TODAY ON U.S. FARM REPORT
MAY 20-21, 2016
OPENING HEADLINES:
FROM THE STUDIOS OF FARM JOURNAL BROADCAST, THIS IS U.S. FARM REPORT.
WELCOME TO U.S. FARM REPORT. I’M TYNE MORGAN, AND HERE’S WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON FOR YOU OVER THE NEXT HOUR. IT’S A GMO LABELING BATTLE, THAT’S FAR FROM OVER... < “IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE TO HAVE 50 DIFFERENT STATES AND 50 DIFFERENT RULES."> OUR FARM JOURNAL REPORT BREAKS DOWN WHAT COULD BE A DEFINING MOMENT FOR U-S AG. DESPITE ECONOMIC HEADWINDS, THE USED EQUIPMENT MARKET SEEMS TO BE HOLDING STRONG...
CROP PROGRESS REPORT:
NOW FOR THE MARKET RELATED NEWS, FROM TORRENTIAL RAINS TO NOW FROSTS AND FREEZES, THIS YEAR’S CROPS ARE ALREADY WEATHERING STORMS, WITH THE IMPACT ON CONDITIONS STILL LARGELY UNKOWN. DESIPTE THE WEATHER, USDA’S LATEST CROP PROGRESS REPORT SHOWS PLANTING STILL MVOING RIGHT ALONG. USDA SAYS 75 PERCENT OF THE NATIONAL CORN CROP IS PLANTED. FIVE POINTS AHEAD OF THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE. 43-PERCENT OF THE CROP HAS EMERGED, NINE POINTS AHEAD . FOR SOYBEANS, THE CROP IS 36-PERCENT PLANTED, FOUR POINTS AHEAD OF AVERAGE. TEN PERCENT HAS EMERGED FARMERS WE’VE TALKED TO IN SEVERAL STATES, LIKE MISSOURI, SAY GETTING THE SOYEBANS PLANTED IS A CHALLENGE THIS YEAR, AND TOO MUCH RAIN IS HURTING SOME CORN FIELDS. YOU LOOK OUT HERE ACROSS THE FIELD YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE’RE DOING CORN AND CORN AND FROM THE HARD RAINS WE HAD WE HAD 4.5" OF RAIN ONE NIGHT THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN REALLY DO ABOUT IT. 20:47>
BAYER BID ON MONSANTO:
BAYER MADE A MOVE TO TAKEOVER MONSANTO COMPANY, AN OFFER THAT WOULD CREATE THE WORLD’S LARGEST AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE PROPOSAL, ***OPTION 1ULTIMATELY REJECTING IT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE PROPOSAL, ***OPTION 2ACCEPTING THE INITIAL BID. THE BID OFF IS STILL UNDER NEGOTIATION. ***OPTION 3THE UNSOLICITED BID WENT PUBLIC WEDNESDAY, BUT THE PROPOSED DEAL TERMS WERE NOT RELEASED. ANALYSTS SAY AN ACQUISITION WOULD LIKELY BE VALUED ABOVE THE LATEST CHEMCHINA, SYNGENTA DEAL. AS WE REPORTED LAST WEEK, MONSANTO’S STOCK SHOT UP AFTER RUMORS OF BOTH BAYER AND B-A-S-F PURSUING BIDS.
ANDERSONS REJECTS BID FROM H-C-2:
ALSO ON THE AG MERGER FRONT THIS WEEK, THE ANDERSONS REJECTING A HOSTILE 1 BILLION DOLLAR TAKEOVER BID BY H-C-2, WHICH IS AN INVESTMENT FIRM. THE ANDERSONS IS AN INDEPENDENT GRAIN TRADER BASED IN THE U-S, AND ONE OF HTE FEW INDEPENDENT COMPANIES LEFT. THIS WASN’T THE FIRST BID BY H-C-2. BUT THE ANDERSONS SAY THE LATEST BID UNDERESTIMATES THE VALUE AND PROSPECTS OF A STAND ALONE ENTITIY.
