TODAY ON U.S. FARM REPORT
MAY 28-29, 2016
OPENING HEADLINES:
FROM THE STUDIOS OF FARM JOURNAL BROADCAST, THIS IS U.S. FARM REPORT. GENTLEMEN AND WOMEN, START YOUR ENGINES. IT’S A SPECIAL EDITION OF U.S. FARM REPORT FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 SPEEDWAY. I’M TYNE MORGAN, AND HERE’S WAHT’S IN STORE. IT’S A BIG JOB AND THIS MILK PRODUCER HAS A PERSONALITY TO MATCH IT.
COULD GRILLING SEASON PUSH CATTLE PRICES HIGHER?:
NOW FOR THE NEWS THAT MOVED THE MARKETS THIS WEEK, AS THE UNOFFICIAL START TO GRILLING SEASON KICKS OFF THE WEEKEND, DEMAND BULLS HOPE THAT CAN HELP CARRY CATTLE PRICES HIGHER. USDA’S MOST RECENT CATTLE ON FEED REPORT SHOWS TOTAL ATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED COMING IN AT 10 POINT 8 MILLION HEAD AS OF MAY FIRST. THAT’S ONE PERCENT HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO. MARKETING WERE ALSO 1 PERCENT HIGHER WHILE PLACEMENTS JUMPED 7 PERCENTAGE POINTS YEAR OVER YEAR. ANALYSTS SAY THOSE PLACEMENTS ARE DUE TO FEED YARDS PULLING CATTLE IN EARLY. BEEF PRICES ARE ON THE DECLINE HEADING INTO GRILLING SEASON, AS GROUND BEEF PORDUCTS AND ITEMS LIKE RIBEYES ARE SEEING SOFT DEMAND. BUT ONE ANALYST SAYS THAT COULD CHANGE. SOYMEAL CLIMB:
SOYMEAL CLIMBED TO AN 18 MONTH HIGH, MAINLY OVER ARGENTINE CROP QUALITY WOES. THE BUYING MOMENTUM CAME FRON THE FUNDS AND WAS SPURRED BY GLOBAL WEATHER CONCERNS AS WELL AS BULLISH DEMAND NEWS STRENGTH IN OUTSIDE MARKETS, LIKE CRUDE OIL, HELPED LIFT PRICES. SPEAKING OF CRUDE, PRICES TRADING ABOVE 50 DOLLARS A BARREL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 7 MONTHS. THE RALLY IS OVER EXPECTATIONS OF SHRINKING SUPPLY AFTER A SHARP DROP IN U-S INVENTORIES. BUT THE WILDFIRES IN CANADA ARE ALSO HELPING CUT SUPPLY, WITH GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY REDUCED BY NEARLY 4MILLION BARRELS A DAY THIS MONTH. NATIONAL WEATHER:
THOSE ARE THE HEADLINES...MIKE HOFFMAN GIVES US OUR FIRST GLIMPSE OF WEATHER. IT’S THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER. IS MOTHER NATURE GETTING THAT MEMO?
THANKS, TYNE. FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY ABSOLUTELY IT IS SUDDENLY TURNED SUMMER LIKE ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE PAST OF THE ROCKIES.
DROUGHT MONITOR:
THEY CAN THE DROUGHT MONITOR. IS STILL DRY IN THE PAST OF THE SOUTHEAST BUT REALLY MOST OF THE CORN BELT DEFINITELY DRYNESS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. HERE WE GO BACK A MONTH JUST TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AND YOU CAN SEE IT SHRUNK UP THE AREAS OF MODERATE DROUGHT IN CENTRAL PORTIONS OF COUNTRY. EVEN ON UP INTO NORTH DAKOTA. REALLY DID FALL APART. IT CONTINUES TO BE DRY OUT WEST BUT THAT IS IMPROVED OVER THE PAST YEAR JUST CONSISTENTLY. ALRIGHT, LET’S GO DAY BY DAY. HERE’ MONDAY, 3 STORM SYSTEMS. ONE NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES, ONE NORTHERN MONTANA. THE OTHER ONE OVER TEXAS. EACH ONE CAUSING SOME AREAS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH THIS LOW OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA, PAY ATTENTION IT. THAT COULD BECOME TROPICAL BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT. BUT THAT’S SOMETHING WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH BUT THAT WILL STILL BE OFF SHORE PERHAPS AS WE HEAD TOWARD WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THEN YOU CAN SEE A PRETTY GOOD SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TEXAS WITH AREAS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN SOME OF THE FOCUS WILL BE OVER CENTRAL PLAINS AND AGAIN UP ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER OF MINNESOTA.
