AgDay Daily Recap - October 10, 2017

THAT’S ANALYSIS. AND AS ONE AVID CYCLIST TAKES TO THE ROAD, HIS LEASURELY RIDE NOW TURNING INTO WORK TO RID ROADWAYS OF MOUNDS OF METAL. AGDAY - PRESENTED BY CHEVY SILVERADO. HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL FOR HIGH-STRENGTH DEPENDABILITY.

IMMIGRATION REFRM
GOOD MORNING I’M TYNE MORGAN, IN FOR CLINTON GRIFFITHS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ISSUING THE STIFFEST IMMIGRATION REFORM EVERY OFFERED BY AN ADMINISTRATION. AND NOW AG GROUPS ARE ASSESSING THE 70 POINT PLAN TO DETERMINE WHAT IT ULTIMATELY MEANS FOR AN INDUSTRY ALREADY FEELING PAIN FROM NOT ENOUGH FARM WORKERS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUMBITTING A 70-POINT IMMIGRATION ENCORCEMENT PLAN TO CONGRESS SUNDAY EVENING. IT INCLUDES A MASSIVE OVERHAUL IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE ANY LOOPHOLES WITHIN THE CURRENT LAW. THE PRESIDENT’S PLAN CALLS FOR A BORDER WALL, MORE DEPORTATION AGENTS, A CRACKDOWN ON SANCUTARY CITIES AND STRICTURE LIMITS TO CHAIN IMMIGRATION. IT ALSO GIVES FEDERAL AGENTS MORE LEEWAY TO DENY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATNTS AT THE BORDER AND ARREST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ALREADY IN THE U-S. SEEING THE LACK OF AG WORKERS AS A PAIN POINT, A NEW AGRICUTURAL GUEST WORKER ACT INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON LAST WEEK THAT WOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT H-2A PROGRAM. IT WOULD CREATE A GUEST WORKER PROGRAM AND ALLOW UP TO AN ADDTIONAL 500 THOUSAND NON- RESIDENTS TO WORK ON AMERICAN FARMS AND RANCHERS YEAR-ROUND. THE NEW WORK VISAS WOULD BE VALID FOR THREE YEARS. INTORDUCED BY VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN OCNGRESSMAN BOB GOODLATTE, HE HOPED TO GET IT PASSED OUT OF THE JUDICUARY COMMITTEE, BUT THE ACT WAS PULLED BACK AFTER GOODLATTE DISCOVERED HE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO GET IT PASSED. THE AG ACT ALSO INCLUDES A WAY TO USE THE PROGRAM TO HIRE AG PROCESSORS AND CUSTOM OPERTORS, INCLUDING JOBS LIKE TRUCKING MANURE FOR DAIRY FARMS.