EPA SEEKS TO INCREASE RENEWABLE FUEL LEVELS:
EPA IS PROPOSING A BOOST IN RENEWABLE FUELS LEVELS NEXT YEAR. THE AGENCY RELEASED THE PROPOSED 2017 RENEWABLE VOLUME OBLIGATIONS CALLING FOR 18 POINT 8 BILLION GALLONS, VERSUS 18.11 IN 2016. THAT INCREASE IS COMING FROM ALL AREAS, INCLUDING CELLULOSIC BIOEFULES, BIO DIESEL AND CONVENTIONAL RENEWABLE FUELS LIKE CORN ETHANOL. WHILE THIS IS A 700 MILLION GALLON INCREASE IN A YEAR, IT’S STILL WELL BELOW THE RENEWABLE FUELS STATUTE CONGRESS SET IN 2007, CALLING FOR 24 BILLION GALLONS OF RENEWABLE FUELS BY 2017. THE PROPOSED RULE IS OPEN FOR COMMENTS THROUGH JULY 11.
CROP CONDITIONS WORSE THAN EXPECTED IN BRAZIL:
MORE BAD NEWS OUT OF BRAZIL ON CROP CONDITIONS THERE. SOUTH AMERICAN GRAIN ANALYST MICHAEL CORDONNIER LOWERING HIS SOYBEAN ESTIMATE TO 97 MILLION TONS AND CORN TO 76 MILLION. THAT CORN NUMBER IS CLOSE TO THE WORST CASE SCENARIO HE PROJECTED BACK IN APRIL. HE SAYS THE SAFRINHA CORN CROP IS SHRINKING ON A DAILY BASIS DUE TO THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER IN CENTRAL BRAZIL.
USDA PREDICTS SOYBEAN DEMAND TO REMAIN STRONG:
DESPITE WORRIES ABOUT CHINA DROPPING OFF ITS SOYBEAN BUYS, USDA SAYS DEMAND FROM OUR BIGGEST SOIYBEAN PURCHASER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG. THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE THINKS BUYS WILL INCREASE FROM 83 MILLION TONNES THIS YEAR, TO 109 POINT 5 MILLION A DECADE FROM NOW. THE AGENCY SAYS WITH CHINA’S POLICIES CONTINUING TO FAVOR DOMESTIC GRAIN PRODUCTION OVER SOYBEANS. RUSSIAN WHEAT HIT A 5 MONTH HIGH THIS WEEK. THAT’S ON A STRONGER RUBLE, AND WEAKER SUPPLY OUT OF THE BLACK SEA REGION. AND DEMAND REMAINS HIGH. THE RUBLE IS UP 12 PERCENT JUST THIS YEAR, FOLLOWING REBOUNDING CRUDE PRICES.
GLOBAL MILK PRICES TUMBLE SINCE 2014:
OUR PARTNERS AT DAIRY HERD MANAGEMENT REPORTING GLOBAL MILK PRICES TUMBLING 60 PERCENT SINCE EARLY 2014. THAT’S LARGETLY DUE TO OVERSUPPLY. BUT JUST THIS WEEK, REPORTS SHOW AUSTRALIA’S MILK PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS YEAR. THAT’S AS PROCESSORS IN TEH WORLD’S FOURTH LARGEST EXPORTING COUNTRY DECIDED TO SLASH PRICES THEY PAY TO PRODUCERS.
TAIWAN APPROVES LAMB EXPORTS:
LAMB EXPORTS ARE NOW APPROVED FOR TAIWAN. USDA MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK, MARKING THE FIRST MAJOR EXPORT NEWS FOR THE LAMB INDUSTRY IN YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY, TAIWAN OPENS THE DOOR FOR HIGH-QUALITY CUTS OF AMERICAN LAMB.
NATIONAL WEATHER:
THOSE ARE THE HEADLINES...METEOROLOGIST MIKE HOFFMAN JOINS US NOW WITH WEATHER. MIKE, YOU THOUGHT WE COULD START TO WARM UP LATER THIS MONTH. IS THAT STILL THE CASE? THANKS TIME ABSOLUTELY WE’VE ALREADY STARTED THAT WARM UP MOST OF THE CORN BELT AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW IF YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA BUT THE DROUGHT MONITOR SCANDAL WERE SEARS SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST BUT IF WE GO BACK MONTHS WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTH DAKOTA BUT OVER THE PAST FOUR WEEKS WE’VE SEEN THOSE VERY SHRINK TO ALMOST NOTHING IN THIS AREA EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ALL YOU HAD SOME RAIN RECENTLY SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL START TO SHRINK AS WELL AND THE AREA IN CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONTINUES TO SHRINK AND IT IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME SO LET’S GO DAY BY DAY WE HAVE A STRING OF STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WANT OFF THE EAST COAST STILL SOME RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE NORTHEAST LOOKS LIKE AS WE START THE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THOUGH FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE NORTHEAST IS PRETTY NICE
TEASE:
THANKS, MIKE. CLINTON GRIFFITHS IS HELPING ME OUT WITH THE MARKETING DISCUSSION. CHIP NELLINGER AND KEVIN DULING JOIN HIM NEXT.
