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N.M. rancher charged with 43 counts of animal cruelty
A New Mexico rancher has been charged 43 counts with animal cruelty after officials found his herd of cattle crammed into half an acre of land with little food and no water.
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Ag markets suffered as the U.S. dollar rallied Wednesday.
Country markets for corn reportedly traded steady-firm Wednesday morning, which probably supported nearby CBOT futures.
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Oil gains $1 on U.S. equity rally
Brent crude oil prices rose by more than $1 on Wednesday, reversing early losses to settle above $103 a barrel and increasing its premium over U.S. crude to the largest in 13 sessions.
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Commentary: Slanting the statistics
Calling cattle the No. 1 problem with global warming is a favorite tactic of NGOs with an openly anti-production ag agenda. But the numbers on CO2 emissions need to be put in perspective.
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Survey shows farm income, spending rose in first quarter
While first quarter 2013 farm income and capital spending were higher than expected across the Midwest and Mid-South than first quarter 2012, agricultural lenders remained cautious in their expectations for the year ahead amid risks posed by ongoing weakness in the U.S. economy and higher producer input costs, according to the latest Agricultural Finance Monitor published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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April temperatures coldest in 16 years
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its monthly “State of the Climate” report on Wednesday, showing that last month was the 23rd coolest April on record and also the 19th wettest.
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Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop
A hay shortage is looming for producers in the Upper Midwest after a cold spring hit the region’s alfalfa crop hard.
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Farmers face deadline to choose ACRE as revenue-protection plan
Crop producers have until June 3 to decide whether they will participate in the Average Crop Revenue Election plan or continue with the regular Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program.
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U.S. dollar gains weighing on commodities Wednesday morning
Country markets for corn reportedly traded steady-firm Wednesday morning, which probably supported nearby CBOT futures.
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World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
If the world’s food supply and natural resources are to be sustained for future generations, visionary leadership is a must. And what better model to look to than the virtues known since antiquity?
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U.S. decision on Keystone XL pipeline seen dragging past summer
The Obama administration is unlikely to make a decision on the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL pipeline until late this year as it painstakingly weighs the project's impact on the environment and on energy security, a U.S. official and analysts said last week.
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- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
- Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
