France Riots: 133 people injured, including 23 police officers, and 412 arrested last night. Protest Stems from dissatisfaction with President Macron and high fuel tax.
Hot Topics
China media welcomes U.S. trade truce, markets surge (@Reuters)
National News
France’s prime minister on Tuesday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months in response to weeks of violent protests.
Hot Topics
Matt Lohr Appointed by Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to Head NRCS. Lohr owns Valley Pike Farm Inc. a diversified operation in Virginia.
National News
"I have often said that we live in the best neighborhood on Earth – North America" - Ag Sec. Sonny Perdue on the new USMCA agreement
National News
Joe Biden: 'I'm the most qualified person in the country to be president' Former VP says decision on a White House bid will rest on whether he and his family are "ready." (@NBCNews)
National News
Ukraine said on Tuesday it had resumed grain shipments from the Azov Sea, blocked for around 10 days after a military standoff with Russia in the Kerch Strait off Crimea. (@Reuters)
Hot Topics
French President Macron delayed a planned tax increase on fuel, handing a victory to a grass-roots protest movement that has massed across France to challenge his agenda. (@WSJ)
World News
Trump sending Air Force One to carry George H.W. Bush’s body to DC to begin final tributes (@FoxNews)
NBW 1
Bruce Springsteen -- the famous liberal rocker-- says Democrats don't have anyone who can beat Trump in interview (@FoxNews)
NBW 1
'18 Farm bill negotiators plan to roll out the details of their agreement early this week getting the legislation to Trump's desk ahead of a showdown over his demands for the U.S.-Mex. wall. (@AgriPluse)
Farm Network
As Swine Flu spreads in China; They place their largest order for American pork since April 2017, USDA data showed on Thursday. (@SwineWeb)
World News
President Trump declares Dec. 5 as a National Day of Mourning after the death of President George H. W. Bush; the stock market will he closed in observance.
NBW 1
24 Amazon warehouse workers were hospitalized this week after a robot mishap released bear spray in their work area, according to a report.
Hot Topics
President Trump said on Friday he had chosen former U.S. Attorney General William Barr to once again lead the Justice Department (@Rueters)
Hot Topics
CATTLE TRADE: Compared to last week in the Southern Plains, live sales in the Texas Panhandle traded mostly 1.00 higher, with Kansas sales 1.00-2.00 higher at 118.00 in both regions
Market Flash
Longtime closer Lee Smith and smooth-swinging Harold Baines have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Smith record 478 saves in his career and Baines had 2,866 career hits. (@FoxSports)
National News
3 carnival workers have been charged with murder of a Wichita couple at a Barton Co Kansas fair. The bodies were found days later in shallow graves in a national forest in Arkansas. (@FoxNews)
National News
Wilfred DeFour, Tuskegee Airman during World War II, dies at 100. DeFour joined the Air Corps in 1942 and was assigned to the 366th Air Service Squadron, serving in Italy.
National News
Boy Scouts of America looks to bankruptcy as membership falls, lawsuits mount (@Marketwatch)
National News
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner has interviewed for chief of staff job: report (@MarketWatch)
National News
Philip Rivers leads Chargers to last-second comeback win over KC 29-28. Chargers clinch playoff birth. (@AP)
National News
Georgia police officer shot, killed during traffic stop, K-9 critically wounded, police say (@FoxNews)
National News
University extension services in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming together to offer the 5th Annual Driftless Region Beef Conference to be held Jan. 24-25 in Dubuque, IA
National News
Trump in a Reuters interview on Tuesday when asked about the possibility of impeachment “I’m not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened.”
National News
Trump Tweets: "The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got nothing, but they can’t give 5 Billion Dollars for National Security and a Wall?"
National News
Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3yrs, says Trump's 'dirty deeds' led him to 'choose darkness'. He pled guilty to 9 charges of tax evasion, violating campaign finance laws, lying to banks and to Congress. (@NBC)
National News
House Passes Farm Bill In Landslide 369-47, Next Stop Trumps Desk
National News
McDonald's announced a policy to reduce the use of antibiotics important to human health, as defined by the World Health Org. (WHO).
National News
China: Factory robot impales worker with 10 foot-long steel spikes after horror malfunction (@theSun)
National News
Apple Announces Plans to Build a $1 Billion Campus in Austin, TX. The site will have the capacity to accommodate 15,000 employees. (@AP)
National News
CA State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Fran) introduced a bill that would guarantee a “right to shelter” and provide housing for every homeless person in the state.
National News
Merck buys Antelliq for $2.4B to boost animal health unit. Antelliq produces digital technology that monitors animals and helps predict disease. ((@FoxBusiness)
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - KS - 304 strs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 9:34 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - CO - 201 strs @ 119.00 - 188 strs @ 119.00 - 308 strs @ 119.00 - 300 Strs @ 119.00 - 60 hfrs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 11:48 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - WY - 268 hfrs @ 119.00 - 249 hfrs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 11:46 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after sexual misconduct allegations. (@FoxNews)
National News
Monster: The ‘werewolf’ killer, Mikhail Popkov, Russia's most prolific serial killer, convicted of 56 more deaths swelling the number of his victims to at least 78.
World News
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off eastern coast of Russia, tsunami threat possible (@FoxNews)
World News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 221 hfrs @ 123 - 145 hfrs @ 123 - 75 hfrs @ 123 - 214 hfrs @ 123 - 166 hfrs @ 123 - 80 mxd @ 123 @ 3:12 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 61 mxd @ 123 - 192 strs @ 123 - 77 strs @ 123 - 179 strs @ 123 - 249 strs @ 123 - 115 strs @ 123 - @ 3:10 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 83 strs @ 123 - 96 strs @ 123 - 72 strs @ 123 - 54 strs @ 123 - 84 mxd @ 123 @ 3:08 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 64 strs @ 123 - 106 hfrs @ 123 - 56 hfrs @ 123 - 78 hfrs @ 123 - 41 mxds @ 123 @ 3:04 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas 82 strs @ 123 - 86 mxd @ 123 - 60 strs @ 123 - 72 strs @ 123 89 strs @ 123 - @ 3:02 PM - 28 Dec 2018 Reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 28 mxd @ 123 - 53 mxd @ 123 - 75 strs @ 123 - 103 hfrs @ 123 - 50 strs @ 123 @ 3:12 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 87 hfrs @ 124 - 68 hfrs @ 124 - 45 strs @ 124 - 26 mxd @ 124 - 71 mxd @ 124 - 69 strs @ 124 - 20 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:55 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 35 strs @ 123 - 181 hfrs @ 123 - 44 strs @ 123 - 55 hfrs @ 124 - 139 hfrs @ 124 - 78 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:52 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 52 strs @ 123 - 66 mxd @ 123 - 128 strs @ 123 - 55 strs @ 123 - 220 hfrs @ 123 - 121 strs @ 123 @ 2:49 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 63 mxd @ 123 - 77 hfrs @ 123 - 74 hfrs @ 123 - 81 mxd @ 123 - 76 hfrs @ 123 @ 3:00 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Alert level raised in Indonesia for erupting Anak Krakatau volcano all flights to steer clear, days after it triggered a tsunami that killed at least 430 people. (@Reuters)
World News
Japan Reports Its Sixth Case Of Classical Swine Fever
AgWire
Russian baby rescued after nearly 36 hours in frozen rubble after apartment building collapses. His father called it “a New Year’s miracle.” (@AP)
World News
The newly elected governor of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, Alejandro Aparicio Santiago, is killed just hours after taking office when a group of gunmen open fire.
World News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Nebraska Eastern: 184 hfrs @ 195 - 190 hfrs @ 195 - 126 strs @ 195 @10:57 AM - 4 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Nebraska Eastern: 69 hfrs @ 195 - 122 strs @ 195 - 71 hfrs @ 195 - 135 hfrs @ 195 - 269 hfrs @ 195 @10:56 AM - 4 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Goose Island Beer Co. defends embattled Bears kicker, Cody Parkey, offering free beer for a year to any fan who kicked a 43-yard field goal outside their brewery.
Sports
Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies on Wed., 17 of them burned, near the city of Nuevo Laredo, close to the U.S. border, a security official said. (@Reuters)
World News
The cartel-related drug violence in Tijuana continues to rage into 2019 with 18 killed in 18 hours this past Monday and Tuesday, leaving at least 68 dead in 2019. (@Breitbart)
World News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - NE Eastern: 76 strs @ 197.00 - 134 hfrs @ 197.00 - 64 hfrs @ 197.00 - 116 strs @ 197.00 @ 1:48 PM - 11 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 75 strs @ 124 - 79 hfrs @ 124 @ 1:45 PM - 11 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 134 strs @ 124 - 67 str @ 124 - 91 mixed @ 123 - 57 strs @ 124 - 60 mixed @ 124 - 40 hfrs @ 124 @ 1:43 PM - 11 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas:79 strs @ 124 - 56 mixed @ 124 - 59 mixed @ 124 - 97 strs @ 124 @ 1:38 PM - 11 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 39 hfrs @ 124 @ 1:33 PM - 11 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade (Dressed) - NE Eastern: 76 strs @ 197.00 - 134 hfrs @ 197.00 - 64 hfrs @ 197.00 - 116 strs @ 197.00 @ 1:48 PM - 11 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 69 mxd @ 124 - 64 strs @ 124 - 45 hfrs @ 124 - 88 hfrs @ 124 - 64 strs @ 124 - 49 strs @ 124 @ 2:38 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 40 mxd @ 124 - 28 strs @ 124 - 30 hfrs @ 124 - 112 hfrs @ 124 - 221 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:36 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas : 43 hfrs @ 124 - 58 strs @ 124 - 80 hfrs @ 124 - 162 strs @ 124 - 88 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:35 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 31 mxd @ 124 - 94 hfrs @ 124 - 69 mx hfrs @ 124 - 116 mxd @ 124 - 142 mx strs @ 124 @ 2:44 PM - 18 Jan 2019 reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas : 135 mx strs @ 124 - 44 hfrs @ 124 - 28 mxd @ 124 - 66 hfrs @ 124 - 57 mx strs @ 124 - 36 mx strs @ 124 @ 2:42 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 60 mxd @ 124 - 69 strs @ 124 - 61 strs @ 124 - 55 mxd @ 124 @ 2:49 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade (dressed) - NE Eastern: 122 strs @ 197 - 72 strs @ 197 - 258 strs @ 197 - 116 strs @ 124 @ 3:35 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - NE Western: 204 hfrs @ 124 - 216 strs @ 124 - 181 hfrs @ 124 @ 3:40 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Colorado: 379 strs @ 124 - 216 strs @ 124 - 114 strs @ 124 - 448 strs @ 124 - 170 strs @ 124 -179 strs @ 124 @ 3:43 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Colorado: 104 hfrs @ 124 - 170 strs @ 124 @ 3:45 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - NE Western: 178 strs @ 124 - 349 hfrs @ 124 - 904 strs @ 124 - 139 hfrs @ 124 - 182 strs @ 124 @ 3:47 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Wyoming: 375 hfrs @ 124 - 300 hfrs @ 124 @ 3:48 PM - 18 Jan 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - CO: 271 strs @ $125, 261 strs @ $125, 218 strs @ $125, 262 strs @ $125, 105 strs @ $125, @ 5:20 PM - 8 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 78 mixed @ 125 40 hfrs @ 125 @ 3:17 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 89 strs @ 125; 57 strs @ 125; 70 strs @ 125; 62 mixed @ 125; 61 hfrs @ 125 @ 3:16 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 86 mixed @ 125; 62 hfrs @ 125; 65 strs @ 125; 71 strs @ 125; 27 strs @ 124; 30 hfrs @ 125; 45 strs @ 122; @ 3:13 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 124 strs @ 125; 155 mixed @ 125; 83 strs @ 125; 77 strs @ 125; 118 strs @ 125 @ 2:57 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 137 strs @ 125; 85 hfrs @ 125; 108 hfrs @ 125; @ 2:53 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 162 strs @ 125; 104 strs @ 125; 87 mixed @ 125; 124 hfrs @ 125; 59 strs @ 125; @ 2:46 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Colorado: 232 hfrs @ 128; 189 strs @ 128; 185 strs @ 128; 178 strs @ 128; 210 strs @ 128; 223 strs @ 128; 313 Strs @ 128; @ 12:38 PM - 1 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - NE Western: 84 strs @ 128; 181 hfrs @ 128; 64 hfrs @ 128; 120 hfrs @ 128; @ 12:36 PM - 1 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 36 hfrs @ 128 @ 11:49 AM - 1 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade (Dressed) - NE Eastern: 327 strs @ 205; 285 strs @ 205; 161 hfrs @ 205; 170 hfrs @ 205; 84 strs @ 205; @ 11:43 AM - 1 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas : 60 mxd @ 128; 29 mxd @ 128; 43 mxd @ 128; @ 11:42 AM - 1 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Wyoming: 152 hfrs @ 128; 107 strs @ 128; 108 strs @ 128; 351 hfrs @ 128; @ 12:41 PM - 1 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - NE Western: 143 hfrs @ 128.50; 157 hfrs @ 128.50; 162 hfrs @ 128.50; 146 hfrs @ 128.50; 129 hfrs @ 128.50; 135 strs @ 128.50 @ 1:14 PM 7 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Colorado: 105 strs @ 128.50; 663 strs @ 128.50; 323 strs @ 128.50; 418 strs @ 128.50; @ 1:15 PM - 7 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Colorado: 256 hfrs @ 128.59; 299 hfrs @ 128.50; 200 hfrs @ 128.50; 256 hfrs @ 128.50; 400 hfrs @ 128.50; @ 1:16 PM - 7 Mar 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Major to historic river flooding will continue across parts of the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins (WPC)
Weather
FEEDER FLASH: Bluegrass Stockyards (Richmond, Kentucky) - Start Time: 8:00 AM (CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE NOW)
Feeder Flash
Texas Cattle Raisers Host 142nd Annual Convention and Expo Thursday, March 28, 2019 – Sunday, March 31, 2019 - Fort Worth, TX
NBW 1
TODAY'S SALES: Joplin, Blue Grass, Central Livestock, F&T, Russell, Springfield, Southeast, Farmers Regional
Feeder Flash
Wake Up Call: Cattle futures ended in positive territory with support from signs of tightening supplies, overriding a seasonal trend that usually shows rising stocks ahead of the summer grilling season (Allendale)
Market Commentary
Bluegrass Stockyards (Lexington, KY) reports 61 Steers (783 lbs) @ $141.00 (04/09 10:07 AM CDT)
NBW 1
Bluegrass Stockyards (Lexington, KY) reports 62 Steers (856 lbs) @ $132.95 (04/09 10:15 AM CDT)
NBW 1
Bluegrass Stockyards (Lexington, KY) reports 62 Steers (856 lbs) @ $132.75 (04/09 10:11 AM CDT)
NBW 1
OKC West (El Reno, OK) reports 40 Heifers (401 lbs) @ $170.00 (04/09 10:55 AM CDT)
NBW 1
Caldwell Livestock Market (Caldwell, KS) reports 63 Heifers (901 lbs) @ $123.75 (04/09 11:21 AM CDT)
NBW 1
FEEDER FLASH: The largest string sold so far today at Mitchell, South Dakota was 106 heifers (740#) at $142.50
Feeder Flash
FEEDER FLASH: The largest string sold so far today at Pratt, Kansas was 90 heifers (944#) at $120.50
Price Blaster
PURPLE WAVE AUCTION: Truck tractors and trailers are selling to the highest bidders without reserves or minimums (CLICK HERE TO SEE BIDS)
Purple Wave Auctions
Beef bulls vary tremendously in behaviour and personality - this British Blue is very docile, which is great for handling, but also has a low libido - can be tricky for semen collection (@DSFCows)
AgPhotos
Cattle breeding isn’t all flowers and romantic dinners - most bulls prefer an audience! (@DSFCows)
AgPhotos
Showlists are estimated at 280,800 head this week vs. 299,500 head last week and 287,800 head last year (@MidwestMarkets)
Cattle Network
Was asked to show how to make a halter so thought I’d share it with people! (@farmingmadire)
AgPhotos
A Belgian farmer, who lost his horses and cattle during the war, pulls a harrow across his field by himself (@CenturyAgoToday)
AgPhotos
50 Black steers selling at Keady Sale @scott_kuhl selling 859 pounds at $194.25 (@KenSchaus)
AgPhotos
Dr. Mark Lyons sits down with The Irish Times. “The biggest responsibility I have is keeping the culture of the company growing, adopting, evolving” (IrishTimes)
AgToday
Pasture Management: Scotch thistle is a non-native biennial forb but can behave as an annual or short-lived perennial. Each thistle plant can produce up to 40,000 seeds.