ROUNDTABLE 1:
WELCOME BACK TO U.S. FARM REPORT. APPRECIATE TYNE MORGAN GIVING ME THE KEYS TO THE CASTLE HERE. I’VE GOT CHIP NELLINGER WITH BLUE REEF AGRI MARKETING AND KEVIN DULING WITH KD INVESTORS JOINING US HERE TODAY. FELLAS, LET’S TALK ABOUT WEATHER AND PLANTING. HOW ABOUT YOU, YOU’RE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOW’S IT LOOK? YEAH, MOST PART OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS GETTING FINISHED UP.WE HAVE A LITTLE WEATHER WINDOW HERE WITH THE RAIN QUITTING HERE OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE DAYS, SO PLANTING ACTIVITY’S PICKING UP.
WEATHER FACTOR:
HOW DOES THE WEATHER PLAY IN, DO YOU THINK? OUT IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS IT IS WHEAT, RIGHT? RIGHT. THAT’S LARGELY GROWN. HOW DO YOU THINK WEATHER’S PLAYING INTO THE WHEAT CROP THIS YEAR AND WHAT WE EXPECT HERE ON MARKETS? WELL, AS FAR AS WHEAT AND THE WEATHER, IT LOOKS PRETTY FAVORABLE FOR EVERYBODY. I GUESS THERE COULD BE WHAT I HOPE DOES NOT HAPPEN IS THE PLAINS GET DELUGED AGAIN RIGHT AS THEY HARVEST.
ROUNDTABLE 2:
WELCOME BACK TO U.S. FARM REPORT. CHIP NELLINGER, BLUE REEF AGRI MARKETING. KEVIN DULING, KD INVESTORSOUR GUESTS HERE TODAY. LET’S TALK KIND OF THE BIGGER PICTURE, THE GLOBAL SITUATION.I THINK WHEN THE LAST USDA REPORT CAME OUT KIND OF CAUGHT SOME PEOPLE BY SURPRISE WHERE OUR STOCKS WERE AND THEN RELATIVE TO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF THESE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE FACING.AND CHIP, WE’LL START WITH YOU, DOWN IN SOUTH AMERICA THAT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE BIG DRIVERS.
SOUTH AMERICA:
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND THERE’S SUCH A HUGE PART OF BOTH CORN AND BEAN PRODUCTION WORLDWIDE ANYMORE, SO WE’VE HAD SOME WET WEATHER IN ARGENTINA, PAIRING THEIR CROP BACK AND SLOWING HARVEST DOWN THERE, HAD SOME DRY WEATHER FOR THEIR SECOND CROP CORN, AND I THINK THAT’S STILL KIND OF UNCERTAIN WHERE THAT FINAL CORN SIZE FOR THEIR SECOND CROP WILL SIFT OUT, AND SO THAT’S STILL, I THINK, A WILD CARD IN THE MARKET IS WHERE DO THOSE FINAL CORN AND BEAN PRODUCTION NUMBERS IN SOUTH AMERICA COME OUT?
MARKETS NOW:
TIME FOR MARKS NOW. WE BEGIN WITH KEVIN DULING. KEVIN? SOYBEANS, GREAT RUN. I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME OF THAT. I THINK IT’S ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE IT’S COMPLETED WHAT IT SHOULD OR JUST ABOUT, SO WE’RE WITHIN THE TOP 20%, 25% OF THAT, SO I THINK A GUY NEEDS TO TAKE SOME OF THAT AND THEN PROBABLY SHUT THE BIN UNTIL, YOU KNOW, LATE SUMMER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.WHEAT HEDGE FUNDS SHORT, MASSIVE. I CAN’T RECOMMEND SALES OR ANYTHING. IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE LONG WHEAT, NOW’S THE TIME. CORN, WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST WATCH A LITTLE BIT.