SOUTH DAKOT A DAIRIES
WHETHER ITS LACK OF LABOR OR THE COST OF DOING BSUINESS, SOME DAIRIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A NEW HOME. STATES LIKE SOUTH DAKOTA NOT ONLY WELCOMING THOSE DAIRIES WITH OPEN ARMS, BUT WORKING DILIGENTLY THE PAST TWO YEARS ON RECRUITING THOSE DAIRIES TO THEIR HOME TURF. THE RELOCATION EFFORTS ARE SO SUCESSFUL THAT IT’S SPURRED A NEW POBLEM, A MILK SURPLUS. AND AS MICIHELLE ROOK TELLS US, STATE DAIRY LEADERS NOW WORKING DURING WORLD DAIRY EXPO TO FIND THAT MILK A HOME. MIDWEST DAIRY STATES ARE FACING A PROCESSING DEFICIT AND ARE HERE AT THE WORLD DAIRY EXPO TRYING TO RECRUIT NEW DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS. AFTER YEARS OF HAVING A MILK DEFICIT IN SOUTH DAKOTA, THE STATE IS FACING A SURPLUS. DAVID SKAGGS, SD DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, “FEWER COWS ARE MAKING MORE MILK. AND THAT IS REALLY, WE’VE ADDED ENOUGH COWS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA THAT WE’VE FILLED OUR PROCESSING PLANTS TO DATE.” SO, WORLD DAIRY EXPO WAS ANOTHER RECRUITMENT TRIP FOR THE STATE. SKAGGS, “WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO NOW IS FIND ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PROCESSORS COMING INTO THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.” 6 SEC MEANWHILE, NEIGHBORING NEBRASKA IS FACING AN EVEN BIGGER MILK SURPLUS. “WE’RE IN A SITUATION WHERE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE MILK THAT IS PRODUCED IN NEBRASKA ACTUALLY LEAVES THE STATE FOR PROCESSING OTHER PLACES. SO, THE NEWLY FORMED GROW NEBRASKA COALITION WAS ALSO AT EXPO PROMOTING ECONOMIC INCENTIVE PACKAGES AND WILLING SITES IN THE I-80 CORRIDOR. JOHNSON, “WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PRODUCTIVE LAND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND A LOT OF GOOD AREAS FOR DAIRIES TO GROW AND TO DEVELOP, SO THAT’S PRIMARILY WHERE THE COMMUNITIES THAT GOT INVOLVED WITH US ARE LOCATED.” BEYOND FINDING THE RIGHT SITE, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS THE HIGH COST TO BUILD. “IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WHEN YOU’RE TALKING $200 MILLION FOR A PLANT OR HIGHER, IT TAKES TIME.” 7 SEC IN THE MEANTIME, THERE ARE EXISTING PROCESSORS EXPANDING WITHIN THE REGION. “WE’RE FINALLY IN THE PROCESS OF GROWING OUR PLANT IN SANBORN, IOWA MORE THAN DOUBLING THE CAPACITY THERE TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE MILK.” 8 SEC AND HE SAYS THAT’S FAR LESS COSTLY THAN BUILDING NEW. 3 SEC SCHLANGEN, “WHERE WE CAN MAYBE EXPAND SANBORN FOR $20 MILLION OR MAYBE LESS AND THAT’S ADDING A MILLION AND A HALF POUNDS A DAY.” SO THAT’S A REALLY PRETTY EFFICIENT WAY TO EXPAND.” PRODUCERS ADMIT PROCESSING EXPANSION CAN BE A BIT OF A CHICKEN AND EGG PROPOSITION. 4 SEC MERRILL, “THEY NEED THE MILK AND THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO MARKET THE FINISHED PRODUCT. SO, THERE’S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES TO BRINGING PROCESSING IN.” 7 SEC HOWEVER, HE SAYS ITS NECESSARY FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ENTIRE DAIRY INDUSTRY. IN MADISON, WISCONSIN I’M MICHELLE ROOK REPORTING FOR AGDAY. ) THANKS, MICHELLE. BOTH NEBRASKA GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS AND SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DENNIS DAUGAARD HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. IN FACT, DAUGAARD HAS MADE TRIPS TO FAIR OAKS FARMS AND THE FAIR LIFE PLANT IN COOPERSVILLE, MICHIGAN.

