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October 2, 2014 Volume 18 Issue 19
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USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
Fall Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 FFA Pull-Out Section . . . . . 9-16 Threads Across Nebraska . . 17 Weather ..............................2
Country Living House Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Recipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Lighter Side Lee Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Markets Grain/Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ag Management Thistle Control Durning October . . .6
Livestock News Heartland Cattleman . . . . . . . . . . . 18
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled highly anticipated new programs to help farmers better manage risk, ushering in one of the most significant reforms to U.S. farm programs in decades. Vilsack also announced that new tools are now available to help
provide farmers the information they need to choose the new safety net program that is right for their business. "The 2014 Farm Bill represented some of the largest farm policy reforms in decades. One of the Farm Bill's most significant reforms is finally taking effect," said Vilsack. "Farming is one of the riskiest
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businesses in the world. These new programs help ensure that risk can Nebraska Small Grain Acreage and be effectively managed so that Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 families don't lose farms that have Schedule of Events been passed down through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 generations because of events beyond their control. But unlike the Classifieds old direct payment program, which . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-23 Continued on page 6
MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average
Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 9/19/14
Nebraska Slaughter Steers, 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . .125.23 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600 lb .183.84 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame 750-800 lb . .161.01 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750 lb. Carcass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192.94 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price Carcass, Negotiated . . . .94.94 Pork Carcass Cutout, 185 lb. Carcass 51-52% Lean . . . . . . .97.80 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr., Heavy, Wooled, South Dakota, Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125.18 National Carcass Lamb Cutout FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280.82
Plumbing Fixtures from . . .
152.66 258.48 226.79 251.96 95.81 106.58
158.42 276.25 235.53 246.23 104.66 110.50
157.88 364.00
162.88 368.21
Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu.` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.59 Corn, No. 2, Yellow Nebraska City, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.86 Soybeans, No. 1, Yellow Nebraska City, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.15 Grain Sorghum, No.2, Yellow Dorchester, cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . .7.34 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, Mn, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.34
5.58 3.49 12.52 6.09 3.95
4.75 3.12 10.57 5.21 3.79
192.50 100.00 87.50 97.50 38.00
191.25 90.00 87.50 118.00 35.00
Hay (per ton) Alfalfa, Large Square Bales, Good to Premium, RFV 160-185 Northeast Nebraska, ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Alfalfa, Large Rounds, Good Platte Valley, ton . . . . . . . . . . .140.00 Grass Hay, Large Rounds, Good Nebraska, ton . . . . . . . . . . .132.50 Dried Distillers Grains, 10% Moisture Nebraska Average . . . .215.75 Wet Distillers Grains, 65-70% Moisture Nebraska Average . .75.25 * No market.
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