Cow-Calf Today
Get Ahead of Fly Season with the 30/30 Approach to Horn Fly Control | Altosid IGR
Fly & Lice Control
April 19' Cattle expired at 123.750 yesterday. The exact same price that April 18' Cattle expired at last year (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
May19 Feeder Cattle finding new Lows... Down -.275 to $141.325 and -$13.975 off the March 22nd Highs of $155.350 (@Cornbroker21)
Feeder Cattle
Multi-Use Cattle Ready Pasture In Eskridge, KANSAS. Newer fences and newer corral in place. Current owner has removed majority of trees on the property to maximize its grazing potential (@LandHub)
AgSell
Great move for corn today, closed above it's 21 day MA and just at the upper resistance, this could be an interesting month (@WackTrades)
Corn
As the COT report goes Tuesday to Tuesday, we can farily confidently predict that it will show funds buying corn this past week. It'll be the first net buy since March 26 in what has been a down trend since Dec 2018 (@Caerus_Trading)
Corn
DYK ~65% of UK agricultural land is only suitable for growing grass and grazing livestock? It can’t produce barley, quinoa or avocados. We’re incredibly lucky that cattle can convert this human inedible grass into high-quality protein - the epitome of sus
AgPhotos
Congratulations to Angie Stump Denton for 3 years at Kansas State University!
AgVersaries
ABS GLOBAL: We are delighted to see our HYVIG customers Edward and Rebecca Towers (Lancashire) featured in British Dairying this month!
ABS Global
SOUTH DAKOTA: Cattle producers interested in broadcasting your sales with DVAuction should contact Justin Dikoff (605) 290-0635 or Michael Blume (605) 870-0052
DVAuction
JOIN THE CROWD: 32K People Follow Priefert Rodeo & Ranch Equipment on Facebook (CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW)
Priefert Ranch Equipment
CHANNEL SPOTLIGHT: BioZyme manufactures supplements & precision biotics that naturally promote animal health and performance for Care that Comes Full Circle
BioZyme Incorporated
Wrapped up another year of school and college rodeo today, big thanks goes out to my sponsors Chegg and Crown Royal (@albert_koenig)
Rodeo
Y-Tex | Farm & Ranch Supplies - Valley Vet Supply: When shopping with Valley Vet Supply, you will find our prices among the lowest anywhere on Y-Tex
Y-Tex Corporation
Dickinson Co. Kansas corn starting to spike through, cattle waiting to go to grass until it dries out again (@mjwiegand)
Corn
Like mother, like daughter: Photo of Delta co-pilots goes viral on social media (KOAT)
Viral (Channel 64)
A possible tornado damaged several structures and destroyed at least one business in the southwest part of Lincoln on Sunday afternoon (JournalStarNews)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Cattlemen Welcome Nomination of Rob Wallace for Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
NCBA
Hoyt Angus Ranch - Annual Production Sale Event Begins: 5/1/19 6:00 PM (CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO CATALOG)
FEATURED
Bad news for American farmers. Trump's trade tweets just sent grain prices to their lowest level in 42 years (@TheStalwart)
Market Flash
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Everyone at DVAuction would like to wish Lorenzo Cruz, Betty Jo Gigot & Scott Anderson a happy birthday
AgBirthdays
Daddy daughter day in the tractor.... she even brought her freshly baked cookies!!! (@a_bonifas)
AgPhotos
'Game of Thrones'-Starbucks cup mistake isn't new. Hello, inadvertent product placement (USAToday)
Activists
Adams Land & Cattle: If you’re like us and enjoy spending your day around cattle, then check out our positions and apply online (CLICK HERE)
AgCareers
Man #harvest18 had to be the most challenging season I’ve ever witnessed...... #plant19 ..... hold my beer (@apasztor82)
AgPhotos
Gallagher NA: A handy fence calculator to help you figure all the materials necessary to build an electric fence
Gallagher
May is National Beef Month! We are thankful to work with producers across the Midwest to help raise the highest-quality beef for all to enjoy! (@VitaPlusCorp)
AgPhotos
Will Health Effects Linger in Beef Calves Following Harsh Spring Weather?
Calf Network- The Healthy Calf Channel
Caddo Parish, LA - Sheriff's Office is encouraging livestock owners to move cattle to higher ground with heavy rains expected later this week
Extreme Weather
There’s something #oddlysatisfying about watching a feed truck deliver feed to our cattle! #FrionaBeef (@Link13Dave)
Beef/Cattle Videos
The Kansas Mesonet launched a new tool: the Cattle Comfort Index. Check it out: (@KStateAgron)
Kansas State University
The girls refused to wear hats for #WearHatWednesday and insisted on these headbands instead. Heifers will be heifers... (@American_Acres)
AgPhotos
President Trump held a rally in Florida last night. Mr. Trump told the crowd "China broke the deal", more tariffs could be collected, NAFTA was the worst deal ever (@commodityweek)
Trump
Live Cattle/Feeders: Trading could be characterized by end of the month position-squaring. Recent weakness in boxed beef values may limit buying interest (Advance Trading)
Market Commentary
Facing pressure on one-day shipping, Amazon offers its workers $10K to quit their jobs - and start their own delivery services (@MarketWatch)
National News
During Coach's Night someone asked Jimbo what kind of cattle he recently bought. Coach replied..."Angus. I wasn't going to buy no Longhorn" (@ohAGGIE17)
AgPhotos
Get Your Own Channel Today! Email Dusty Markham for pricing options at dmarkham@dvauction.com
FEATURED
You think you are getting something done and then the neighbor pulls in with a 48 row high speed planter (@brhayes21)
AgPhotos
I’ve planted cotton since I was 7-8 years old but this sure is different than Dads ole 6 row Tye (@txirrigator)
AgVideos
Well I must say this is a first. #Plant19 for us and #Harvest18 for the neighbour (@KyleCase1)
AgVideos
Walmart posts strong 1Q sales, but CFO warns that "as we get tariffs, we will take prices up" (@TheStalwart)
National News
AG WIRE: Please send your company releases to media@nationalbeefwire.com (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
AgWire
It is our pleasure to introduce Class VI of the Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP), a checkoff-funded course designed to develop the future leaders of Alabama’s beef cattle industry (@ALCattlemen)
AgWire
Last week’s beef cutout cont'd to be attacked from all angles. The biggest cutout detractors are in red (@cattlefax)
Market Flash
NCBA Cattlemen's Webinar - "Is She Pregnant and Now What!?" w/ Dr. Ky Pohler and Dr. Reinaldo Cooke TONIGHT at 7PM Central
Cow-Calf Today
Tornado Alley 'about to wake up': Wall of storms threaten 18 states (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
BEEF FLASH: Tyson Food to build a beef and pork plant in Eagle Mountain, employing more than 800 (SLTrib)
BEEF FLASH
MARKETWATCH: 24/7 ag market coverage, today's reports, commentary, weather, charts and much more...
Market Flash
Giannis looked like his MVP-self in Game 2 vs. the Raptors, putting up 30 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and two blocks (SI.com)
NBA
RUSERIOUS: 4-year-old child calls 911 to report being left in hot car with windows rolled up, along with 6 other children; mother arrested (@NBCNews)
RUSERIOUS
Aldi, a discount grocery chain, is on an aggressive growth spurt in the United States, pressuring even Walmart on low food prices (CNN)
Food & Drink
Don't worry USDA we can get #plant19 done! No problem. Consider us back on track (@ClintonReports)
Comedy (Channel 67)
CATTLE HEALTH CHANNEL: Find the latest news, articles and tips from leading contributors!
Cattle Health
BEEF FLASH: Cargill invests in lab-raised beef company as market for alternative meats heats up (LJS)
BEEF FLASH
Our Wyoming Life on the Road: Mike takes us on the road, as Our Wyoming Life visits Indiana (YouTube)
Beef/Cattle Videos
May is National Hamburger Month: Here are 10 grilled burger recipes (Des Moines Register)
Beef Recipes
‘Game of Thrones’ Is Ending. The blockbuster TV series, shot in Northern Ireland, spawned a host of moneymaking opportunities (WSJ)
Activists
At least 3 tornadoes slam Texas, Oklahoma as line of severe storms eyes Dallas (AccuWeather)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
RUSERIOUS: Nearly half of all calls to US cell phones are expected to be robocalls this year (@CNNBusiness)
RUSERIOUS
Not sure if grandpa knew I was chasing him with the drone, but his tractor was looking mighty photogenic! (@lorengking)
AgPhotos
BEEF FLASH: McDonald's and Tyson are among the companies that expect tighter supplies of pork and bacon to result in more-expensive meat globally (@WSJ)
BEEF FLASH
Officials say a dog disease that can be passed to humans has been confirmed in Iowa (@NBCNews)
Health
A man was arrested for attempted murder for allegedly throwing a stolen tripod from a highway overpass. The object impaled a man (@MSNBC)
RUSERIOUS
The trend toward human-grade food for pets is taking the $32.7 billion pet food and treats market by storm (Forbes)
Animal
The TWA terminal at New York's Kennedy Airport closed in 2001, but now it's sprung back to life as a swanky hotel (@CNN)
Travel
Chris Long, two-time Super Bowl champ and Walter Payton Man of the Year, has announced his retirement from the NFL (@YahooSports)
NFL
FEEDER FLASH: The largest heifer string sold so far today was 100 head (536#) from Richmond, Kentucky at $152.75
Feeder Flash
FEEDER FLASH: The largest string sold so far today was 110 steers (963#) from Richmond, Kentucky at $127.80
Feeder Flash
CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold so far today was 18 steers (456#) from Bloomington, Wisconsin at $170.00
Cow-Calf Today
THURSDAY SALES: Blue Grass, Paris, Cullman, Producers, Shamrock, Wilcox & I-40 (CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE NOW -- No Registration Required)
AgToday
There's a massive manhunt underway in Alabama for a heavily-armed suspect, who opened fire on police officers (@NBCNews)
Most Wanted
Alabama's recently signed abortion ban - the most restrictive in the nation - is meant to serve as a vehicle to challenge Roe v. Wade at the Supreme Court (USAToday)
Health
Want Options In Insecticide Tags? Y-Tex Has More Options Than Any Other Manufacturer. Click to Learn More.