THANKS, MIKE.
TEASE:
WHEN WE COME BACK, OUR ANALYSTS JOIN ME FROM THE TRACK. WE’RE TALKING DAIRY AND ETHANOL DURING THIS SPECIAL ROUNDTABLE. MIKE NORTH AND TED SEIFRIED JOIN ME NEXT.
ROUNDTABLE 1:
WELCOME BACK AS PROMISED WE’RE HERE FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS FIVE HUNDRED SPEEDWAY FOR ROUND TABLES THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RACE SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MILK AND WE BROUGHT THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND TOP WITH MY NORTH THE COMMODITY RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP AND WE ALSO HAVE TEN SIDE OF THE INTERNET AND MIKE LET’S START IN THE FRONT LINE NOT THE SITUATION HERE WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER SUPPLIED THE LATEST U S THE NUMBERS REINFORCE THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO MILK THIS YEAR AT THE MOMENT WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF SHOWING UP IN THE INVENTORY IS EVERYWHERE THE PRODUCTION OF ONE POINT TWO PERCENT IN APRIL.
ROUNDTABLE 2:
WELCOME BACK HERE FOR THE MARKET AROUND TABLES WERE ACTUALLY HERE ON THE YARD OF BRICKS THESE CARS ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH HERE A NICE TIME TO BOOST A LITTLE AT ALL MAY I HAVE SO TED WE’RE PRETTY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND I AM HOW DO WE INCREASE IN THE END ON THAT TELL IN THE SHORT TERM INCREASE IN THE LAND IS THE PREFERRED WAY OF DOING THAT AND WE JUST SAW COME THROUGH AND THAT TRANSLATES TO ABOUT ONE HUNDRED MILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN MILLION BUSHELS OF INCREASED DEMAND FOR NEARLY A YEAR YOU SEE A RATE OF ABOUT FIFTY MILLION INCREASE SO WE CAN AUTOMATICALLY START WORKING WITH HIGHER NUMBERS FOR NEXT YEAR SO THAT SUPPORTER THE LONGER TERM I THINK THE ANSWER IS GETTING EIGHTY FIVE MORE MAINSTREAM I THINK WE NEED TO BE DOING IS GOING TO THE LUXURY CARMAKER’S THE PREMIUM CARMAKERS MERCEDES BENZ BMW CADILLAC.
MARKET RALLY:
“TIME NOW FOR CLOSING THOUGHTS FROM TEN MONTHS WITH YOU RIGHT THERE ON THE MARKET HERE WHERE WE HAD A NICE BOUNCE OFF LOWS WE’VE SEEN SOME GOOD STRENGTH RECENTLY WITH PLANTING GETTING QUICKLY IN GOOD WEATHER AND THE SEAT BACKS AND USERS LOOKING FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY LONG TERM I’M STILL FAIRLY FRIENDLY ON THE PRICES WE SAW A TWO POINT ONE FIVE THREE BILLION THE VERY LAST TO SAY THERE’S A LOT OF THAT NUMBER COME DOWN WE’LL STILL END UP BEING THIS ONE SIXTY EIGHT SO LONG IT’S MY MANTRA YEARS USE KASALES MANAGE RISK CALLS ON THE BOARD TO MANAGE OPPORTUNITY TO GET WHETHER THEY’RE RIGHT I THINK ON THE HEELS OF THIS RALLY WHICH ALSO BEGINS ATTENTION SOYBEANS FELT REALLY FUNNY POSITION THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MAKE A REPORT THAT MAY SUGGEST GREATER PLANTINGS OF SOYBEANS AND I THINK ON BALANCE SHEETS GET SOME SALES MADE UNDER SOYBEANS HERE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT WHILE IT’S HERE ON THE COURTSIDE AGREE WITH TED .