JAPAN BEEF
AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVES TOWARDS REWORKING CURRENT TRADE DEALS, U-S BEEF EXPORTS REMAIN ON AN IMPRESSIVE PACE. AND DESPITE U-S WITHDRAWING FROM THE TRANS PACIFIC PARNTERSHIP, THE NUMBER ONE BUYER OF U-S BEEF CONINTUES TO BE JAPAN. U-S MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION SAYS AUGUST BEEF EXPORTS WERE 5 PERCENT HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO. ADN THE LARGEST EXPORT NUMBERS SO FAR THIS YEAR. EXPORT VALUE REACHING THE SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD AT 679 POINT 1 MILLION DOLLARS. THAT’S A 20 PERCENT JUMP FROM LAST YEAR. THE SHARP JUMP CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO JAPAN, WHERE EXPORTS SHOT UP 22 PERCENT FROM YEAR AGO LEVELS, HITTING THE LARGEST SINCE WHAT THE FEDERATION CALLS THE POST BSE ERA. EXPORT VALUE TO JAPN JUMPED 35 PERCENT, AND BROKE THE 200 MILLION DOLLAR MARK FOR HTE FIRST TIME SINCE IN 21 YEARS. IT’S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT AUGUST WS THE FIRST MONTH THAT JAPAN’S TARIFF ON U-S BEEF WAS IN EFFECT... UP TO 50 PERCENT FROM 38 PERCENT. AND MOVING TO PORK, USMEF SAYS WHILE PORK EXPORTS CAME IN 9 PERCEN TBELOW LAST YEAR’S RECORD PACE, THE VALUE OF THOSE EXPORTS IS STILL ON THE RISE, UP 11 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

CALIFORNIA WINE
CALIFORNIA’S FAMED WINE COUNTRY IS UNDER ATTACK FROM DEVASTATING WILDFIRES, ACCELERATED BY POWERFUL WINDS. GOVERNOR. JERRY BROWN DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN NAPA, SONOMA AND YUBA COUNTIES AS OFFICIALS ESTIMATED THE FIRE HAD WIPED OUT OVER 15-HUNDRED HOMES AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. . MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED IN THE WINE COUNTRY NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND ELSEWHERE AFTER BLAZES BROKE OUT LATE SUNDAY, SENDING MANY INTO A MIDDLE-OF-THE NIGHT SCRAMBLE TO GET OUT.

CROP COMMENTS
FROM SUNSHINE TO THE FIRST SIGHTING OF SNOW, CINDI CLAWSON IS IN FOR MIKE HOFFMAN THIS WEEK AND HAS THIS MORNING’S CROP COMMENTS. GOOD MORNING, CINDY. GOOD MORNING TYNE. OUR VIEWERS IN THE PANHANDLE NEBRASKA WOKE UP TO A DIFFERENT VIEW TO KICK OFF THE WEEK-- A BLANKET OF SNOW. MARILYN SAYS THEY ONLY RAISE WHEAT, SO IT’S NOT HALTING HARVEST FOR THEM, BUT THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR THE MOISTURE FOR THE NEW CROP. AND SOYBEAN HARVEST IS JUST GETTING UNDERWAY IN WISCONSIN. LAST WEEK IT WAS 16-PERCENT COMPLETED. THE UPDATED CROP PROGRESS REPORT COMES OUT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN IN SCENIC DOOR COUNTY - THAT’S THE THUMB THAT STICKS OUT FROM WISCONSIN. FARMER ROBBY SCHOPF SAYS YIELDS ARE OKAY ON THIS SANDY-LOAM SOIL. THERE AREN’T MANY ROW-CROPS IN THIS PART OF THE STATE. BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF APPLES AND CHERRIES. 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!

TEASE
STILL TO COME, AS THE STOCK MARKET CONTINUES ON ITS IMPRESSIVE RUN, IS IT RUNNING OUT OF STEAM? THAT’S AGRIBUSINESS. PLUS HE TRAVELS THOUSANDS OF MILES A YEAR ON HIS BIKE....AND GOT TIRED OF SEEING THE TRASH ALONG THE ROAD. SO HE’S DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. DETAILS AS WE HEAD IN THE COUNTRY.