Y-Tex Corporation
Bayer's market capitalization has shrunk over 40% since it closed the Monsanto deal a year ago (@WSJ)
Money
It’s been reported that Chick-fil-A will likely become the third-largest fast-food chain within the next two years, surpassing Wendy’s, Burger King and Taco Bell (Entrepreneur.com)
Fast Food
COMEDY CHANNEL: Is it bad etiquette to ask a Mennonite bull hauler to stop by a store on the way home from the auction barn and buy beer to deliver with your cattle? (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
5 loads of Top Dollar Verified calves on Joplin Prime Time Video Sale Thursday, June 6th, 2019 - Click here for more info
Top Dollar Angus
Nike, Adidas call tariffs 'catastrophic' in letter to Trump (@SFGate)
Trade
CATTLE BREEDS: #HidupanLiarOfTheDay is our banteng! they are also known as tembadau! (@sunfloweraidil)
Cattle Breeds
Andrea kicks off the Atlantic hurricane season early for the fifth consecutive year (@WeatherChannel)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Doubling down on a strategy that was pivotal to his 2016 win, Trump is outspending every Democratic presidential candidate on Facebook advertising (@Reuters)
Trump
SPORTS CHANNEL: Yoenis Cespedes will likely miss the remainder of the season after breaking his right ankle in a fall on his Florida ranch this weekend (@SINow)
Sports
Mangum, OK Tornado tonight May 20, 2019 (@oklahomachaser)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Not unfamiliar to cattle producers, pinkeye is a bacterial infection of the surface of the eye (iGrow)
Cattle Health
Looks like ethanol margins are 10-25 cents negative across the country. US corn now priced ~8% above SA on export market. Just remember to ratchet down your demand numbers along with your production numbers (@StandardGrain)
Ethanol
Very strong radar signatures & photographic evidence of a large tornado last evening near Augusta, MO (@NWSStLouis)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
CNN, MSNBC have given Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti $175 million in earned media (FoxNews)
Entertainment
CLASSIC! This Albertan rancher had a missing calf, then saved the day after noticing a familiar nose sticking out from a badger hole (@AgMoreThanEver)
Beef/Cattle Videos
Fact: All four category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. were tropical storms just three days earlier (@NWSNHC)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Great photo taken from north of Phillipsburg, KS - looking south! Photo courtesy of Jean Stapel (via Facebook) (@NWSHastings)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Strange high temperature forecast today for late May in the Southwest: High today in Phoenix will be close to that in both Seattle & Portland. (Phoenix avg. high is 97˚) (@wxjerdman)
Weather
Beef. It's What's For Dinner. makes Memorial Day memorable with recipes and tips for the perfect burger
Beef Checkoff
WEATHER FLASH: Over 91% of the United States has no drought, this is the first time on record to reach the 91% mark
Weather
‘Catastrophic’ tornado hits Missouri state capital Jefferson City
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption (USDA)
Trade
Chris Long: Typical day. Get on an interview to talk retirement. Get asked about NFL drug testing and I end up admitting I smoke the devil’s lettuce sometimes... (@JOEL9ONE)
Cannabis
Heartbreaking scenes across Missouri this morning. This new footage shows extensive tornado damage in Jefferson City neighborhoods (@WeatherNation)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Angus Australia and CSIRO announce beef cattle industry first ImmuneDEX breeding value
Cow-Calf Today
Trade Aid No Solution to Continued Impasse for Soybean Sales to China (ISA)
Iowa Soybean Association
Maybe next time USDA just has Oprah make the announcement. "You get a payment! And you get a payment!" (@ChrisClaytonDTN)
Comedy (Channel 67)
More than two dozen tornadoes were reported across Missouri and Oklahoma, including several that prompted tornado emergencies (@NOAASatellites)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Trade war fears crushed US oil prices, which plummeted 6% to a 10-week low of $57.91 a barrel. It was oil's worst day since Christmas Eve (@CNNBusiness)
Energy
COMEDY: Now let me tell you about the time when The Weather Network forecast was right (@rumohrd)
Comedy (Channel 67)
CALF TRACKER: There were 0 sales in the top 25 calf strings this week over $200.00, compared to 2 sales last week
Salebarn Network
Congratulations to Mark Harmon for 39 years at Joplin Regional Stockyards!
AgVersaries
Several tornadoes reportedly touched down on Tuesday evening in Kansas to damage homes, uproot trees and rip down power lines, the National Weather Service (NWS) said (Reuters)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
More than 300 tornadoes have ravaged the U.S. Midwest in the last two weeks, during an unusual onslaught of extreme weather (Reuters)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
My brother in KC, a KSU grad, just sent us this message: “Tornado hit Lawrence. I went by the football stadium and I can confirm there were no touchdowns there.” (@DarinNewsom)
Comedy (Channel 67)
I have lots of questions about this Impossible Burger thing. Like do you have to own a fleshlight, live in a basement and hate life or can anyone buy them? (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Big Boy trike...complete w/ clown horn & airport floodlight. How'd he get up there? (@MachineryPete)
AgPhotos
In the future commodity market analysts will replace “big 36 and 48 row planters” with a “swarm of robots that can float” for planting the crop quickly (@PitstickFarms)
AgVideos
Extreme floods turned this Oklahoma town into an island 'blocked off from civilization' (Twitter)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
I'm not crazy bullish by any means, but the fact that 'drier the second week of June' with 37 million acres of corn unplanted is bearish is kind of hilarious (@GoddessofGrain)
Corn
300K cans of food donated to food banks. Thousands of volunteer hours. One big tribute - the largest can structure ever built - to pay tribute to farmers and agriculture. Est. 2011 (@JohnDeere)
John Deere
BEEF FLASH: Let's get something straight. There's no such thing as "plant-based meats." You can have your "veggie burger." But no amount of smashing peas, beans, and maltodextrin into a patty makes it "meat." Your headline is literally #FakeNews about #F
NCBA
COMEDY: I have now been a vegan for 8 minutes. From my experience with other vegans I felt it was important to tell everyone (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Reducing Parasite Resistance to Dewormers - Advance Deworming in Cattle
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Autonomous robots in agricultural fields advance through $200,000 investment to Purdue startup
AgVideos
KC Chiefs announce behind-the-scenes show called, “The Franchise” (ArrowheadPride)
Kansas City Chiefs
Had a farmer break down in tears during an interview on how many acres he won’t plant this yr (@Tyne_Ag)
Extreme Weather
Beautiful morning in the Panhandle, moving cows to new pasture so that they can clean up the yucca blooms (@jerodmcdaniel)
AgPhotos
I need to go somewhere where the corn is planted and emerged because I'm starting to lose my sh** here... if we're being honest (@GoddessofGrain)
AgToday
We know that #Plant19 can be a very stressful time. Remember that it's important to stop and take a breath every once and a while. Take care of yourself and check in on your neighbors, friends, and family (@FarmFoodCareON)
AgToday
“This decision provides strong vindication for what many of us have said for years — the waters of the U.S. rule was invalid" (@FarmBureau)
Farm Network
#DYK dairy positively impacts the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people across the globe? Watch and learn more about how dairy changes lives (@DairyGood)
Dairy
The Pioneer brand is here to stay, but next week, we’ll welcome a new era under Corteva Agriscience™ as part of the largest U.S.-based pure-play agriculture company (@CortevaUS)
Farm Network
K-State develops program to train students for career in feedlot industry (KSU)
Kansas State University
Was telling dad this morning... we got good sun for drying but no wind... well that changed this afternoon (@CoryRitter)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Seriously dude you have the whole place and you have to be up here eating her flowers? This isn't going to go over well, just saying (@trentloos)
AgPhotos
The American Angus Association® presents the first film to expose the impact of urban sprawl on American Agriculture – "Losing Ground"—an I Am Angus production.
AgVideos
President Trump said that the U.S. would impose a 5% tariff on all Mexican goods on June 10 until migrants are stopped from entering the U.S. (@NBCNews)
Trade
CATTLE FLASH: The American Angus Association Board of Directors approved changes to the $Value Indexes during the February board meeting Feb. 18-21, 2019. The new changes will go into effect TODAY – Friday, May 31, 2019
The Black Angus Channel
Building a car in the United States, and buying one, could get a lot more expensive. Every American auto factory depends on Mexican parts (@CNN)
Trade
Mount Agung in Bali erupted violently earlier today -- spewing ash more than 6000 feet into the sky (@Accuweather)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Dozens of goats released into New York park to fight invasive plants (Reuters)
AgVideos
Spying, treason and politics: President Trump ups the stakes in Russia probe battle despite scant evidence (USAToday)
Spy Network
Soon we will say goodbye to these cows forever. Our neighbor has announced that he can’t go on (@NYFarmer)
Farm Network
This is heartbreaking, just got texted to me from Eastern IL near boarder of IL & IN (@TheChadColby)
AgPhotos
On the eve of World Milk Day, we raise a glass to the hard-working men and women who spend early mornings and late nights, rain or shine (@NMPF)
Dairy
Andy Ruiz stopped heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua with 1:33 left in the seventh round to pull off one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history (@WSJ)
Boxing
Celebrating farming in Franklin County. The parade about to start in Enosburg at the annual Vt. Dairy Festival. The 63rd year! (@anson_ag)
Dairy
Our branding is kinda a family affair with everyone pitching in with after branding meal (@TheDailyCowman)
Food & Drink
365 days of work summed up in 3 minutes. S/O to my wife for helping film & sorting through 525 clips to make this video (@rockormiston2)
AgVideos
Enough with the avocados. if these tariffs go into effect, a $30,000 car built in Mexico could go up $1,500 to to $7,500 (5% to 25%) (@ChrisClaytonDTN)
Trade
Jude Capper: This National Cancer Survivors Day I’m in the middle of chemo. It sucks. The side-effects are horrid and I look rubbish with no hair (@Bovidiva)
AgPhotos
Mexico has taken advantage of the United States for decades. Because of the Dems, our Immigration Laws are BAD. Mexico makes a FORTUNE (@RealDonaldTrump)
Trump
Cattle are currently struggling with 3 major headwinds: global trade disputes, rising grain prices and a successful marketing campaign by Beyond Meat (@TradesByDave)
Cattle Network
National Corn President Lynn Chrisp is with @Corteva as they ring the opening bell today at the NYSE (@NationalCorn)
National Corn Growers Association
Most sources seem content forecasting 68% to 73% will now be planted vs. just 58% last week... (@KevinVanTrump)
Crop Progress
Might as well throw a hurricane in the mix ...... lol what a f’ing spring (@apasztor82)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Collars with pedometers help farmers keep a closer eye on their animals and provide the best care! (@animalag)
AgPhotos
Had a little help this morning checking the cows. Pink monkey boots, night gown and lucky charms (@EyeTeachSci)
Beef/Cattle Videos
"On behalf of all Americans, I offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long-cherished and truly remarkable reign of Her Majesty The Queen" (@WhiteHouse )
World News
US National Guard reports 920 Air and Army Guardsmen are serving flooded areas in six Midwest states (@JessiTurnure)
AgVideos
NAMI Calls on California Department of Food and Agriculture to Postpone Implementation of Prop 12
AgWire
So amused by the anger of people in Great Britain over Trump... (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
I blame 2019 on all you folks that couldn't wait for 2018 to be over "because it couldn't get any worse" -- quit challenging the universe like that, man (@GoddessofGrain)
AgPhotos
Storms can be pretty, even if they do stop me from planting from time to time (@jerodmcdaniel)
AgPhotos
Brazil Halts Beef Exports to China on BSE Disease Case. China is the largest destination for the country’s beef, accounting for about 20% of total shipments. (@Bloomberg)
World Ag News
TOP DOLLAR ANGUS: Check out these loads of #TDAVerified CharAngus calves sired by front-end Angus genetics
Top Dollar Angus
Yesterday, FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce got a bird’s eye view of flooding in mid-Missouri. FSA offers disaster assistance to help impacted farmers recover (@usdafsa)
Extreme Weather
In our recently concluded, highly scientific Twitter poll, cheese (36 percent) beat out ice cream (29 percent) and fluid milk (25 percent) as consumers' favorite dairy treat (@nmpf)
Dairy
We just finished milking our 188 cows which doesn’t leave us with much else to do today, except for cleaning the barn, feeding the animals, moving hay out of a field, bush hogging, spreading manure, side-dressing corn, and milking those cows a second time
Dairy
The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody is built for one wicked ride (@Dodge)
Transportation
Always remember one of my favorite Jason Aldean lyrics... “Lord, I never complain, I never ask why, please don't let my dreams run dry.” But in this case it’s the opposite (@Qconnealy19)
Extreme Weather
Video Feature: Dusty Abney, cow-calf and stocker nutritionist at Cargill Animal Health, discusses the importance of maintaining appropriate body condition score and good nutrition.
Cargill Animal Nutrition
My Name Is Ted... I like rain. I also like beer. Who doesn't? But, as my girlfriend likes to say, you've had enough...
AgPhotos
The American Angus Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce Mark McCully as the new chief executive officer of the American Angus Association, effective June 10, 2019
The Black Angus Channel
GRAIN CRUSHINGS: Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 493 million bushels in April 2019
Corn
FATS & OILS: Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.15 million tons (172 million bushels) in April 2019...
