIND THERE.
CLOSE
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.