FLOOR FLOOR THE CME
IN AGRIBUSINESS, IT WAS A MIXED DAY AT THE CME TO KICK OFF THE WEEK. LET’S FIND OUT WHY AS WE HEAD TO THE FLOOR OF THE CME. IT WAS COLUMBUS DAY HERE AND THAT AND THE BANKS WERE CLOSED AND THAT TOOK SOME OF THE INTEREST OUT OF THE MARKET BUT REALLY THE BIG THE BIG THING IS IS THAT WE’RE FOCUSING THIS MARKET ON THE PRICE ACTION AND WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THURSDAY. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE MONTHLY SUPPLY DEMAND REPORTS AND ALSO THE MONTHLY PRODUCTION REPORTS AND EXPECTING USDA TO SHOW A PRETTY BIG PRODUCTION IN THE CORN AND SOYBEANS. YOU SEEM TO BE OUT THERE. THE CORN HARVEST HAS BEEN A LOT SLOWER REALLY TO GET UNDER WAY BUT THE SOYBEAN HARVEST HAS BEEN VERY STRONG SO AND THE OLD ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN COMING IN HIGHER THAN THAN PRODUCER OR EXPECTATIONS BELOW LAST YEAR BUT STILL HIGHER THAN PRODUCER EXPECTATIONS. LIVE CATTLE REALLY HAS BEEN THE STRENGTH OF THE COMPLEX TODAY AND CONTINUES TO REACT TO SOME BUYING FROM THE PACKERS IT WAS SEEN AFTER THE CLOSE LAST WEEK THE BUY IN CAME IN AT HIGHER PRICES AND THAT WAS SUPPORTIVE TO THE MARKET AND REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRODUCER. THANKS VERY MUCH. THIS IS JACK’S GROVE VICE PRESIDENT OF PRICE FUTURES GROUP HERE ON THE CME FLOOR WITH SOME COMMENTS FOR HTE MARKETS. ND THEY SEEM EAGER FOR SOME TIME FOR THE MARKETS.

AGRIBUSINESS
HERE NOW IS CHRIS NARAYANAN. CHRIS LOOKING AT THE STOCK MARKET DO YOU THINK IT’S OVERDONE. DO YOU THINK THAT WE WILL. YOU KNOW WE CONTINUE TO SEE RECORD HIGH RECORD HIGH RECORD HIGH. IS IT GOING TO CONTINUE ON THIS IMPRESSIVE PACE. YOU KNOW FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE I DO SEE YOU KNOW I DON’T SEE THAT THAT IS GOING TO TRIP IT UP. OBVIOUSLY SOMEBODY WANTS TO CALL EVERYBODY WANTS TO CALL THETOPS SOMEBODY WILL GET IT RIGHT. BUT YOU KNOW WHEN WE START OFF WHERE THAT WAS THE ONLY ASSET CLASS WE HAD ANY REAL INTEREST RATES WERE REALLY LOW. WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO INVEST YOUR MONEY. THEN WE STARTED SEEING EARNINGS GROWTH THROUGH COST CUTTING YOU KNOW AND WE SAW THAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THEN UNEMPLOYMENT REVERSE ITSELF PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY DOING BETTER SPENDING MORE MONEY DEMANDING MORE GOODS FOR A TOP LINE REVENUE WAS GROWING AND WHERE WE ARE YOU KNOW IF YOU LOOK AT THE EARNINGS PROJECTIONS OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS AND AS A MULTIPLE OF STOCK MARKET VALUE WE’RE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AVERAGE BUT NOTHING THAT SUGGESTS THAT WE’RE OVER HEATING. BUT DO YOU THINK THAT SOME OF THAT MONEY WITHIN THE STOCK MARKET SPILLS OVER INTO THE COMMODITY MARKETS I MEAN WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS NOW SINCE RIGHT BEFORE THE ELECTION AS WE SAW POSSIBILITY THAT WE WOULD SEE AN UPTICK IN THE STOCK MARKET. SO DO YOU THINK THAT’S A POSSIBILITY AND WHEN. WELL IT IS A POSSIBILITY WHEN I DON’T KNOW. I MEAN COPPER JUST FINALLY GOT A BID. YOU KNOW THERE IS TRADING ABOUT $3 A POUND WHEN I CHECKED EARLIER BUT YOU KNOW AND CRUDE OIL IS RANGE BOUND RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMODITY SUPPLY. SO YOU KNOW YOU KNOW DEMAND GROWTH YOU KNOW GROWING THROUGH DEMAND IS A LONG ARDUOUS PROCESS. SO WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. YES. KNOW I EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN TOMORROW NO. ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN IS ANYBODY’S GUESS. SO IS COPPER ONE OF THOSE COMMODITIES THAT YOU KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON. I MEAN I LOOK AT ALL THE COMMODITY MARKETS BECAUSE I MEAN OBVIOUSLY COPPER IS USED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS WHETHER HOMEBUILDING YOU KNOW ELECTRONICS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SAME WITH GOLD. YOU KNOW SHE’LL KEEP ON AS WELL AS COSMETIC OIL FOR YOU KNOW TO POWER THESE MACHINES THAT NATURAL GAS YOU KNOW EVEN THINGS LIKE ETHANOL YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU KNOW HOW MUCH CORN YOU NEED. SO YOU KNOW WE TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF THE COMMODITY MARKET AS A WHOLE AND AS ONE OF THE INDICATORS OF WHERE THE GENERAL ECONOMY IS GOING TO GO. AND WE ARE SEEING SOME GROWTH BUT IT’S GOING TO TAKE YOU KNOW A LONG TIME TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT CHRIS WE APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THE TRIP HERE. STAY WITH US WE HAVE A LOT MORE WHEN WE COME BACK. AGDAY - BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ENLIST WEED CONTROL SYSTEM. MORE WEED CONTROL. LESS DRIFT AND VOLATILITY. MAXIMUM YIELD POTENTIAL.