Soybeans
We have all the gifts you need for Father's Day. Shop apparel and accessories! (Beef Loving Texans)
AgSell
Russia it is getting hot, hot , hot- some analysts to decrease Russian wheat production forecast 2019/20 as June temperatures have risen above 30 °C in the south (@RussianGrainTra)
Wheat
This #WorldMilkDay, Zoetis colleagues around the globe are raising a glass of milk to celebrate all the devoted people who bring incredible, delicious dairy to our tables
Zoetis
Congratulations to Allison Burenheide & Leland Brown from Merck Animal Health for being selected for the KARL program (KSU)
MERCK Animal Health
Looking for truck drivers to help with corn harvest, starting late July, approximately two weeks. Short hauls, KW trucks, no long lines at the elevator (@bigaljack)
AgCareers
I've tried to be conservative in my acreage & yield reductions, not desiring to create more market emotion than necessary (@ArlanFF101)
Market Flash
You guys are all supposed to be the federal policy leaders. So act like it (@ChrisClaytonDTN)
Politics
DECTOMAX Pour-On Solution controls 33 parasites and larval stages for broad coverage against internal and external parasites
Zoetis
Saudi Arabia said that OPEC and its allies should extend oil production cuts at around current levels as the kingdom did not want a fight for market share with the United States or a repeat of the price collapse five years ago (Refinitiv)
Energy
This is Connect Week at Elanco – a week that we have designated, globally, to intentionally step away from email, and focus on face-to-face... (Jeffrey Simmons, President & CEO at Elanco)
Elanco Animal Health
Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. said her country would strengthen enforcement measures to contain illegal immigration (@WSJ)
Border Patrol
Why does this Tenderloin home listed for $1.88M have jail cells in its basement? (SFGate)
Real Estate
McDonald's Used a Known Data Model To Make Forecasts. Then the Toronto Raptors Taught It a Wonderful, Painful Lesson (Inc)
NBA
Finished a field at 10pm last night, but we had enough seed and fuel so we decided not to go home. Planting is done! (@thefarmerslife)
AgVideos
It’s interesting that people in plush offices, with shiny shoes and supercomputers can estimate the 19 corn yields... (@PitstickFarms)
Corn
There's a reason the rear view mirror is so small and the windshield is so big... (ManShed)
AgPhotos
The top 10 finalist results are in for the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship...
Beef/Cattle Videos
You bet we sent in several entries to the Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest For Agrimarketers this year. Congrats to our winners Matt Olson, Casey Hushon and Jill Seiler! (Charleston|Orwig)
Charleston|Orwig
Nebraska Strong. Just finished this painting I started at 10am this morning for the Cattlemen’s Ball of NE to be auctioned off tonight on stage (Ashley Spitsnogle's Art)
Nebraska
Brooklyn Burger King Accused Of Replacing 'Impossible Burgers' With Beef Whoppers (HuffPost)
Fake Meat
Eric Grant and his outfit were AWESOME this week. Great vision, excellent production, super cool camera work...truly professionals
AgPhotos
The Mississippi River at St. Louis crested @ 46.02 ft. Second highest crest in history (@NWSStLouis)
Extreme Weather
Central Illinois has it all, planted prevent, flooded, wet holes, replanted (@TheChadColby)
AgVideos
Gold is on its longest winning streak in almost a year and a half, another sign investors are preparing for lower growth and rate cuts (@WSJ)
Money
SHOUT OUT: Midwest Feeders in Ingalls took home the Earl C. Brookover Memorial Award, a steer statue passed to a different feedyard each year, for its award-winning steer tagged 220 (HutchNews)
Shout Out
ANTHONY WHITTLEY, 28, of Parsons, Kansas, and JASMINE BOONE, a/k/a Jasmine Thomas, 28, of Wister, Oklahoma, have pleaded guilty to cattle rustling, announced United States Attorney Timothy J. Downing
Cattle Theft
CATTLE FLASH: Scott County Man Charged With More Than 300 Counts Of Animal Cruelty Linked To Cattle Deaths (5News)
CATTLE FLASH
One dead, multiple people injured in crane collapse after severe storms sweep through North Texas (Twitter)
Extreme Weather
BEEF FLASH: National Beef Packing Company, LLC completes ownership of the Iowa Premium beef processing facility located in Tama, Iowa
BEEF FLASH
OKC West Index Quotes. 1-4 lower. But 3-4 higher than Monday (@Smithcattleco)
Cattle Prices (Channel 31)
There are over 1.2 million women are working America’s lands - that is more than a third of our nation’s farmers (USDA)
AgPhotos
No, it's not canola. It's one of the mustard fields grown down here as a cover crop and natural nematicide grown before ginseng (@Pasztor79)
AgPhotos
The National Corn Growers Association Corn Board has elected fifth-generation Ohio farmer John Linder to be the next first vice president (@NationalCorn)
National Corn Growers Association
July corn futures set a new high of $4.42 per bushel, the highest for the most-active contract since July 2015 (@kannbwx)
Corn
Bleeding from her eyes, Missouri teen’s illness mystifies doctors and captivates world (KCStar)
Health
LaVar Ball on the Lakers trading Lonzo Ball: ‘I guarantee... it will be the worst move the Lakers ever did in their life and they will never win another championship. Guarantee it” (@NotoriousOHM)
NBA
The Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks (@wojespn)
NBA
I remember one time I stood up and turned my back to my Grandma when she was telling me something. I just don't remember much afterwards (@TopThird)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Shooting at Costco: Off-duty LAPD officer fired fatal shot after man hit him (USAToday)
National News
My Dad passed away in the blink of an eye almost 9 years ago, but I still miss him everyday. For those of you who still have Dad, cherish the time (@Agridome)
AgPhotos
Got this from my youngest........ if u can’t read it, it’s says I’m really good at cutting grass but not so good at planting corn, lol! (@apasztor82)
AgPhotos
Yes, the US women's soccer team is dominant. That's because most of the world is playing catch-up (CNN)
World Cup
Rented this Kinze planter from the dealer and this happened on the way home. What a cheap pile of sh** (@fama_il)
AgPhotos
The sooner you face the reality that good maternal factors are NOT color or breed specific the better * Keep and buy maternal trait cows * Breed them to above average bulls * Use something nobody wants to buy... (@TheDailyCowman)
Cow-Calf Today
I think there's a strong chance at some point during the next two weeks we trade limit-up! (@KevinVanTrump)
Corn
Carli Lloyd Responds To Stupid Celebration Controversy With Polite Golf Clap After Scoring An Absolute Screamer (DeadSpin)
World Cup
Federal workers literally turn their backs on Trump Agriculture secretary after he chose to relocate them from DC to Kansas City (@thehill)
Politics
Experts say watch these 5 companies clamoring to join the plant-based 'meat' market dominated by Beyond Meat (Business Insider)
Fake Meat
U.S. Open champ Gary Woodland is a baller. Named all-state in basketball in high school... (@PGATour)
Golf
Delicious roast beef piled on a sweet Hawaiian roll with gooey cheese. Is your mouthwatering yet? (@BeefLovingTX)
Beef Recipes
Honey bees pollinate $15 billion worth of crops each year, including more than 90 fruits & vegetables (@USDA)
AgPhotos
When a heifer has twins, but the birth is unassisted and both calves are healthy (@abrahamson_alex)
AgPhotos
"It's A Disaster Like I've Never Seen Before": 2019 Could Be Worst Year Ever For US Corn Farmers | Zero Hedge (@IndianaGrainCo)
Corn
NE Custer Co. Nebraska more rain today, corn up to knee high, soybeans would like to be drier to grow. cattle doing well on grass (@mjwiegand)
Nebraska
Miraco waterers provide clean, cold, fresh water to the cattle which Bonney believies to be as important as cattle nutrition (@MiracoWaterers)
AgPhotos
Making everything autonomous so farmers can spend more time in the city (@jerodmcdaniel)
Comedy (Channel 67)
The Beef Lady shares her delicious recipe for Sonoma steaks with vegetables bocconcini (Fox6Now)
Beef Recipes
TUESDAY SALES: Ozarks, Blue Grass, Hub City, Loup City (WATCH LIVE NOW, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Feeder Flash
TOP 25: The largest string sold on Tuesday at Huron, South Dakota was 77 heifers (713#) at $145.25
Feeder Flash
TOP 25: The largest string sold on Tuesday at Lexington, Kentucky was 87 steers (601#) at $156.50
Feeder Flash
Eric Grant (center), St. Joseph, Missouri, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Ambassador Award. Also pictured are Sherry Doubet and Lee Leachman
Grant Company
Fair Oaks Farms abuse: Witness says ARM coerced workers to abuse calves, prosecutor says (JCOnline)
Crime
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea, becoming the first Chinese leader to visit the reclusive country in 14 years (Reuters)
China
Under pressure to lower interest rates, the Federal Reserve gives its strongest signal yet that it is preparing to possibly cut rates later this year (Reuters)
Money
Today, National Corn launched an ad in Washington DC calling on the EPA to follow President Trump’s commitment to farmers and stop giving RFS waivers to big oil companies
National Corn Growers Association
We side dress anhydrous for the majority of our corn acres in the spring, saving us $25/acre compared to liquid- labor... (@chrisbarron24)
AgVideos
A great look over an open field, exactly how we like to see severe weather play out (@WeatherNation)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
WEDNESDAY SALES: Springfield, Blue Grass, Glacial Lakes, Joplin, Hub City (CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE NOW - NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
AgToday
One of my favorite chases south of Brewster, NE. No one around. Hail roar and beautiful supercell structure (@WxMstr)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Soybean Prevent Planting Decisions in Middle June, Cover Crops, and MFP Payments (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran had received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump warning that a U.S. attack on Iran was imminent but saying he was against war and wanted talks on a range of issues (Reuters)
Military
Early today, some of the storms across Nebraska and northern Kansas produced large hail and damaging winds
Weather
The way we breed dairy cows is setting them up for extinction says article. (@Quartz)
Cow-Calf Today
Boom: Donations to Trump’s July Fourth ‘Salute’ in Washington to double fireworks display, up to 40 minutes of fireworks
Trump
Wow! I'm amazed at all of the grain traders hitting me with skepticism this morning about the scope of problems in eastern Midwest (@ArlanFF101)
AgToday
Whether eaten sliced or as a pizza topping, pineapple is a delicious & versatile tropical fruit that ranks second in global production behind the mango (@USDA)
Food & Drink
So the Democrats say the economy is benefiting the rich. Well, it is also benefiting those that "want to work" (@Cornfrmr)
AgToday
I can’t wait to explain to them every third shove full of work they get paid for, they will have to give that money to the government... I bet they will be so excited (@jerodmcdaniel)
AgPhotos
NRCS & @ucdavis announced the newest high-tech tool for your farming toolbox – SoilWeb 2.0. Download the app today (@USDA_NRCS)
AgApps (App Directory)
Sitting on my Japanese quarter horse in my hay shed trying to decide if I can make it home without being struck by lightning (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Bitcoin down 24% currently after being up 20% yesterday. "The Currency of The Future!" (@TopThird)
Market Flash
A lot of folks laughed when I told them they'd sell harvest wheat for 5.50 this year. And here we are! (@GoddessofGrain)
Wheat
Windy in southwest Kansas. Moisture still a little too high to cut wheat north of Lakin (@KansasWheat)
Wheat
"Farm stress is real." Up to 35% of farmers and ranchers suffer from depressive symptoms (@FarmBureau)
Farm Network
The OAC Dean's Office is pleased to announce Christine Wilkinson as the new Liaison Officer. She begins in the role on July 2, 2019 (@UofGuelphOAC)
Shout Out
It’s not beef, but too good not to share. Arbys is making veggies out of meat. Hilarious, creative marketing (@MoCattle)
Fake Meat
The best insider tips for grilling beef this summer. The best beef – prime hanger, skirt steak, ribeyes, burgers – to grill this summer (@crazycatsmovers)
Cooking Beef
Always look for well-marbled steaks for the ultimate in tender, juicy flavor (@CertAngusBeef)
Cooking Beef
Oh My! This Korean Beef Bulgogi Bowl is bursting with spicy flavour! Marinated, then grilled or fried and served with a vibrant, crunchy salad (@KitchenSanc2ary)
Beef Recipes
Thomas Co. Kansas corn ankle to knee high, trying to catch up. Wheat harvest19 still 7-10 days away, cattle doing well in the yard (@mjwiegand)
Kansas
Creep grazing offers an easy & affordable way for cattle producers to pack on those extra pounds during the grazing season (@GallagherNA)
Gallagher
YEARLING SPECIAL: Joplin Regional Stockyards is STREAMING LIVE NOW (No Registration Required)
Feeder Flash
Burning cigarette may have caused Notre Dame fire, French prosecutors say (Twitter)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Notice in corn that 16.7% of the 91.7 million acres was still intended during the survey period of the roughly the first two weeks in June (@ScottIrwinUI)
Corn
When I plan a roadtrip I like to go by the motto of "Get off the Interstate so you can see real America" -- That being said (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Best response to the report from a Canadian friend of mine, "What's the USDA smoking?" (@GoddessofGrain)
Grain Network
I have problems with methodology sometimes, but they try to do a good job. Today's #'s reflect farmer sentiment, not fact, June 1 (@ArlanFF101)
Market Flash
FYI the 91.7 million acres of corn reflects acres planted OR intended to plant. Does NOT guarantee they were ALL planted! (@kannbwx)
Corn
Severe storms in Florida produced this scary looking funnel cloud that many could see in Cape Coral & Fort Myers (@WeatherNation)
Extreme Weather
We managed to capture today’s SEVERE THUNDERSTORM in West Mobile on our timelapse. Winds gusted to 59 mph (@NWSMobile)
Extreme Weather
It's so hot in Spain that manure self-ignited, sparking a 10,000-acre wildfire (@JimCantore)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Today our radar gets a major upgrade. 1st step is to remove the dome so the team can access the pedestal. The last time the dome was off was December 6, 1995! (@NWSSpokane)
AgVideos