TEASE:
JOIN TOP PRODUCER IN NASHVILLE FOR TOMORROW’S TOP PRODUCER OF THE YEAR CONFERENCE TO ADVANCE YOUR FARMING OPERATIONTO THE NEXT LEVEL. IT’S JUNE 15-17 IN NASHVILLE, TENNESEE.
JOHN’S WORLD:
WELCOME BACK. JOHN PHIPPS HAS SOME MEMORIES ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY FROM THE FARM. JOHN. LET ME WISH YOU ALL A MEANINGFUL AND REFELCTIVE MEMORIAL DAY – HOWEVER YOU CHOOSE TO SPEND IT. MY OLDEST MEMORIES OF THIS HOLIDAY CENTER AROUND THIS PLANT – PEONIES, BECAUSE USUALLY THEIR BLOOMS ARRIVES JUST IN TIME TO USE TO DECORATE GRAVES OF MY ANCESTORS. MAYBE YOU COULD CALL IT THE MIDWEST SUBSTITUTE FOR POPPIES. I GREW UP CALLING IT DECORATION DAY – WHICH DATES BACK TO THE CIVIL WAR. THE NAME WAS OFFICIALLY CHANGED IN THE LATE60’S AND THE DATE CHANGED FROM MAY 31 IN 1971.SETTING ASIDE A DAY TO REMEMBER TURNS OUT TO HAVE SOME ODD SIDE EFFECTS.
TEASE:
THANKS, JOHN. WELL, AS WE MENTIONED, IT’S A BIG WEEKEND FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, WHEN THE MILKMAN HANDS OVER THE COVETED GLASS OF MILK TO THE RACE WINNER. BUT THIS YEAR, IT’S THE FIRST TIME A WOMAN IS STEPPING INTO THE ROLL. AND SHE HAS A PERSONALITY AS BIG AS HER JOB. WE’LL MEET THE 2016 MILK WOMAN AFTER THE BREAK.
SECOND HALF OPENING HEADLINES:
FROM THE STUDIOS OF FARM JOURNAL BROADCAST, THIS IS U.S. FARM REPORT. WELCOME BACK TO THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF U-S FARM REPORT FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 SPEEDWAY. WE HAVE MUCH MORE TO COVER OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. WE’LL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE FIRST EVER INDY 500 MILKWOMAN. IT’S EASY TO SEE WHY HER PERSONALITY, AND DRIVE, MAKE HER THE PERFECT FIT FOR THE JOB. IN AMERICAN COUNTRYSIDE, IT’S AN ODD PLACE FOR A CEMETERY LOCATED SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW ORLEANS. BUT ANDREW MCCREA TELLS US THE INTERESTING STORY OF WHY IT’S THERE. AND JOHN PHIPPS KICKS OFF A TWO-PART SERIES... HE’LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW, AND MORE, ABOUT THE TRADE DEFICIT.