TEASE
AGDAY WEATHER - BROUGHT TO YOU BY KAWASAKI AND THE NEW MULE PRO-FXR™ SIDE X SIDE. RIDE LIKE A BOSS WITH HIGH-END STYLING AND RUGGED CAPABILITY. ) STIILL TO COME, IF DAIRY PRICES HAVE THE CHANCE TO RALLY, ONE ANALYST SAYS THE TIME IS NOW. WE’LL TELL YOU WHY.

WEATHER
WELCOME BACK TO ACTING AS I MENTIONED CINDY CLAWSON IS JOINING US THIS WEEK. CINDY YOU KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT WILDFIRES. WE REALLY NEED TO SEE RAIN IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A SYSTEM BUT IT’S PARKED IN THE MIDWEST WHERE WE’RE TRYING TO GET HELP. EXACTLY AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE DUMPING A DECENT AMOUNT OF RAIN FOR A LOT OF FOLKS SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PAUSE AND THE HARVEST IS IN THE CORN BELT TODAY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK. AND YOU CAN SEE WE’VE GOT THAT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PARKED RIGHT OVER MISSOURI THAT’S GOING TO BE BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CORN BELT AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS WE PUT THIS INTO MOTION YOU’LL SEE THAT LOW STARTING TO MOVE TO THE EAST. THAT RAIN MOVING INTO MISSOURI IOWA AND ILLINOIS AND EVENTUALLY INTO PARTS OF INDIANA AS WELL. NOTICE WE’LL SEE FAIRLY DRY CONDITIONS THEN IN MUCH OF THE PLAINS AND INTO THE ROCKIES WHERE WE HAVE A FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT’S INTO SOUTHWESTERN CANADA THAT WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS WELL IN THE SOUTHEAST WE’RE GOING TO SEE JUST A FEW AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THERE HEADING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT RAIN TO BE PUSHING INTO THE EASTERN CORN BELT AND THEN EVENTUALLY OVER INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AS WE SEE THAT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST WITH HIGH PRESSURE STARTING TO DRY THINGS OUT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT SYSTEM. NOW AS FAR AS RAINFALL IT’S REALLY GOING TO BE THAT SYSTEM IN THE NATION’S MIDSECTION THAT BRINGS US THE MOST PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS YOU COULD SEE THAT ESPECIALLY WITH OUR MODEL FOCUSING RIGHT THERE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. SO WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT AS FOLKS ARE DEFINITELY TRYING TO GET SOME HARVEST DONE. SNOWFALL WE’RE NOT REALLY EXPECTING TO ADD A WHOLE LOT MORE AT LEAST IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. WE ARE LOOKING AT ESPECIALLY THAT SYSTEM IN SOUTHWESTERN CANADA TO BRING SOME MORE SNOW THERE AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES WE REMAIN WARM STILL IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES BUT DEFINITELY COOLING DOWN MORE SO IN THE PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST AS THAT FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST AND WE SEE SOME COOLER NIGHTS THERE AS WELL WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S AND 40S AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW WE’LL SEE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES SPREADING A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE EASTERN CORN BELT REMAINS WARM THOUGH IN THE SOUTH EAST AND JUST A VERY SMALL PART OF THE SOUTHWEST AS FAR AS THE JET STREAM WE HAVE THAT TROUGH. YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE MOVING THROUGH THE NATION’S MIDSECTION IS STILL REMAINS FAIRLY WARM TROUGH DIGS INTO THE WEST. THAT WILL START TO SORT OF FLATTEN OUT AS WE GET TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND THEN WE’LL SEE AN ACTUAL RIDGE STARTING TO BUILD IN. BY THE TIME WE GET INTO LATE NEXT WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK INTO THE WEST BRINGING SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES THERE. THAT’S A LOOK AT YOUR NATIONAL FORECAST. NOW LET’S CHECK OUT THE WEATHER WHERE YOU LIVE. HEYBURN IDAHO SUNNY AND WARMER FOR YOU TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 63 DEGREES. LONG CREEK ILLINOIS LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HIGH OF 72. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALSO EXPECTED IN SCOTLAND NECK NORTH CAROLINA.