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper captured an asteroid entering the atmosphere south of Puerto Rico on 06/22/2019 (@NOAASatellites)
Space
WOW! Crazy water spout Cold Lake I believe is on the border of SK/AB way up north! (@ReedTimmerAccu)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Nice start to the day! A very orange sunrise from our office this morning with the sun peaking through some fog (@NWSLaCrosse)
AgPhotos
Weather pic of day: A cone-shaped tornado develops under a striated 'mothership' mesocyclone over wheat fields near Leoti, KS on 21 May 2016 (@SimonStormRider)
Extreme Weather
New storm chase team with my 2 daughters? We’re off to Jenna’s graduation. She asked me if she could use Dominator 3 for her grad vehicle so here we go (@SeanSchofer)
AgPhotos
Co-op had to borrow our big cable yesterday. Glad that wasn’t ours. That’s bad. Muck is a different animal (@ScottFarmCo)
AgPhotos
Fighting chemo fatigue and pain with rocky road ice cream today. So lucky to have amazing, local, homemade dairy ice-cream from Q Gardens Farm Show (@Bovidiva)
Dairy
Driving through the Missouri River carnage on either side of I-29 southbound toward KC. “Sobering” is the best word I can come up with (@DarinNewsom)
AgPhotos
Passionate about beef cattle? Applications now open for the 44 Farms International Beef Academy! (@tamuansc)
Texas
Proud to announce our partnership with Texas Tech to create a state-of-the-art cotton classing facility on the Lubbock, TX campus (@USDA_AMS)
Texas
Got a little extra cardio going loading pipe when this m’fer came shooting out of one I was loading! Not today satan! (@JbowersJrod)
Animal
Outstanding in someone else's field, corn field that is. All "ears" on corn acres and yield now (@trentloos)
Corn
Greeley takes the whole cattle thing to a new level with cow art in the hotel room (@shaunhaney)
AgPhotos
Surprised at amount of corn still weedy. Lose 4 bu/ac for every 1" weed height. Some weeds here 6" tall (@WheatPete)
Corn
Authorities battle massive fire at Jim Beam aging facility in Kentucky
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Can you believe this could be the first 4th of July when Americans puke more because of Beyond Beef burgers than Busch Light!! (@TopThird)
Fake Meat
Something about this place is different... Season 2 with @coach_frost coming this fall (@HuskerFBNation)
Nebraska Huskers
Most Improved CFB Teams: 1) Nebraska 2) UCLA 3) Arkansas 4) Florida St 5) Virginia Tech 6) Central Michigan... (@RJinVegas)
Nebraska Huskers
If this ain’t a sign to buy all US Commodity futures today, I don’t know what is (@TopThird)
AgPhotos
Fun facts brought to u by me...... did u know that Field of Dreams was written by a Canadian? (@apasztor82)
AgPhotos
Bloomberg reports that China is considering buying some U.S. farm products to show goodwill. Soybeans, corn, and pork are being considered (@kannbwx)
China
The USDA reported dehydrated alfalfa meal (Kansas City -T) at $310.50, compared to $268.00 last week and $255.50 last year
Feedstuffs
Dad and me feeding Murray... same place, same croc - two photos 15 years apart (@RobertIrwin)
Animal
Happy 4th of July to everyone south of the border....... I hope your beer is cold and your fireworks are loud
AgPhotos
Thus far Wednesday afternoon, trade is moderate on very good demand in Nebraska with live sales ranging from 112.00-113.50 and dressed sales at 180.00. On Wednesday morning trade and demand was s moderate in the Southern with live sales steady at 109.00,
AgVideos
BEEF FLASH: The Retail Beef Price Composite (RBPC) was at $5.51 in April, up 5 cents from the month prior
Retail Beef Prices
Lean ground beef prices reported at $5.29/lb. in April, up 10 cents from last month
Retail Beef Prices
BEEF FLASH: Weekly beef production has been under 500 million pounds 10 times so far in 2019
Meat Production
Former Huskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong was named the 2019 Indoor Football League rookie of the year (@OWHbigred)
Nebraska Huskers
Atacama desert in Chile is the driest non-polar region in the world. A few weather stations here have NEVER recorded a rain ever! (@AgBioWorld)
AgPhotos
A fun video for those of you who love livestock in all their grand diversity. Ever fascinating (@NYFarmer)
AgVideos
As we celebrate Independence Day 2019 take a moment to thank a farmer for the food you'll be enjoying today (@FarmBureau)
AgPhotos
Another big earthquake has struck California. This one was measured at a preliminary 7.1 magnitude around 8 p.m. Friday (@WeatherNation)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at Welch, Oklahoma was 227 steers (867#) at $128.10
Salebarn Network
TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at West Plains, Missouri was 225 heifers (717#) at $129.75
Salebarn Network
TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at Joplin, Missouri was 371 heifers (784#) at $122.50
Salebarn Network
TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at El Reno, Oklahoma was 356 steers (864#) at $125.00
Salebarn Network
This is what farmers will resort to if you ban glyphosate! Organic farmers using flame to control weeds. It is an epitome of our stupidity (@AgBioWorld)
AgVideos
...I am starting to take it a whisper personal when other ‘aggies’ claim climate change isn’t real (@MegRaeB)
Climate Change
When you're over vacation and sick of everyone's sh**... My nephew this morning (@GoddessofGrain)
AgPhotos
JD combines and Old Glory welcome guests to the wedding rehearsal dinner for Garret Talcott and Morgan Storant near Bennet, Neb....How cool is that? (@MachineryPete)
Nebraska
It was a chilly morning for ranch work, but everyone was all smiles. Our second place photo was submitted by Molly Sims of Wellington (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
No. 1 WEEKEND TIP: EAT STEAK. Avoid anything that "tastes like chicken!" (@CertAngusBeef)
Food & Drink
Are you between the ages of 10 and 20 years? Do you want to acquire experience and education in agriculture-related skills? (@usdafsa)
Faces of Beef
Corn export shipments really fell out of bed as South American new-crop supplies became available (@ArlanFF101)
Corn
Horses in Colorado test positive for VS; NDA encourages horse, cattle owners to be aware (1011now)
Horse Network
Purchase a qualifying* Gallagher 110 volt, plug-in Energizer AND a Gallagher Volt Meter (G50314) to receive a FREE Live Fence Indicator (G51100) and Gallagher ball cap after mail-in rebate
Gallagher
Jorge Masvidal with the fastest knockout in UFC history... 5 seconds and its over for Askren (@2nddecksports)
MMA
Soccer star Rapinoe calls out FIFA for scheduling three finals, including World Cup match, on Sunday
World Cup
Thank a farmer, without them you would have to eat some sh** called “beyond bread” or maybe an “impossible sandwich” (@jerodmcdaniel)
AgPhotos
Oh my heart, my heart, my heart -- Papa better stay in line today -- There is a new Sheriff in town (@TheDailyCowman)
Faces of Beef
Tesla was awesome when they just sang songs, before they started making cars (@jerodmcdaniel)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Join the webinar to hear from 3 leading programs about the services they offer to cattlemen around adding information and value to feeder cattle, and taking risk out of feeder cattle purchasing decisions for the feedyard.
NCBA
The cows lined up in tribute, to say farewell to her? Take 2 minutes here, too good to not read, from McLean County, Illinois (@maxarmstrong)
AgPhotos
...Comparing ranchers like me to ranchers hacking down rainforests is like comparing apples and oranges (@MegRaeB)
AgToday
Formerly known as Ripple Creek.... Just a little chuckle for those "In the Know" (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
One acre can grow about - 821 lbs. of cotton - 2,784 lbs. of wheat or - 50,000 lbs. of strawberries (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
When you ask the McDelivery guy what happened to the barbecue sauces (@angrypeanut4)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Kris Kobach kicks off his U.S. Senate campaign by misspelling his own first name on the candidacy declaration forms (@thedailybeast)
Kansas
Torrential rain produces ‘life-threatening’ floods and prompts emergency warning in Washington, DC (Twitter)
Extreme Weather
Think I’m gonna try a glove on my throwing hand this year (@TomBrady)
NFL
He saw a kid playing without shoes or socks so he went inside and gave him a pair of his own (@BleacherReport)
Shout Out
Yeah the Home Run Derby is cool, but nothing is more electric than the Korean bunting contest (@Jacob_Resnick)
MLB
Laker Nation, I’m dreaming about the 4th quarter Lakers team with LeBron, AD, Danny Green, Avery Bradley, and Kyle Kuzma. That’s almost unbeatable! (@MagicJohnson)
Sports
The latest Russian addition to UNESCO’s World Heritage List is a group of historic cathedrals and other buildings in Pskov (@MoscowTimes)
Russia
So, this just happened ... a prototype of an autonomous fairway mower from @JohnDeere (@GCM_Magazine)
John Deere
Climate change is leaving the farmers of Central America with a choice: Wait for rain or migrate (@NBCNews)
Climate Change
Ag Tech Being Targeted by International Espionage - “There have been cases of individuals digging up seeds in a field in Iowa, and others trying to steal rice seeds in Arkansas,” says Craig Moringiello, special agent with the FBI.
National News
Confetti falls over the streets of New York as the @USWNT celebrates their World Cup victory over the Netherlands with a ticker tape parade (@ABC)
World Cup
Tropical depression or storm expected to form along Gulf Coast, could become 'dangerous' hurricane (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
For #CowAppreciationDay one of my all time favourite videos in fursuit (@Bovine_of_Devon)
Beef/Cattle Videos
Full audio of Tyreek Hill and his girlfriend's conversation adds more context to abuse allegations
Kansas City Chiefs
A window into Hoiberg's approach through his days with Bird and McHale (@HuskerExtraSip)
Nebraska Huskers
USDA is here to help. We’re extending the deadline to July 22 to file acreage reports in the 12 states most hit by floods & heavy moisture
Grain Network
If you're spraying Flexstar today according to the label you are not supposed to plant corn prior to May 10, 2020 (@weedgirl24)
Corn
We think every day should be Cow Appreciation Day, but today, we formally celebrate our dairy cows and the farmers who care for them (@nmpf)
Dairy
We're so excited to welcome Ryan LeGrand as our new president and CEO at USGC! (@USGC)
Grain Network
A free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico is critical for U.S. pork producers, preserving zero-tariff access to these important markets (@NPPC)
Trade
Did you know hot dogs were one of the first foods on the moon? Or that Mickey Mouse’s first on-screen words were “Hot Dog!” (@MeatInstitute)
AgPhotos
Nebraska Corn had a great time visiting with NAYI participants this morning on UNL’s East Campus. The future of ag is bright! (@NECornBoard)
Shout Out
With roots deep in the West Texas soil, this fifth generation farm family is growing cotton for jeans and t-shirts in Wrangler's new Rooted collection (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
Lockheed Martin has decided to keep the helicopter plant in Coatesville, PA, open after President Trump pressed its CEO to continue operations, the company said on Twitter
National News
24/7 Sports: Get the latest news on the NFL, NBA, MLB, MMA & the Nebraska Huskers! (Channel 62)
Sports
Oklahoma: Routine traffic stop yields 1 stolen vehicle, 1 gun, 1 bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey, 1 rattlesnake, and 1 canister of radio active uranium (@CNN)
National News
Video Feature: U.S. Coast Guard Leap Onto Drug Smuggling Submarine Nabbing 16K lbs of Cocaine
Viral (Channel 64)
AOC was not prepared for Former ICE Director Thomas Homan 2.0, "If you want to seek asylum you go through the port of entry. You do it the legal way." (@IWV)
Border Patrol
Forest service revokes grazing permit, fines man who killed a wolf with a shovel (KSL.com)
Cow-Calf Today
God needed someone to care for the land, the animals and families... (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
Glad my daughter chooses milk to drink after her @rugbytotssoxon classes - it’s the best sports recovery drink out there, even for five-year-olds (Dr Jude Capper )
Dairy
Last push of cattle to the mountain. A whopping 150 pairs. About 7 miles and 2k ft elevation change (@BlueHorseShoe__)
AgPhotos
Many @SouthHardinHS students and FFA members exhibiting cattle today at the Hardin Co. fair (@gpfantz)
Shout Out
Now here's something you will only see at the John Deere Classic. Amanda Balionis sinks a putt... with a tractor (@CBSSports)
John Deere
Engineers like to play too. Our industrial design team partnered with @PingTour and @bridgestonegolf to build the largest putter and golf ball in the game (@JohnDeere)
John Deere
FAO Report on World Hunger: More Than 820 Million People Are Hungry (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
Corbitt Wall from Texas selling at the International Auctioneer Competition In Stavely (Facebook)
Corbitt Wall
Hemp law has most big-city prosecutors in Texas stepping back from marijuana charges. But not in El Paso (TexasTribune)
Cannabis
Amarillo Livestock reported 812 head this week, compared to 872 head last week. Feeder steers & heifers reported $2-7 higher
Texas
NEWS: Since the July 9, 2019 update, anthrax has been detected on 3 additional premises in southwest Sutton County and one premises in south central Crockett County (TX Animal Health Com)
TSCRA
CHANNEL SPOTLIGHT: Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) -- Check out Channel 801
Channel Spotlights
NATIONAL BEEF WIRE: To get your own channel; please call Dusty Markham at 913-579-6304
About Us
July Cattle Inventory: All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2019 totaled 103 million head, unchanged from the 103 million head on July 1, 2018
Cattle Inventory
CATTLE ON FEED: 5 states had smaller inventories in June than last month: Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska & South Dakota
Cattle on Feed
Zoetis Announces the Acquisition of Platinum Performance, a Leading Nutrition-Focused Animal Health Business for Equine and Petcare Markets
Zoetis
Trump endorses 2yr budget deal, raises spending caps by $320B and suspend the debt ceiling through 2021
Politics
Rules allow corn, soybean cover crops to provide fall forage for cattle herds (Missouri.edu)
Cow-Calf Today
WEATHER FLASH: For the remainder of the week, hotter-than-normal weather across interior sections of the West will contrast with near- or below-normal temperatures in the central and eastern U.S.