BAYER BUYOUT:
NOW FOR THE HEADLINES, A BAYER BUYOUT OF MONSANTO SEND WAVES THROUGH THE MARKETS THIS WEEK, WITH QUESTIONS ON IF REGULATORS WILL LET SUCH A MAJOR MERGER GO THROUGH. JUST THIS WEEK, MONSANTO REJECTED BAYER’S 62 MILLION DOLLAR CASH OFFER, SAYING IT’S NOT ENOUGH AND SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERVALUES THE COMPANY. THE OFFER WOULD CREATE THE WORLD’S LARGEST SUPPLIER OF SEEDS AND CROPS CHEMICALS. DESPITE TURNING DOWN THE OFFER, MONSANTO SAYS ITS OPEN TO FUTHER DEAL TALKS. IN RESPONSE, BAYER SAYS IT’S CONFIDENT IT CAN OVERCOME THE SEED COMPANY’S CONCERNS ABOUT REGULATORY AND FINANCING RISKS. AS MAJOR MERGERS CONTINUE TO POP UP IN AGRICULTURE, BOTH WITHIN THE EQUIPMENT INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE AGRICULTURAL DATA COALITION, MATT BECHDOL SAYS SOME OF THESE MERGERS ARE A DATA PLAY. AND A HEALTHY DOSE OF SKEPTICISM IS NEEDED. <. BUT FEAR CAN’T GET INT EH WAY OF INNOVATION, WE’RE DOING EXCITING THINGS, AND 99 PERCENT OF THESE COMPANIES ARE LOOKIN GOUT FOR FARMERS BEST INTERTEST, TO BE BETTER STEWARDS TO BE MORE PROFITABLE, YEAH OCCASIONALY YOU GET A BAD APPLE, BUT DON’T LET THE FEAR GET IN THE WAY OF INNOVATION BECAUSE IT WILL LEAVE YOU BEHIND. TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO BEA FORCE OF CONSOLDIATION, AND IF YOUR’E LEFT BEHIND, YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT OF THE MARKET. > STUDY CONCLUDES THAT NITRATE LEVELS IN IOWA WATER NOT FROM FARMING:
NUTRIENT RUNOFF FROM CORN FIELDS ISN’T CAUSING INCREASED NITRATE LEVELS IN IOWA WATERS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY OUT OF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA EVALUATING WATER MONITORING RESULTS FROM MORE THAN 7 THOUSAND WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2014. THE TEAM CMPARED THOSE TO FERTILIZATION DATA FOR 700 FIELDS. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT WHILE FERTILIZER APPLICATION INCREASED 24 PERCENT IN THE RACOON RIVER WATERSHED, RIVER NITRATE LEVELS DIDN’T INCREAES, AND EVEN DECREASED AT MOST WATERSHED LOCATIONS.
GMO LABELING:
AG SECRETARY TOM VILSACK NOW CALLING FOR MANDATORY GMO LABELING. HE SAYS GIVEN VERMONT’S MANDATORY LABELING LAW WILL GO INTO EFFECT THISSUMMER, BLOCKING LABELING IS NO LONGER AN OPTION. HE ALSO NOTED SEVERAL MAJOR FOOD COMPANIES VOLUNTARILY LABELING PRODUCTS. AND EVEN IF CONGRESS DOES NOTHING, BECAUSE OF THE LABELS ALREADY BEING PUT INTO PLACE, HE SAYS THE COUNTRY HAS A DE FACTO LABELING SYSTEM. NEW LEGISLATION TO HELP CONSUMERS UNDERSTAND FOOD FRESHNESS:
RECENT CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AIMS TO HELP CONSUMERS UNDERSTAND IF THEIR FOOD IS SAFE TO EAT. ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST, THE LEGISLATION IS KNOWN AS THE FOOD DATE LABELING ACT. IT PROPOSES STANDARDIZED LANGUAGE FOR RETAIL PACKAGING. “BEST IF USED BY” WILL INDICATE PEAK QUALITY FOR SHELF-STABLE FOODS, AND “EXPIRES ON” FOR RISKIER FOODS LIKE RAW MEAT, FISH, AND EGGS.
MILK TOAST AT INDY 500:
MORE THAN 100 THOUSAND RACE FANS WILL GET TO THE CHANCE TO TOAST TO DRINK TO THE LARGEST MILK TOAST EVER THIS WEEKEND. IT’S ALL HAPPENING FOR THE 100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500. VOLUNTEERS WILL DISTRIBUTE 100 THOUSAND 16 OUNCE PINTS OF PRAIRIE FARMS MILK TO THOSE SITTING IN THE GRANDSTAND ALONG THE FRONT STRETCH.THE MILK WILL EVEN BE BRANDED FOR THE INCONIC RACE.