TEASE:
JOHN THIS WEEK GIVES US A GLIMPE INSIDE A ROOM IN HIS HOME I IMAGINE GETS A LOT OF USE.
JOHN’S WORLD:
THIS ROOM WAS ORIGINALLY LABELED THE DEN ON THE HOUSE PLANS WE USED BACK IN 1979. LIKE MANY YOUNG HOMEOWNERS ON A BUDGET, IT WAS TEN YEARS OR SO BEFORE WE ACTUALLY FINISHED IT, AND BY THEN “DEN” WAS SO 1950’S, SO WE OPTED FOR THE MORE UPSCALE AND ACCURATE “LIBRARY”. I FINISHED IT WITH OLD WOOD FROM A BARN WE HAD JUST TORN DOWN, AND IT RAPDILY BECAME A FAVORITE SPACE IN OUR HOME. IT HAS WONDERFUL MORNING SUN AND THE RELATIVELY DARK WALLS AND SOFT SURFACES MAKE IT BOTH RESTFUL AND QUIET. BUT AS MUCH AS WE LIKE THIS SMALL HAVEN, JAN AND I HAVE REALIZED THE LABEL “LIBRARY” MAY SOON BE AS DATED AS “DEN” WAS. THE REASON IS SIMPLE: WE DON’T BUY OR READ BOOKS ANYMORE. WE BOTH USE E- READERS OR KINDLES. OUR TRANSISTION TO ELECTRONIC BOOKS WAS INCREDIBLY FAST AND COMPLETE. WHILE MANY PEOPLE INSIST THEY JUST WOULDN’T BE SATISFIED WITHOUT THE FEEL OF PAPER AND INK IN THEIR HANDS, I THINK THEY MAY BE FOOLING THEMSELVES. NOT ONLY DO THE STORAGE PROBLEMS DISAPPEAR, BUT OUR CONSUMPTION OF READING MATERIAL HAS SKYROCKETED. SINCE 2009 I HAVE ADDED OVER 400 BOOKS TO MY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY. ADMITTEDLY A FAIR PORTION OF THESE ARE DUBIOUS QUALITY SCIENCE FICTION, BUT I HAVE WADED THROUGH CONSIDERABLE ECONOMIC, HISTORICAL, AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AS WELL. MUCH OF THIS CHANGE IS DUE TO CHEAPER PRICES, SOME DUE TO THE INSTANT GRATIFICATION OF 15-SECOND DELIVERY AFTER A SPUR OF THE MOMENT DECISION, SOME OF IT THE CONVENIENCE OF READING ANYTHING ANYWHERE ON A PAD, KINDLE OR EVEN PHONE, SOME OF IT NEVER LOSING YOUR PLACE OR YOUR BOOK, AND A LITTLE BIT DUE TO THE ABILITY TO MARK AND RELOCATE PASSAGES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE EASILY.
TEASE:
THANKS, JOHN. WHEN WE COME BACK, THE GMO LABELING DEBATE IS FAR FROM OVER, BUT IT’S PUTTING SOME FOOD COMPANIES IN THE CROSS HAIRS WITH ONE ANOTHER. THAT’S OUR FARM JOURNAL REPORT AFTER THE BREAK.
SECOND HALF OPENING HEADLINES:
WELCOME BACK TO U-S FARM REPORT. HERE’S WAHT WE’RE WORKING ON FOR YOU OVER HTE NEXT HALF HOUR... THE GMO LABELING DEBATE IS FARM FROM OVER. OUR FARM JOURNAL REPORT LOOKS AT HOW LABELING LAWS ARE DIVIDING THE FOOD INUDSTRY. WE’RE ON THE WITH MACHINERY PETE TO NORTH DAKOTA WHERE USED COMBINE VALUES ARE SURPRISINGLY STRONG TO START THE YEAR. AND IN CUSTOMER SUPPORT, JOHN GIVES HIS THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF TOWNSHIPS. NOW FOR THE HEADLINES, A NEW RESPECTED STUDY OUT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES SUPPORTS CLAIMS THAT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS ARE JUST SAFE FOR BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE AS IT’S CONVENTIONALLY BRED COUNTERPARTS.