TEASE
AND TURNING FRUSTRATION INTO A NEW LIFE MISSION, AS ONE AVID BIKE RIDER WORKS TO RID ROADWAYS OF MOUNDS OF METAL.

DAIRY REPORT
THE DAIRY REPORT ON AGDAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY QLF. FOR 40 YEARS, QLF HAS BEEN PROUD TO SUPPORT AMERICAN FARMERS THAT FEED THE WORLD. IN OUR DAIRY REPORT, IF THERE’S ANY HOPE OF HIGHER MILK PRICES, ONE ANALYST THINKS THE MARKET NEEDS TO SEE MOVEMENT NOW, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE. DURING WORLD DAIRY EXPO LAST WEEK, NATIONAL REPORT BETSY JIBBEN TALKED TO MIKE NORTH OF COMMODITY RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP ABOUT PRICES. HE THINKS MILK PRICES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MOVE HIGHER SHORT-TERM. THE MOMENTUM WOULD BE DRIVEN BY TO HOLIDAY DEMAND FOR CHEESE. <"IF THERE’S HOPE FOR AN UPTICK IN PRICE, GENERALLY NOW IS THAT TIME. 19 IF BUYERS COME FORWARD, IF WE SEE SOME CONTINUATION OF THIS RECENT UPTICK IN CHEESE VALUE, IF WE CAN BREAK THROUGH TEH 1.80 LEVEL IN CHEESE, THAT GIVES SOME OPTIMISM IN THE FALL FOR MILK PRICE. HOWEVER, I WOULD PROVIDE CAUTION AS WE WENT BEYOND OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER."> TUNE INTO AGDAY THURSDAY AS BETSY TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO PRICE POTENTIAL IN THE MONTHS AHEAD. AND MEET A NORTH DAKOTA BIKER WITH A “CAN” DO SPIRIT WHEN IT COMES TO ROADSIDE TRASH.