NATIONAL WEATHER:
THAT’S IT FOR NEWS...METEOROLOGIST MIKE HOFFMAN JOINS US AGAIN WITH WEATHER, WHICH DOES INCLUDE MIKE’S 90 DAY. MIKE, ANY MAJOR WEATHER SHIFT YOU SEE LONG-RANGE? THANKS, TYNE. NOT OVERALL. IT ALWAYS DOES MAKE ME NERVOUS AS A METEOROLOGIST, AS WE ARE GOING FROM ONE EXTREME LIKE EL NINO TO ANOTHER EXTREME LIKE LA NINA. SO WE ARE KIND OF IN THAT TRANSITIONAL PERIOD WHICH MAKES IT THOUGH SOMETIMES. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST, WE’RE PRETTY CONFIDENT IN THAT.
FARM JOURNAL REPORT:
INDIANA IS HOME TO MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED DAIRY FARMS HOUSING OVER 144-THOUSAND HEAD OF CATTLE. WHILE ALL UNIQUE, ONE DAIRY PRODUCER WILL REPRESENT THEM ALL THIS WEEKEND TO HAND OVER THAT COVETED GLASS OF MILK. IN THIS FARM JOURNAL REPORT, BETSY JIBBEN TELLS US AS THE FIRST WOMAN EVER TO HAVE THIS ROLE, SHE’S THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE JOB.
TEASE:
NEXT UP, JOHN PHIPPS.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT:
WELCOME BACK. THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, YOU’LL GET YOUR FILL IN THE TRADE DEFICIT, AS JOHN KICKS OFF A TWO-PART SERIES THIS WEEK. JOHN. WITHOUT A DOUBT, OUR MOST PROLIFIC CORRESPONDENT IS GREGORY CLIFFORD, IN ST FRANCIS, MINNESOTA, WHO IS A FREQUENT CRITIC OF TRADE POLICIES. “WOULD YOU ASK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES JUST “HOW LONG WILL YOU TAKE TO EVEN THE TRADE BALANCE? IF THEY SAY WE HAVE TO TAKE SMALL STEPS, THAT MEANS ‘NEVER.’” THANKS AS ALWAYS, GREG. YOUR PERSISTENCE HELPS ME CONSTANTLY RETHINK MY POSITIONS AND HAS LED ME TO NEW FINDINGS THAT SUPPORT SOME OF WHAT YOU SAY.
TRADE BALANCE REFERS TO THE NET TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES. OFTEN THE WORD DEFICIT IS USED, AND MANY AUTOMATICALLY THINK “DEBT”, BUT THAT IS NOT ACCURATE. LET’S LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE. IN 2015 THE U-S BOUGHT 760 BILLION DOLLARS MORE GOODS FROM THE WORLD THAN WE EXPORTED TO THEM. HOWEVER, THAT YEAR WE SOLD 22O BILLION DOLLARS MORE IN SERVICES LIKE INSURANCE OR FINANCE THAN WE BOUGHT. OUR TRADE BALANCE WAS - 540 BILLION DOLLARS. WHILE THIS CAN BE CALLED A DEFICIT, THAT WORD MAY BE MISLEADING.
TEASE:
THANKS, JOHN. AND AS HE MENTIONED, THE CONVERSATION ISN’T OVER. HE HAS PART TWO NEXT WEEK. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF COMMENTS ON THE TRADE DEFICIT, YOU CAN EMAIL THOSE TO JOHN AT MAILBAG AT U-S FARM REPORT DOT COM. WHEN WE COME BACK, ANDREW MCCREA TAKES US TO A CEMETERY WITH A LOCATION AS UNIQUE AS ITS STORY. THAT’S WHEN WE COME BACK .