EUROPEAN SUGAR:
OCTOBER 2017, EUROPEAN SUGAR PRODUCTION QUOTAS AND EXPORT LIMITS WILL BE DROPPED. .EUROPEAN SUGAR GROUPS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE AND SHIP AS MUCH SUGAR AS THEY WANT, DERIVED FROM NON-GMO SUGARBEETS.
GMOS:
AS OREGON FARMERS STRUGGLE WITH GMO BANS IN TWO COUNTIES, GMO OPPONENTS HIT A WALL IN ONE COUNTY COURT. A JUDGE STRIKING DOWN A PROHIBITION AGAINST GMO GROPS IN OREGON’S JOSEPHINE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO CAPITAL PRESS, THE JUDGE RULED THE ORDINANCE IS PRE-EMPTED BY STATE LAW. AND EVEN THOUGH PORPOMENTS OF THE GMO BAN CLAIMED THE STATE PRE-EMPTION WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, A COUNTY CIRCIUT COURT JUDGE REJECTED THAT ARGUMENT THIS WEEK. THE BATTLE STARTED IN 2014 WHEN VOTERS APPROVED A MEASURE TO BAN GROWING GMO CROPS IN THE COUNTY.
MONSANTO LAWSUIT OVER GLYPHOSATE AFFECTS:
GROUP OF NEBRAKSA FARMERS AND AN AGRONOMIST WITH CANCER ARE SUING MONSANTO, SAYING THE COMPANY IS TO BLAME. THE THREE FAREMRS AND AGRONOMIST FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY, ALLEGING THE SEED AND CHEMICAL MAKER MIDSLEAD THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF GLYPHOSATE. THE LAWSUIT ALSO CLAIMS MONSANTO CONCEALED OR SYSTEMATICALLY SOUGHT TO DISCREDIT RESEARCH SHOWING A LINK BTEWEEN THE CHEMICAL AND CANCER. IN RESPONSE, MONSANTO SAYS, QUOTE, WHILE WE HAVE SYMPATHY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS, THE SCIENCE SIMPLY DOES NOT SUPPOR TTHEIR CLAIMS WHEN IT COMES TO GLYHPOSATE., END QUOTE. MONSANTO CITES NUMBEROUS LONG-TERM STUDIES BY EPA AND OTHER PESTICIDE REGULATORS FOR THEIR CLAIM.
NATIONAL WEATHER:
THAT’S IT FOR NEWS...METEOROLOGIST MIKE HOFFMAN JOINS US NOW WITH THE NATIONAL FORECAST. MIKE, WE’VE HAD SOME PRETTY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERNS, ESPCIALLY IN THE GULF. IS THIS CAUSED BY THE SWITCH AWAY FROM EL NINO?
THANKS TIME WELL IT’S HARD TO PLACE BLAME ON ANY ONE IDEA WE ARE SWITCHING FROM AN EL NINO TO A LANDING ON THAT PROBABLY ONE OF THE FACTORS BUT THE OTHER FACTORS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE CUT OFF LOWS TO DEVELOP NOT ONLY HAVE A PATTERN YET TOTALLY DIFFERENT PARTS OF COUNTRIES ELSEWHERE TO CUT OFF AS WE START THIS WEEK ON THE JET STREAM IS YOU CAN SEE THERE A TROUGH OUT WEST WILL BRING SOME MOIST RIESS FORTY ONE OF THESE LITTLE RIPPLES BRING A SYSTEM USED FOR AS WELL AS WE HEAD THROUGH THIS WEEK BY THE TIME
GMO LABELING LAW:
THANKS, MIKE. AS WE TOLD YOU EARLIER IN THE SHOW, VERMONT’S GMO LABELIGN LAW IS ALREADY IMPACTING INDUSTRIES SUCH AS SUGAR. BUT THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON THE SENATE TO NEGOTIATE A BIOTECH LABELING BILL THAT CAN GAIN BI- PARTISAN SUPPORT, BEFORE VERMONT’S MANDATE GOES INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1. IN THIS FARM JOURNAL REPORT, MICHELLE ROOKS SHOWS US HOW THE DEBATE IS SPLITTING THE FOOD INDUSTRY, AND COULD BE A DEFINING MOMENT FOR U-S AG. THE BIOTECH LABELING DEBATE HAS DIVIDED THE FOOD INDUSTRY, AND THE SENATE….ONE SIDE HAS CALLED FOR A MANDATORY NATIONAL APPROACH. MEMBER, “IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE TO HAVE 50 DIFFERENT STATES AND 50 DIFFERENT RULES.” “IF WE PRE-EMPT STATES YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NATIONAL STANDARD…THERE HAS TO BE A NATIONAL REQUIREMENT.”