IN THE COUNTRY
IN THE COUNTRY - BROUGHT TO YOU BY KUBOTA’S M5 SERIES - BRINGING NEW LEVELS OF COMFORT TO HARD WORK. LEARN MORE AT KUBOTA.COM, OR VISIT YOUR LOCAL KUBOTA DEALER TODAY. WE’VE ALL HEARD THAT “ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.” CLIFF NAYLOR FROM AFFILIATE K-F-Y-R GIVES US ONE EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO DIDN’T PASS BY A PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAD TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THIS IDEALIST JUST HAPPENS TO BE CLIFF’S BROTHER. KEN NAYLOR HAS RIDDEN THE RURAL ROADS OF CASS AND CLAY COUNTIES SINCE 2002. HE LOGS 5000 MILES A YEAR ON THIS PAVEMENT. THIS YEAR KEN NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT ALONG THE ROUTE HE’S TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF TIMES. KEN NAYLOR: LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF CANS IN THE DITCH. AND IT WAS BOTHERING ME. MOST PEOPLE WOULD JUST DRIVE BY THE DEBRIS. “I’M NOT MOST PEOPLE.” WHEN SOMETHING BOTHERS KEN, HE COMES UP WITH A SOLUTION. IN HIS GARAGE, LITTERED WITH BICYCLE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT, HE HAMMERED OUT AN ANSWER TO THE ROADSIDE RUBBISH ISSUE THAT BECAME A THORN IN HIS RIDING ROUTINE. “IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT, A LITTLE BIT OF THOUGHT AND THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF IT.” KEN COLLECTED TIDY CAT KITTY LITTER CONTAINERS, TURNED THEM INTO RECYCLE BINS, AND LABELED THEM “OPERATION TIDY CANS.” IT’S A PLAY ON THE TIDY CAT BUCKET, TAKE THE “T” AWAY, PUT THE “N” IN AND I’M TRYING TO KEEP THE CAN’S TIDY. ONCE ASSEMBLED, HE ATTACHED THE BRIGHT, COLORFUL CANISTERS TO SIGN POSTS ALONG HIS ROUTE. 13 TIDY CAN CRATES ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED ABOUT THREE MILES APART. THEY SERVE AS COLLECTION SITES FOR ALL THE GARBAGE HE HAND PICKS, SO HE CAN PERIODICALLY TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THIS CAN CRUSADE OFF HIS BACK. “IT’S LITTER, IT’S UGLY. ONCE SOMEONE THROWS ONE IN THE DITCH IT WILL BE THERE TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW. THIS GOOD DEED DIDN’T GO UNNOTICED. I WAS HOPING TO FLY UNDER THE RADAR AND BE ANONYMOUS. KEN DIDN’T NOTIFY THE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT ABOUT “OPERATION TIDY CANS” BECAUSE HE HOPED IT WOULD BE EASIER TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS RATHER THAN PERMISSION. WHEN YOU ATTACH SOMETHING TO A HIGHWAY SIGN, THERE’S PAPERWORK, APPLICATIONS, AND FEES. BUT ONCE THE BRIGHT YELLOW BINS WERE IN PLACE, PEOPLE CONTACTED THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE UNUSUAL ROADSIDE RECEPTACLES. SHANNON THOMPSON, CLAY COUNTY SOLID WASTE: IT’S A GREAT IDEA AND WE’RE ALL ON BOARD, SO HE DIDN’T NEED TO WORRY. SHANNON THOMPSON, IS THE EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR THE CLAY COUNTY SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS A $100 PERMIT FEE FOR PLACING EACH RECYCLE BIN IN DITCHES IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THE COUNTY. THE SINGLE CITIZEN COMMITTEE TO KEEP CLAY COUNTY CLEAN HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN EIGHT-FIVE POUNDS OF ALUMINUM. NEXT YEAR I HOPE TO BRING IN A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK. KEN PLANS TO WOULD ALSO LIKE MOTORISTS TO CURB THE URGE TO THROW GARBAGE OUT THE WINDOW, BUT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, HE’LL CONTINUE TO PICK UP AFTER THEM. I’M CLIFF NAYLOR, NBC REPORTING FOR AGDAY. SO COOL AND MOTIVATION ON THIS TUDAY.