AMERICAN COUNTRYSIDE:
IT’S CALLED A TRUE TREASURE IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. IT’S NOT THE CITY’S MUSIC OR GREAT FOOD, BUT A CEMETERY WITH A UNIQUE LOCATION. ANDREW MCCREA HAS THE STORY IN THIS WEEK’S AMERICAN COUNTRYSIDE. NEW ORLEANS LOCATION NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI RIVER MADE IT AN IMPORTANT CITY FROM ITS EARLIEST DATE IS SLOW OFTEN SWAMPY ELEVATION QUICKLY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR RESIDENTS DIED IN A BEAR YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENS TO A WOODEN POINT CASKET WHICH IS A FORCE OF GROUND WATER TABLE RISES FLOOD WATERS COULD COME UP OVER THE BANKS THE RIVER BREAK CASKETS APARTMENTS AND HUMAN REMAINS WASHING THE STREETS OF THE CITY WHEN IT RAINED HEAVILY SO THE FIRST RESPONSE TO THIS WAS TO SIMPLY PLACE THE CEMETERIES OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE CITY BUT THE CITY GREW THERE SIMPLY WASN’T A SUITABLE PLACE TO BE FOUND FOR IN GROUND BURIALS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED HERE NOT ONLY BURYING THE DEAD ABOVE GROUND BUT ALSO MOVE THOSE BODIES THIS TIME PASSED THERE ARE THREE BASIC TYPES OF THE REUSABLE AERIAL THEY ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON AND THAT IS A TRADITION THAT A YEAR IS THE MINIMUM .COUNTRY SAID NOR DOES LOUISIANA I MEAN ANDREW MCCRAE
TEASE:
THANKS, ANDREW. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF ANDREW’S STORIES BY DOWNLOADING THE MY-FARM-TV APP. WHEN WE COME BACK, TRACTOR TALES AND OUR COUNTRY CHURCH SALUTE...PLEASE STAY WITH US.
TRACTOR TALES:
TIME NOW FOR TRACTOR TALES WITH MACHINERY PETE THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN FARM EUQIPMENT. WELCOME BACK TO TRACTOR TALES. THIS WEEK WE HEAD TO SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN FOR A CLASSIC WORKHORSE FROM 1935. FAMILY OWNED, THIS JOHN DEERE D DID EVERYTHING ON THE FARM, INCLUDING PULLING THE FEED GRINER FOR THE DAIRY OPERATION. E GOT A JOHN DEERE D THAT DAD BOUGHT FROM HIS BROTHER YEARS AGO HE TRADED FOUR HOGS FOR IT ONE DAY I SET OUT BY THE BARN IN THE NEWS YOU KNOW I CAME ALONG WHY ARE THEY SOLD IT AND THEN BACKED OUT ON THAT WHEN WANTED LOADED UP IN THAT GAME THE CHECK BACK IN TELL ME THAT HE’D LIKE TO KEEP IT IN THE OTHER GUY SAID OK WE USED TO PLOUGH AND DISK AND FARM WITH UP AND ABOUT NINETY TWO THEN BARTER SOME THIRTY
CHURCH SALUTE:
THANKS, GREG AND RONTODAY’S COUNTRY CHURCH SALUTE GOES TO THE FIRST PRESBYETERIAN CHURCH IN GORDON, NEBRASKA. THE CONGREGATION IS CELEBRATING ITS 130TH ANNIVERSARY THIS MAY. THE CHURCH HAS UNDERGONE MANY CHANGES OVER THE YEARS, BUT A MAINSTAY IS THE BEAUTIFUL PIPE ORGAN IN THE CHURCH, WHICH WAS CUSTOM BUILT IN 1947. OUR THANKS TO JIIM AND JEANNE FOR SENDING THAT IN. AS ALWAYS WE WANT TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR HOME CHURCH AS WELL... SALUTES CAN BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN. STAY WITH US - I’LL HAVE VIEWER PHOTOS NEXT.
CROP COMMENTS:
WELCOME BACK. THE WEATHER IS GORGEOUS HERE AT THE TRACK, I KNOW THERE’S SHOWERS GONG ON THIS WEEKEND, BUT WE LUCKED OUTWITH SOME PRETTY NICE WEATHER AND A LOT OF PLANTING TOOK PLACE THIS WEEK, AS WELL. BUT WE HAVE SOME VIEWER PHOTOS TO SHOW SOME HAIL.
CLOSING:
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF U-S FARM REPORT FROM THE INDY 500 SPEEDWAY. WE HOPE YOU TUNE IN FOR THE RACE WATCH THIS TOAST OF MILK THAT’S GOING TO BE EPIC THIS WEEKEND. JOIN US RIGHT HERE AGAIN NEXT WEEK, AS WE WORK TO BUILD ON OUR TRADITION. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYONE AND ENJOY MEMORIAL DAY