TEASE:
U.S. FARM REPORT THANKS, MICHELLE. COMPANIES ARE ALREADY CHOOSING TO EITHER REDO THEIR LABEL OR REFORMULATE THE RAW INGREDIENTS IN THEIR PRODUCTS AND SOURCE NON-BIOTECH PRODUCTS, SO THEY’RE NOT HELD LIABLE IN THE STATE OF VERMONT. UP NEXT, JOHN PHIPPS.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT:
JOHN ANSWERS A VIEWER’S QUESTION IN THIS WEEK’S CUSTOMER SUPPORT. JOHN. LOYAL VIEWER MARTY WITTIG ASKS AN UNUSUAL QUESTION: “WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON TOWNSHIPS?” MARTY, I SUPPOSE “I DON’T CARE” WOULD SUMMARIZE IT BEST, BUT LIVING IN ILLINOIS - A STATE WITH MORE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OTHERS - I HAVE ACTUALLY THOUGHT FROM TIME TO TIME ABOUT THIS. FIRST A LITTLE BACKGROUND. I AM TALKING ABOUT CIVIL TOWNSHIPS, NOT SURVEY TOWNSHIPS THAT ARE PART OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF PARCELS OF LAND. TO MY SURPRISE, ONLY TWENTY STATES HAVE SUCH GOVERNMENT JURIDICTIONS BELOW THE COUNTY LEVEL. IN SOME STATES LIKE WISCONSIN THEY ARE LABELED “TOWNS”.
MACHINERY PETE:
WE’RE CONTINUING OUR ON THE ROAD WITH MACHINERY PETE SERIES. AND THIS MONTH, OUR DESTINATION IS NORTH DAKOTA. GREEN IRON EQUIPMENT COVERS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA WITH 6 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. AND IN 2016, THEY SAY SURPRISING DEMAND IS HELPING THEM FIND A BALANCE WITH INVENTORY ON THEIR LOTS.
TRACTOR TALES:
TIME NOW FOR TRACTOR TALES WITH MACHINERY PETE, THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN FARM EQUIPMENT.” WELCOME BACK TO TRACTOR TALES. THSI WEEK’S CLASSIC IS AN ALLIS-CHALMERS D15 IT’S AFMAILY WORK HOURSE THAT PLOWS,PULLS AND MOVES ANTYHIGN ADN EVERYTHING ON THE POPERTY. IT’S A TRACTOR IN IT’S WORKING CLOHTES THAT THIS FAMILY IS PROUD TO OWN. WERE LOOKING AT AN ALLIS CHALMERS D15. MY DAD’S SISTER BOUGHT THAT BRAND NEW. MY DAD HAD IT WILLED TO HIM WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY AND I’M NEXT GENERATION TO GET IT. WE USE IT TO MOVE TRAILERS AROUND, AROUND THE FARM.
PLANTING PROGRESS:
NOT A LOT OF PLANTING PROGRESS TO REPORT ON AGANI THIS WEEK. THE GULF COAST GOT HAMMERED WITH MORE RAIN THIS WEEK. AND IT’S DEFINITELY TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. GARRETT MILLER SNAPPED THIS PICTURE NORTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI THIS WEEK BEFORE THE STORMS. HE SAYS DAMAGE HAS BEEN MINIMAL THUS FAR, BUT THIS WEEK’S RAINS DEFINITELY HAD AN IMPACT. AS YOU CAN SEE, WATER IS JUST STANDING IN THE FIELDS. AND IN HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PLANTING IS GOING ON. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, ALEX OGONOWSKI IS PLANTING PINE TREES FOR DEER COVER.
CLOSING:
FOR JOHN, AL AND MIKE, I’M TYNE MORGAN. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING U-S FARM REPORT. BE SURE TO JOIN US RIGHT HERE AGAIN NEXT WEEK, AS WE WORK TO BUILD ON OUR TRADITION. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYONE.