Weather
CHANNEL SPOTLIGHT: Ranch of the Week - Mushrush Red Angus Brought To You By GrowSafe (Channel 5001)
Channel Spotlights
Bison charges - tosses 9 year old girl up in the air at Yellowstone National Park, girl later released from hospital no injuries (@NBC)
National News
40+ LOADS of ANGUS LINK℠ VERIFIED NEBRASKA feeder cattle selling on Northern’s Summertime Classic Sale this week! View Lots Here
ANGUS Link
Red Angus is a red colored breed of beef cattle selected from the population of Aberdeen Angus cattle
Cattle Breeds
Mushrush Red Angus: Now Available! 350 Commercial Spring Bred Heifers for Fall 2019 delivery. Contact Joe 620.340.7461 or Daniel 620.340.9774 for more information
Mushrush Red Angus
No matter how good their wording and marketing campaigns may sound, fake meats are just that: FAKE. Oh yeah, and PROCESSED (@BeefUSA)
NCBA
Cargill aims for 30% cut in greenhouse gases tied to North American beef production (Star Tribune)
Cow-Calf Today
Since 1959, the likelihood of a sustainable rally in ZC after August 1 is 12%. It's probably safe to say that 4.73 marked the top in the corn market for 2019 (@TradesByDave)
Corn
Game changer. Join the 44 Farms International Beef Cattle Academy class of 2019-2020 (@tamuansc)
AgEvents
A Georgia woman got cold fries at McDonald's. She pulled out a gun and fired a shot (USAToday)
Fast Food
@SecretarySonny today announced further details of the support package for American agricultural producers
AgWire
These soybeans were ruined already, but still a good representation of the market (@E_Energy_Adams)
Soybeans
The Food Purchase and Distribution Program will purchase up to $1.4 billion in fruits, vegetables, beef, pork, lamb, poultry, milk & other foods affected by trade retaliation for distribution to food banks and nutrition programs (@USDA_AMS)
Trade
Q: What do you get when you have over 500 interns? A: New perspectives. Fresh ideas. And a whole lot of energy (@JohnDeere)
John Deere
Market Facilitation Program: county payment rates range from $15 to $150 per acre - lookup your county (@USDA)
Grain Network
When you're just trying to make a nice video of the canola blooming and accidentally wake up some napping moose (@AgMoreThanEver)
Animal
Generally the best time for overhead irrigation is in the evening/overnight hours when the winds are at their calmest and there's no evaporation making the most efficient use of water (@Pasztor79)
AgPhotos
Our Fendt fleet is growing. Introducing the Fendt 900 Generation 6 Series. Stay tuned for more information... (@AGCOcorp)
AgToday
How the hell did @jsreinecker travel back in time and why did he take that trucker hat with him? (@jerodmcdaniel)
Entertainment
Asian hair cutter lady said “You first time I give haircut to actual redneck..you work outside a lot?” (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Tucson AZ USA - Seed Technician - ... agricultural market including full recruitment statement of wo: ... agricultural market including full recruitment statement of work and payroll services (@AggieJobs)
AgCareers
Sen. Mike Rounds says South Dakota has lost half a billion dollars from Trump's trade war (Axios)
Trade
DEBATE: Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain says a ban on vegan food using “meat” on labels protects consumers: “Call it what it is.”
Fake Meat
"Hard times are real, there's dusty fields no matter where you go...but don't you ever dream of a life where corn don't grow" (@Pasztor79)
AgVideos
Gotta appreciate Texas highways... technically there is a “speed limit”, but in reality, it’s however fast you want to drive God blessed Texas! (@jerodmcdaniel)
Texas
Harvest Rainbow by Dean Drussel via Kansas Ag Groups. Photo taken in Finney County (Kansas Proud)
Kansas
Zoetis Establishes Research Lab at Colorado State University to Explore Immunotherapies for Livestock
Zoetis
Sluggish Soybean Sales to China in First Half of 2019, as Trade Talks Continue This Week (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
These are a couple of the about 60 farmers that are helping a neighbor harvest his 1200 acre field. Larry Yockey was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and has been unable to harvest his field (@KREMShaynaW)
Shout Out
The new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is, arguably, the biggest change for the model since the sports car was first introduced in 1953 (@CNNBusiness)
Transportation
How in the world did I of all people not know about this product?? My daughter saw it at the Tillamook factory yesterday (@TheDailyCowman)
Food & Drink
Congratulations to Stephanie Meyers for being promoted to Dairy Marketing Manager at Merck Animal Health!
MERCK Animal Health
Congratulations to Surcy Peoples for starting a new position as Supply Chain Manager at Cactus Feeders!
Cactus Feeders
CHANNEL SPOTLIGHT: Philip Livestock Auction - Anniversary BBQ Sale (Check out Channel 6029)
Philip Livestock Auction
Discarded blades from wind turbines, about to be buried at the city landfill in Casper, Wyoming (@mattymetzger)
Energy
That’s how we harvest cucumbers...... have 5 families going on 25 acres, each family has 5 acres... (@apasztor82)
AgVideos
USA has produced 698 billion bushels of corn since 1866. That is 17.7 billion tonnes. How to comprehend that volume? (@kannbwx)
Corn
Dr. Owen J. Newlin was recognized this afternoon for an incredible 50 years of service with USGC (@USGC)
Shout Out
CHANNEL SPOTLIGHT: Eagle Pass Ranch Brought To You By GrowSafe Systems (Channel 5002)
Channel Spotlights
The United States is projected to produce 27.43 billion pounds of beef in 2019. If realized, this will be the most beef ever produced in one year on record
Cattle Network
A Quick Look At Calf Prices... You can access real-time cattle prices on the National Beef Wire at Channel 31
Cattle Prices (Channel 31)
I leave the windows down on truck and when I take off down the road I hear chirping (@Cornfrmr)
AgPhotos
Cool thing about this planted number, if you don’t believe it you can protest by buying corn futures! (@jerodmcdaniel)
Corn
That moment when you take your wife and daughter to dinner and the bill is $144 and $50 is just your requested Tequila doubles (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
More meat at Arby's so quit complaining about the others and help improve the planet by eating meat (@TrentLoos)
AgVideos
Beef production in 2019 is on pace for 3.1 MILLION POUNDS per hour! Do U know how much per second?
African Swine Fever
Ex-ranch manager facing trial in Eastern Montana on $2 million in stolen cattle, services (BillingsGazette)
Cattle Theft
The rarest steak in the world can cost over $300. Here's why wagyu beef is so expensive (Business Insider)
Beef Today
Sometimes you forget how much downwash a Huey produces when coming back onto the truck! (@THeliteam)
AgVideos
What better way to celebrate #FoodDayCanada than giving a barn tour to the next generation & showing them where their food comes from... (@DairyFarmher)
Canada
Tom's Takes: When a sense of calm surrounds Husker football, a tight end's mullet steals the show (Omaha.com)
Nebraska Huskers
I ran across this old abandoned country church last night while storm chasing (@SeanSchofer)
AgPhotos
Arizona Cattle Growers' Executive Committee: President: Billy Elkins; 1st VP: Emmett Sturgill; 2nd VP: John Ladd; Secretary: Jack Mann; Treasurer: Richard Searle...
AgPhotos
Bulgaria has failed to halt spread of African swine fever in threat to pig industry (@ReutersAg)
African Swine Fever
Chinese Farmers Are Growing Soybeans in Russia as China Substitutes U.S. Suppliers (@Agridome)
Soybeans
Hemp! Ever wonder what it looks like in the field, how it grows in MN, or what the new commodity means for the Ag industry (@MNagriculture)
Cannabis
Growing the world's #food is a tough business. That's why we need smarter thinking. Because we all have to eat (@Syngenta)
AgVideos
Subway will start selling the sub, made with Beyond Meat's plant-based protein, at 685 restaurants in the United States and Canada next month (@CNN)
Fake Meat
Secretary Sonny goes behind the grill showing off his pancake flipping skills at @MNFarmfest (@FarmBureau)
Food & Drink
USDA on Thursday declared an agricultural disaster in all 102 Illinois counties following a July 3 request from Gov. Pritzker (@kannbwx)
Extreme Weather
There are over 8,700 farmers markets in the U.S. providing farmers a low-cost way to enter the marketplace & grow their businesses (@USDA)
AgPhotos
The U.S. is the leader in sustainable beef production, with a carbon footprint 10 to 50 times lower than other regions of the world (@BeefUSA)
NCBA
Video of a waterspout over Lake Erie earlier this afternoon near Geneva-on-the-Lake (@NWSCLE)
Extreme Weather
Why is getting "the right deal" more important to a quick deal regarding China? Gregg Doud explains is in beef (@AllAgAllDay)
Beef/Cattle Videos
Adams Land & Cattle would like to congratulate the award winners at the Custer County Fair!
Shout Out
SELLING TODAY!!! - 5 LOADS of GAP 4, Verified Natural + NHTC, Top Dollar Verified YEARLINGS - Western Livestock Video
Top Dollar Angus
Argentine peso collapses today on signs that the country will go back to its previous socialist ways of taxing crop production to finance social programs (@ArlanFF101)
Money
USDA, where everyone is on the same page. CORN: WASDE has 90 million acres of planted and FSA shows 85.8 million (@ChrisClaytonDTN)
Grain Network
Feral swine have been reported in at least 35 states, with a population estimated at over 6 million (@USDA)
Hogs
How pissed is Tyson right now that their $$ printing press caught on fire (@jerodmcdaniel)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
NCBA President Jennifer Houston and Public Lands Council President Bob Skinner were honored to join Interior Secretary David Bernhardt... (@BeltwayBeef)
NCBA
USDA is assuming 91.1% of planted corn acres will be harvested. 10-year average is 91.6% (@ArlanFF101)
Corn
If someone will start a petition to end all speculative USDA reports I'll be the first to sign it (@CBKimbrell)
Grain Network
SHOUT OUT! Earlier this week NACT recognized Mr. Chuck Zimmerman, President of ZimmComm, as the Distinguished Professional of the Year!
Shout Out
"Troy's Chuck Roast" earns championship crown at the 56th annual Farm Bureau Cookout Contest at the Iowa State Fair
Faces of Beef
#HeadLinesYouWillNeverSee: "Retail food prices drop drastically as grain and livestock markets rapidly drop in value" (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
If Cattle closes limit down tomorrow, I'll get the daily chart tattooed on my lower back (@TopThird)
Comedy (Channel 67)
CBOT Dec corn futures plunge 9.9%, the largest 2-day % drop for the most-active contract since 2013 (@kannbwx)
Corn
So was the plan for USDA report to crash it and then China would “buy big”... ? (@jerodmcdaniel)
Trump
It's the day of the filet. Tender, succulent and delicious. Here's to you Filet Mignon! (@Beef)
Beef Today
Another #FairFavorite! The butter cow was first sculpted in 1911 as a way to promote butter (@IADeptAg)
AgVideos
ROPE CLOUD at maturity near Burlington CO behind complex of severe storms! (@ReedTimmerAccu)
Extreme Weather
Possible record-setting hail fell in Bethune, Colorado this afternoon (@NWSGoodland)
Extreme Weather
Mr. President, Japan is the #1 market for US wheat exports on average, where we hold just over 50% of the market (@wheatworld)
Wheat
That time I parked the disc in the pivot path and the pivot climbed the disc overnight (@shaunhaney)
Farm Network
USDA putting Missouri corn yield at 160 is ridiculous. Gro predicting them at 138 bpa much closer (@jasonlbritt)
Corn
You know what gives a guy anxiety? Knowing your bride is at one of those jewelry hen parties and you cant remember if you have told her what the cattle market has done the last 2 days (@TheDailyCowman)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Indian government comes to it’s senses, shows its belief in science, and has decided not to ban the herbicide (@AgBioWorld)
India
Brazil is revisiting its soybean crop estimates for 2018 and 2019. A top official at Conab says: "The balance of supply and demand is tight, there is no space for exporting 72 million tonnes of soybeans (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
Over 750 @MissouriFFA students spent one of their last days of summer serving others at the #DrivetoFeedKids food packing event at the @MoStateFair (@chrischinn)
Shout Out
Resilience is probably the most important word heard around the farm this year. We feel like our system has been tested to the brink (@KansasWheat)
Farm Network
Did you know that sweet corn was first grown in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s? (@Syngenta)
Food & Drink
Pretty sure at this point you could justify to your banker that getting long cattle is a hedge (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
Trying to tame the cowlick for the customary #firstdayofschool picture (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
America is obsessed with beef. But it has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge (LATimes)
Cattle Network
CATTLE FLASH: After neighbors sued, Missouri cattle feedlot near Powell Gardens says it is closing (KCStar)
CATTLE FLASH
This is exactly what the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour scouts are doing in the fields this week and how the rough #corn yield calculations are done (@kannbwx)
Corn
Elanco to become No.2 in animal health with $7.6 billion Bayer deal; Lead by No. 1 ) Zoetis and followed by 3.) Boehringer Ingelhiem and 4.) Merck (@Reuters)
AgToday
An Ohio seventh grader who won $15,000 during the Huron County Fair livestock sale this month has reportedly donated all of his winnings to St Jude Children's Research Hospital (@TheChadColby)
Shout Out
Tonight begins 5 straight nights of the Horse Heaven Roundup rodeo and all the drinking and debauchery that goes with it. I train all year for this week. Dont run away from challenges....Run them over (@TheDailyCowman)
Rodeo
Happy official "opening day" to our Intelligent Solutions Group (ISG) and their new innovative home in Urbandale, IA (@JohnDeere)
John Deere
I know markets have cried wolf before on early frost and most of the time it doesn't happen, but this year to ignore it would be crazy. This could end very badly. Upside/downside risk disproportionate (@jasonlbritt)
Corn
Nine Tennessee counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas. More information can be found here (@usdafsa)
Extreme Weather
Time is running out to enroll in certain CRP continuous practices – signup closes Aug. 23 (@usdafsa)
Grain Network
The EPA received 42 requests for small-refinery exemptions in 2018. There are only 48 small refineries in the entire country (@toddneeleyDTN)
Ethanol
Nebraska unveiled its new adidas alternate uniforms paying homage to their starting defensive unit, also known as the "blackshirts" (@ESPNCFB)
Nebraska Huskers
With today’s announcement, we look to become the second largest global animal health company. Learn more about our agreement to acquire Bayer’s animal health business at (@Elanco)
Elanco Animal Health
"Our entire team just jells around him; you would think that he's the starting quarterback of our team" (@NebraskaOnBTN)
Nebraska Huskers
TCFA: The entire beef community was on hand to raise money for kids in need. $163,000 for beef protein to go in weekend backpacks (@txcattlefeeders)
Shout Out
These morning cattle rallies are getting more disappointing than a Casey's General Store pizza (@TopThird)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Red Angus Foundation, Inc. Offers Premier Heifer for Annual Fundraising Auction
Red Angus Association of America
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mike Deering, Executive Vice President at Missouri Cattlemen's Association
AgBirthdays
The deforestation taking place in the Amazon is not an issue in the U.S., where forest acreage has remained stable since 1900 (@beefrunner)
AgToday
A great way to reduce stress to the cattle, inventory the feedyard using drone technology (@Link13Dave)
Drones
This loop of Tropical Storm Chantal was captured today, August 21, 2019, by GOESEast over the northwest Atlantic Ocean (@NOAASatellites)
Extreme Weather
Trying to get to Torchy’s for a beer and a taco, currently mired down in an Amarillo traffic jam (@jerodmcdaniel)
Texas
It’s no COW-incidence. Everything’s better with some cows around! (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
The @IndyStateFair reached almost 900,000 people this year with the story of agriculture! (@ISDAgov)
Shout Out
Commodity Weather Group states "no definitive frost risk" in the 16- to 30-day, although risks are elevated (@ArlanFF101)
Market Flash
Today, @IAGovernor and @MikeNaigIA sent a joint letter to @EPAAWheeler outlining the damaging effects of the 31 new small refinery waivers (@IADeptAg)n the state of Iowa
Ethanol
Gonna take some getting used to the new numbering system. 8R 370 vs 8370R... I welcome the change though, too much overlap between model numbers as is (@bigaljack)
Farm Network
2 LOADS of 60+ DAY WEANED, Angus Link℠/AngusSource® S&A + 100% Angus-Sired ALABAMA steers selling THURSDAY @ Piedmont Cattle Marketing Association! LOTS 3.1 + 3.2
ANGUS Link
Will the cows come home? Florida ranchers lose $20,000 worth of cattle in heifer heist (MiamiHerald)
Cattle Theft
Whole Foods CEO on plant-based meat boom: Good for the environment but not for your health (CNBC)
Fake Meat
BEEF EXPORTS: It was another great week for U.S. beef exports at 22K metric tons, this is the 9th time in 2019 exports have been over 20K mt
Exports Weekly
July cattle on feed inventory highest in 22 years; Only 3rd time on record July inventory over 11 million head
Cattle on Feed
One hour worth of weeding soybeans gone in 60 seconds. Sometimes they have to learn life lessons with their own money (@sf28430)
AgVideos
I've watched this 3 times now, still chokes me up Trade Wars and Climate Change (@GoddessofGrain)
Trade
An optic sorter for tomato harvest. Red gets to stay; green gets flicked away (@AgMoreThanEver)
AgVideos
College football season is almost here! Joel Klatt's giving you his full preseason Top 25
College Football
Can you EVEN question who has the best fans in the land??? This crowd is for the marching band’s exhibition at Memorial Stadium!! (@GrantWistrom)
Nebraska Huskers
Dorian has intensified and now has max winds of 50 mph - the strongest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic since Barry on July 14 (@philklotzbach)
Extreme Weather
This is the final week to vote for the next class of Hall of Fame inductees. Voting closes August 31st
Cow-Calf Today
Impressive picture of the storms near Lake Catherine sent to us by Julie Bradbury! (@NWSNewOrleans)
Extreme Weather
Fun Fact: Everytime Andrew Luck has retired, Hogs have gone limit up (@TopThird)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Different colors. Breeds. And skills. But one trait that’s always there—trust. That’s a farm dog for ya! Shout out to all the farm dogs. It’s #NationalDogDay! (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
China July soy imports from U.S. up three-fold as cargoes booked during truce arrive (@ReutersAg)
Soybeans
Say what you will about Nick Saban, but the guy gets it. Much respect. Need more Saban's, Coach K's, Osborn's, Wooden's, and Snyder's (@DDFalpha)
College Football
More fires are burning in sub-Saharan Africa than in Brazil right now
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
The Sandhills Cattle Association was organized in the late 1930's with the purpose of bringing together cattle feeders from what was then referred to as the "Corn Belt" and ranchers raising cattle in the Sandhills
Sandhills - God's Own Cow Country
The Sandhills are 19,300 square miles of rolling, grass-covered hills that stretch across Nebraska and South Dakota and sit atop the Ogallala aquifer, one of the largest underground water sources in the United States
Sandhills - God's Own Cow Country
Price Projections For Cattle, Hogs, Milk, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat & Energy (Channel 165)
Price Projections
Here are the other top counties by state in the Corn Belt. Michigan still looking for that 200! (@kannbwx)
Corn
“Agriculture is in one hell of a bad situation right now. The government put us in this situation... (@iowa_corn)
Corn
Frequently Asked Questions about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Farm Ponds used to Water Livestock
Cow-Calf Today
Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of the 2020 race for president after failing to qualify for the next Democratic debate (LATimes)
Election 2020
Florida declares a state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Dorian
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
BEEF FLASH: USDA to probe beef, cattle prices after Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire (@ReutersAg)
BEEF FLASH
Video from Shaun Kadison on her boat on St. Thomas, near Charlotte Amalie during the Dorian northern eyewall (@ExtremeStorms)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Dorian is now a hurricane - the 2nd of the 2019 Atlantic season to date (@philklotzbach)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
SHOUT OUT! This beautiful little boy with cancer can’t go outside. So the community entertains him from outside (@Alyssa_Milano)
Shout Out
Poor Sonny... I imagine most days he feels like a door to door salesman selling cat turds (@GoddessofGrain)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Missouri Cattlemen’s Association President Bobby Simpson Issues the Following Statement on USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue’s Announcement Regarding Market Disruption in Cattle Industry
CATTLE FLASH
NDA warns livestock owners of anthrax after cattle in Texas, North Dakota test positive for disease
Cattle Health
Cattle in Jim Wells County monitored and treated after fever ticks discovered (KZTV10)
Cattle Health
Hurricane Dorian to strengthen, set to slam Florida as major Category 3 storm on Labor Day (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
One in 144 million: Two amateur golfers record holes-in-one on same hole in back-to-back swings
Golf
Garden City Co-Op celebrates 100 years of helping area farmers ‘move forward together’ (GCTelegram)
Southwind (Western Kansas)
Farmers and ranchers across the country are being impacted by labor shortages. "You're supposed to work hard and be able to produce something and get paid at the end of the day... (@FarmBureau)
Farm Network
@realDonaldTrump, 17 ethanol plants are now closed or idled; we look forward to your news (@EthanolRFA)
Ethanol
New CLAAS_America combine has automatic grease system, and you don’t need to leave cab to switch corn/soybeans (@TheChadColby)
Soybeans
Donald Trump canceling Poland trip as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Hurricane Dorian is now forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane when it approaches the east coast of Florida. Since 1900, 8 Category 4-5 hurricanes have made landfall along the east coast of Florida (@philklotzbach)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Tropical-storm-force winds from Dorian could begin in parts of Florida *as early as* Saturday evening or Saturday night (@NHC_Atlantic)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Is there a technical term for this chart pattern? If not I would like to trademark it as the Oklahoma Smile Doji™ which will be my mark on history (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
The Deere & Company Board of Directors has elected John C. May as a member of the board, effective immediately, and to the position of Chief Executive Officer (@JohnDeere)
John Deere
CALF TRACKER: The average price paid on Thursday for the top 25 calf strings (under 500#) was $159.90
The Calf Channel
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Amy Cowan, American Hereford Association
AgBirthdays
11 more views for my TEDx talk “Will Agriculture Be ALLOWED To Feed 9 Billion” reaches 150,000 VIEWS! Let’s do it TONIGHT! (@RSaik)
AgVideos
Here's a look inside the clear eye of Dorian this morning
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Watch as the eye of Hurricane Dorian 2019 begins to form in this 1-minute visible loop from NOAA @NOAASatellites)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
I just spit my drink everywhere listening to the Iowa State game... they have a CaseIH "red zone" (@TheDailyCowman)
College Football
Boat in Vol Navy burns, then sinks ahead of Tennessee football's season opener (USAToday)
College Football
Say What? Husker Defense Great, Offense A Dud
Nebraska Huskers
Coach Mack Brown's victory dance sums up UNC fans' feelings after beating South Carolina
College Football
Watching K-State absolutely dominate the first half with my girl. This is the beginning of an exciting new era! @gregpeterson33)
Kansas State University
Horrible situation for Grand Bahama Island this morning as Dorian just sits there as a category 5 hurricane. Reminds me of Wilma near Cozumel where it stalled and caused tremendous damage (@EricBlake12)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
"Unsportsmanlike conduct, Jackson State mascot for coming onto the field." This actually happened (ESPN)
College Football
There is no place like Nebraska, but if there were such a place here in Nashville, it would be @thetinroof2 (@NashHuskers)
Nebraska Huskers
Grant Wistrom was recently inducted into the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame & was honored at the @HuskerFBNation game (@NebraskaOnBTN)
Nebraska Huskers
I just discovered Hallikar cattle, which could also be called "pointy headed good bois." The breed originated in Karnataka, India (@BoHarstine)
Cattle Breeds
STOCKER PRICES: Missouri Valley Commission Company (Boonville, MO) 62 Steers (784 lbs) $139.25
The Stocker Channel
TOP 25: Four State Stockyards (Exeter, MO) reports 256 Steers (714 lbs) @ $142.25
Cattle Prices (Channel 31)
REAL TIME CATTLE PRICES: Get real time auction prices for cattle, steers, heifers, calves & stockers!
Cattle Prices (Channel 31)
Hurricane Dorian: Florida braces for storm after it leaves devastation in Bahamas
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
ARE THEY ADVOCATES, ACTIVISTS OR TERRORISTS? What would you do if they entered your barn? (@maxarmstrong)
Activists
Grain markets giving Tennessee football a run for it's money on who's worse... #ouch (@DDFalpha)
Grain Network
There are more than 80,000 family farmers and ranchers caring for over 6 million sheep throughout the United States! (@animalag)
AgPhotos
Purdue/CME monthly poll... 58% of farmers expect an MFP payment in 2020, "suggesting a majority of farmers are counting on payments from USDA helping to make up future income shortfalls." (@ChrisClaytonDTN)
Farm Network
If you live along the Southern East Coast, it is very likely you will lose power (@weatherchannel)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Container Ports Shutter as Hurricane Dorian Threatens Southeast Coast (@RAntoshak)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Congratulations to Purdue Extension's 2019 Women in Agriculture award recipients! (@PurdueExtension)
Purdue University
Congratulations to one of our own! Jacqueline Clawson, student in Agricultural Economics, has been named a 2019 Women in Ag Scholar (@kstateag)
Kansas State University
Per NASS estimates, Sangamon County, Illinois has the highest average yield for soybeans on record at 82.3 bu/acre (2018) (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
Burger King's bet on faux meat is paying off as the Impossible Whopper convinces customers to spend more and buy more beef Whoppers (@beefrunner)
Fake Meat
Pentagon announces it will halt 127 projects in order to raise $3.6 billion for the border
Border Patrol
Slater's 50/50's Partners with Walmart to Launch Its Famous 50/50 Burger Patties Nationwide
Food & Drink
Forage Quality in the Sandhills Inconsistently Estimated by Nutrition Balance Analyzer
Sandhills - God's Own Cow Country
Farmer goes to check his beautiful Turkeys in southern Alberta and finds these Thugs have snuck inside the barn to protest. In a bio-hazard security zone (@grossphillip)
Activists
America Is Growing 8X The Amount Of CBD Hemp It Can Consume – And Prices Are Crashing (Yahoo Finance)
Cannabis
How many of you mad at Walmart actually bought the ammo or guns they're no longer going to sell *at* Walmart? (@GoddessofGrain)
Guns
FFA Statement on Bakersfield Incident: Inclusion and equity are the foundational principles of our organization
AgWire
Minnesota's corn farmers submitted more than 700 comments to @realDonaldTrump and EPA demanding action to protect the RFS (@mncorn)
Ethanol
Hurricane Dorian: 15 kilos of cocaine wash ashore; police tell beachcombers to be alert (USAToday)
Drug World
China, U.S. to hold trade talks in Oct; Beijing says phone call went well (Refinitiv)
Trade
@CNN_Oppmann describes the total destruction seen at Grand Bahama International Airport, where an airplane was thrown inside a terminal during Hurricane Dorian
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Today is peak impact for South Carolina. Conditions will deteriorate in eastern North Carolina from south to north today/tonight (@weatherchannel)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Tornado Warnings continue across North Carolina and eastern South Carolina as a result of Category 3 Hurricane Dorian off the coast! (@emilyrsutton)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
The Bahamas soon will seek billions in post-Dorian foreign aid, and the Trump administration is considering the national security implications if China rushes to help (Axios)
Trump
SHOUT OUT! A man walked into a Costco in Florida and left with 100 generators, all of which are heading to The Bahamas. His receipt read $49,285.70 (CNN)
Shout Out
Hurricane Dorian: Storm begins lashing the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson has joined @GovRicketts and other ag leaders for a #NETradeMission to Vietnam this week
Nebraska
We had the privilege of delivering this sign to the @WhiteHouse from @iowa_corn. @realDonaldTrump Make the RFS Great Again (@NationalCorn)
Ethanol
Harvest report on some 100 day corn North of KC. Field usually avgs. 170-175. This year it averaged 135 (@jasonlbritt)
Corn
Prepping some ground for rye..... do I need to be running over this for a second time? ....... that’s questionable but I did see a couple weeds (@apasztor82)
AgVideos
The people have spoken and the winner of the Big A Challenge People’s Choice Award is Clay City FFA from Clay City, Illinois! (@PioneerSeeds)
Shout Out
It’s hot in Texas, y’all. But the water is udderly cool and refreshing (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
White rice or brown rice. Organic or conventional. Asian food or Mexican food. Whatever your favorite rice dish, it all starts with farmers like Scott Savage (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
One of the players holding Antonio Brown back from the near-altercation with GM Mike Mayock was ... Vontaze Burfict (@VicTafur)
NFL
The long wait is over. This day is finally here. It’s time for some football, to go with that beer (@BlitzedFootball)
NFL
ACREAGE: Corn planted area for all purposes in 2019 is estimated at 91.7 million acres, up 3 percent from last year
Corn
ACREAGE: Soybean planted area for 2019 is estimated at 80.0 million acres, down 10 percent from last year
Soybeans
ACREAGE: All wheat planted area for 2019 is estimated at 45.6 million acres, down 5 percent from 2018
Wheat
The hurricane made US landfall over Cape Hatteras in North Carolina at 8:35 am ET on Friday
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Dorian has weakened to a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90mph
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Upwards of 270,000 power outages have been reported in South Carolina
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
12 LOADS of Angus Link℠/AngusSource® verified steers selling NEXT TUESDAY SEPT. 10th on Western Video’s sale @ Haythorn Ranch in Ogallala, NE! LOTS 9143-9148, 9161, and 9184
ANGUS Link
Judge orders Bud Light to remove 'no corn syrup' from packaging, handing MillerCoors a win
National News
SALEBARN OWNERS: If you would like to have your prices included on the National Beef Wire, please contact Corbitt Wall at (816) 261-0432 or email at cwall@dvauction.com
Feeder Cattle
Protesters are staging a die-in at the entrance of Toronto's first Chick-fil-A location (@blogTO)
Activists
What are the differences between some apple varieties currently in season? (@AgMoreThanEver)
Ag School
Antonio Brown and the Patriots reached agreement on a 1-year deal worth up $15 million that includes a $9 million signing bonus, per source (@AdamSchefter)
NFL
This is not a drill! We’re beyond excited to have @CollegeGameDay at the Iowa Corn #CyHawk game next Saturday in Ames, IA (@iowa_corn)
College Football
I imagine to myself that when you take a bite of this corn it’s nice and chewy and tastes like freaking skittles (@apasztor82)
Corn
This is James Stefanou. HE'S THIRTY TWO YEARS OLD. He just kicked the game-winner for Colorado against Nebraska. You've gotta love college football (@CBSSports)
College Football
US president Donald Trump said he canceled a secret meeting with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders because of a Taliban attack in Kabul that killed a US soldier (@TwitterMoments)
Trump
Breaking News @usda_nass has reduced the Nebraska corn yield by 20 bushels per acre due to 3 factors 1. Charging Buffalo damage 2. Flooded fields due to tears 3. a potential early "Frost" (@TheDailyCowman)
Nebraska Huskers
Moldova produces around 100K MT of plums each year and rank 19th in world plum production, not bad for such a small country (@AgronomyUkraine)
Ag School
Steven M. Sipple: Forget excuses, NU squanders prime opportunity to take giant step forward (LJS)
Nebraska Huskers
Tom Brady now has thrown 21 TDs and 0 Ints in his past six home starts vs Steelers (@AdamSchefter)
NFL
“Vegan activists separate chickens from cockerels on Spanish farm 'so the hens aren't raped' (@RitaPanahi)
Activists
Animal rights terrorists have once again targeted our nation’s food supply... (Creekside Dairy Facebook)
Activists
380 Family Farmers ‘Fly-In’ to Washington to Advocate Stronger Food and Agricultural Policy (NFU)
National Farmers Union
Experts explaining what happens in the last 15 minutes of everyday trading live cattle (@NickFickbohm)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Congratulations, @ClintBowyer on clinching a playoff spot this past weekend. It's going to be a busy #harvest19 (@Asgrow_DEKALB)
NASCAR
IA & NE youth were top place winners in this year’s Regional Youth Crop Scouting Competition (@ISUExtension)
Iowa State University - Iowa Beef Center
Give me all the skillet dinners! Check out Bless This Mess Blog's Easy Steak Fajita recipe (@Beef)
Beef Checkoff
China's Guangdong to release another 3,150 tonnes of pork from reserves to secure supplies (@ReutersAg)
China
Today is the first day of Jeopardy Season 36, and Alex Trebek is hosting! I could not be happier to see him back doing what he does best (@avigupta33)
Entertainment
Wendy's is launching breakfast nationwide in 2020 and will hire 20,000 new employees (USAToday)
Fast Food
12 LOADS of Angus Link℠/AngusSource® verified steers selling TODAY on Western Video’s sale @ Haythorn Ranch in Ogallala, NE! LOTS 9143-9148, 9161, and 9184
ANGUS Link
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish and chief agricultural negotiator Gregg Doud are in Thailand this week for the ASEAN economic ministers meeting (Politico)
Trade
Will you be in Washington D.C. Thursday? Join us for a RALLY 4 USMCA (@NationalCorn)
National Corn Growers Association
House Democrats arrive back in Washington this week eager to make progress with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on the deal to replace NAFTA (Politico)
Trade
Still so sad to see the flood damage on the NE/IA boarder. This is 30 nautical miles South of Omaha, NE (@TheChadColby)
Extreme Weather
Cows use their tongues to grip & pull grass to eat. Since they only have front teeth on the bottom of their mouth, they can't bite the grass off like a horse (@AgMoreThanEver)
Ag School
China August factory deflation deepens, prices fall most in 3 years; pork prices soar (Reuters)
China
Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company's views 'so wrong' (Reuters)
Online
I've never seen selfishness like this. I just don’t want to hear a different opinion on this (@stephenasmith)
NFL
Chinese President to visit Brazil in November. China will buy more Ag products from Brazil... (@AgsPlayers)
China
When you thought it was a “lock” after @AB84 was released...and then Monday Night Football happened (@FAH20590)
NFL
CATTLE PRICES (over 800#): Stockmen's Livestock Market - Yankton (Yankton, SD) reports 67 Heifers (1,324 lbs) @ $98.75
Cattle Prices (Channel 31)
HOT 100: Bluegrass Stockyards (Lexington, KY) reports 152 Heifers (680 lbs) @ $128.00
Cattle Prices (Channel 31)
Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $59 per barrel (b) in August, down $5/b from July and $13/b lower than the average from August of last year
Short Term Energy Outlook
EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average $60/b in the fourth quarter of 2019 and $62/b in 2020
Energy
The Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $2.22 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in August, down 15 cents/MMBtu from July
Energy
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews Celebrates National Cheeseburger Day with a $5 Gourmet Cheeseburger
Food & Drink
South Dakota hospital is evacuated after a tornado hits Sioux Falls
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Today is always a sobering reminder of how fragile live is. Many of us can recall that day like it was yesterday (@DDFalpha)
National News
On this day 18 years ago the world changed forever. As we watched America get attacked. We must never forget (@Reddazza1980)
National News
Packing peanuts. Insulation. Animal feed. Gluten-free food. It’s all made with grain sorghum! (@TexasFarmBureau)
Ag School
Everyone is trying to unlock the secret to productivity –feeds, genetics, disease prevention (@Elanco)
Elanco Animal Health
McDonald's acquires Apprente, plans to speed up drive-thru lines with voice-based ordering technology
Ag Technology
China announced its first batch of tariff exemptions for 16 types of U.S. products, days ahead of a planned meeting between trade negotiators from the two countries to try and de-escalate their bruising tariff row (Reuters)
Trade
Test, Don't Guess: How “good” is the “good” quality hay put up or purchased this summer? (Iowa State)
Iowa State University - Iowa Beef Center
Iowa Beef Center Director column: Be Safe this Fall (Dan Loy, IBC director)
Iowa State University - Iowa Beef Center
Silage piles save money over baleage on late-planted corn (Missouri Extension)
University of Missouri
Amazing timelapse of National Air Traffic Control landing all aircraft on 9/11, something that had never been planned for or discussed (@RichThomasWX)
National News
Whether it's around the equipment or the animals, one of my favorite things to see at the Outdoor Farm Show is the excitement shown by the next generation of future farmers (@Pasztor79)
AgPhotos
Cattle had that classic bottom V -- Bears gettin scurred -- The whole trade is lookin real good (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
Farmers in Parana, Brazil can begin planting soybeans today, but ongoing dryness will likely delay the start (@kannbwx)
Brazil
The Barrett family has been growing potatoes for more than 100 years. And nearly 80 of those have been in the Lone Star State. Watch this video to see how potatoes are harvested! (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
WASDE DAIRY: The milk production forecasts for 2019 and 2020 are reduced from last month on expectations of a smaller dairy herd and slower growth in milk per cow.
Dairy
Wheat production projected at 1.98 billion bushels in September, unchanged from last month
Ag Production
Turkey production in 2019 is projected at 5.866 billion pounds, down 20 million pounds from last month
Ag Production
Red meat and poultry production in 2019 is projected at 104.603 billion pounds, down 21 million pounds from last month
Ag Production
First few strings of fresh weaned calves hitting the auction barn today. Have yet to see a steer calf weighing 5 anything bring $150cwt, most barely breaking $140cwt (@TheDailyCowman)
The Calf Channel
SHOUT OUT! CALF's Featured Lady is Missy McClure. Read all about her and her incredible accomplishments
Shout Out
Hey @CollegeGameDay you simply wouldn’t be getting the full Iowa experience if you didn’t stop by and and see us roast and giveaway 800 ears of Iowa sweet corn! (@iowa_corn)
College Football
The 2015 #WOTUS rule—one of the greatest displays of federal overreach in modern history—has been repealed (@ISDAgov)
Hot Topics
No Atlantic named storm activity since Gabrielle on September 10. The last time that the Atlantic had no named storm activity on September 11 or 12 was in 1993 (@philklotzbach)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Carolina Panthers slip to 0-2 in their NFL season as they are overcome by the Bucaneers in a rain-struck Thursday night football game (@NFL_Matrix)
NFL
If you are superstitious, beware of a rare #FridayThe13th Full Moon. It hasn't happened since Oct. 13, 2000, and won't happen again until Aug. 13, 2049 (@NWSCLE)
Weather
Singer Eddie Money, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, has died at age 70
Entertainment
If you came into our barn, What would you see? A newborn calf ...as white as can be... (@DairyFarmher)
The Calf Channel
This map helps visualize the year-on-year change in U.S. corn production by state, using USDA's latest forecast (@kannbwx)
Corn
Welp, at this point in agriculture you have two options 1.) Diversify 2.) Be too high to care (@GoddessofGrain)
Cannabis
How I shot the St. Louis Gateway Arch with a drone after months of planning and paperwork (@thefarmerslife)
Drones