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Corn inspections top estimates
<p>USDA reports corn export inspections for the week ending May 16 were larger than expected, while soybeans and wheat were within pre-report estimates. Wheat came out at 21.149 million bushels, down 2.837 million from the week ending May 9 and 3.960...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41364443/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41364443/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41364443/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41364443/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41364443/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41364443/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41364443/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Website details N loss risks in Midwest
<p>The risks of nitrogen loss are mapped out for Midwest growers in a special website compiled by a University of Missouri Plant Scientist and Extension specialist. Professor Peter Scharf’s Nitrogen Watch 2013 identifies “danger areas that are on...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41364157/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41364157/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41364157/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41364157/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41364157/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41364157/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41364157/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Pork Board veterinarian discusses PEDV outbreak
<p>The USDA has confirmed that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus—called PEDV for short—has been identified in the U.S. for the first time through testing at the National Veterinary Service Laboratory. Dr. Lisa Becton, director of swine health...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41362397/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41362397/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41362396/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41362397/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41362397/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41362397/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41362397/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41362397/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Hog virus found in U.S. for first time
<p>The USDA has confirmed that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus—called PEDV for short—has been identified in the U.S. for the first time through testing at the National Veterinary Service Laboratory. Reuters reports that the virus, which causes...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41360988/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41360988/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41360988/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41360988/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41360988/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41360988/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41360988/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Poultry exports good for corn, soybean growers
<p>Corn and soybean growers see poultry differently. What most of us think of as simply a chicken, growers refer to as corn and soybeans with feathers. That’s why the export of U.S. poultry is so important to those who grow corn and soybeans. The...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41350808/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41350808/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41350807/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41350808/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41350808/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41350808/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41350808/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41350808/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Selecting the right hay for your horse
<p>University of Nebraska Extension educator Monte Stauffer says he gets questions year-around from horse owners as to the type and quality of hay they should be feeding to their horses.  Stauffer says there are several factors to consider. AUDIO:...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41292478/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41292478/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41292477/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41292478/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41292478/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41292478/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41292478/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41292478/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Unmanned aircraft could be a good thing in agriculture
<p>A number of states have introduced legislation and three have passed bills prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft in their states. But there are proponents who say unmanned aircraft could be used for all sorts of good including agriculture....<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41276446/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41276446/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41276445/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41276446/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41276446/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41276446/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41276446/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41276446/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Exec VP of Nebraska Cattlemen stepping down
<p>The executive vice president of Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) is leaving for his home state of Oklahoma. Michael Kelsey will become the new executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association.  He has been the top executive for Nebraska...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41275948/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41275948/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41275948/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41275948/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41275948/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41275948/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41275948/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Illinois Soybean says House bill lacks flexiblity
<p>Planting flexibility and market orientation fall short in the House Ag Farm bill, according to the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA). ISA Chairman Bill Wykes, a soybean farmer in Yorkville, Illinois, says unlike the Senate’s Agricultural Risk...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41275262/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41275262/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41276139/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41275262/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41275262/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41275262/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41275262/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41275262/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Soybeans, nearby corn up on commercials
<p>Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Unknown destinations bought 138,000 tons of combined old and new crop U.S. beans and China picked up 120,000 tons of new crop. Out of the purchase by unknown, 18,000 tons is for 2012/13...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41275206/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41275206/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41275206/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41275206/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41275206/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41275206/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41275206/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Cattle trade was slow to develop on Friday
<p>USDA Mandatory reported cattle trading and demand was light in Kansas on Friday, with live sales .50 to 1.00 lower than last week at 125.00, a few at 125.50. Cattle traded on a limited basis in Nebraska and Iowa with a few cattle on a live basis...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41274632/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41274632/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41274632/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41274632/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41274632/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41274632/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41274632/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

MO multi-issue ag bill heads to governor
<p>A multi-issue agriculture bill has been passed by Missouri lawmakers and sent to the governor for his signature, on this last day of the legislative session. Among other provisions, the omnibus ag bill protects the right of children under 16 to work...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41274064/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41274064/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41274064/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41274064/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41274064/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41274064/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41274064/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Placements larger than expected
<p>USDA&#8217;s monthly cattle on feed update came out fairly close to pre-report estimates, but placements were larger than anticipated, while marketings were a little slower than what analysts were projecting. Placements during April 2013 totaled...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41274065/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41274065/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41274065/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41274065/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41274065/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41274065/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41274065/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 17, 2013
<p>Jul. corn closed at $6.52 and 3/4, up 11 and 1/4 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $14.48 and 1/2, up 21 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $425.10, up $10.20 Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.52, unchanged Jul. wheat closed at $6.83 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/2...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41273654/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41273654/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41273654/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41273654/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41273654/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41273654/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41273654/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Lucas clarifies his vision of farm bill
<p>The day that the U.S. House Agriculture Committee completed and passed their markup of the farm bill, Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) told farm broadcasters on Capitol Hill he was anticipating a long day, but not as long as the committee’s...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41270127/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41270127/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41270126/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41270127/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41270127/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41270127/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,http%3a%2f%2fcdn.brownfieldagnews.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2013%2f05%2f2013_Frank_Lucas.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41270127/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41270127/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Luetkemeyer wants HSUS IRS investigation investigated
<p>The Obama Administration scandal involving Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative organizations applying for federal tax exempt status came to farmland this week. A May 16 posting on conservative news site dailycaller.com by...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41268865/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41268865/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41268865/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41268865/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41268865/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41268865/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41268865/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Friday midday cash livestock markets
<p>Cattle country is slow to start on Friday following light to moderate trade in Texas yesterday at 125.00 1.00 lower than the previous week. The rest of cattle country just saw a little scattered trade on Thursday. Significant trade volume could be...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41267628/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41267628/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41267628/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41267628/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41267628/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41267628/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41267628/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Ohio Cong. Gibbs working now to get a FB passed
<p>Even though Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs opposed the Farm Bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee, the Congressman tells Brownfield he’s not opposed to getting a Farm Bill passed. “I’m working hard to make sure we get a Farm Bill that...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41266681/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41266681/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41266680/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41266681/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41266681/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41266681/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41266681/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41266681/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Iowa ag leader: Crop insurance criticism is ‘unwarranted’
<p>The president of Iowa Farm Bureau, Craig Hill, says criticism of the federal crop insurance program is “unwarranted”. “I don’t think it’s overly-subsidized.  I think it’s properly managed,” says Hill. “In the case of Iowa farmers,...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41260497/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41260497/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41260495/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41260497/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41260497/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41260497/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41260497/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41260497/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown optimistic
<p>With the work of the Senator Agriculture Committee behind them, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is optimistic when the full Senate takes up the Farm Bill on Monday, May 20. “Generally it’s a good bill and we want to preserve the great majority of it...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41259798/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41259798/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41259796/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41259798/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41259798/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41259798/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41259798/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41259798/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

House Ag Committee’s missed opportunities
<p>What grade would you give the House and Senate Ag Committees following markup of the Farm Bill? Based on conservation and wildlife provisions included in the Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) would give them an A,...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41259433/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41259433/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41259432/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41259433/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41259433/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41259433/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41259433/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41259433/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Lamb checkoff assessment increasing
<p>The lamb checkoff assessment rate will be increasing from .005 to .007 cents per pound for producers and feeders and increasing from 30 cents to 42 cents per head for sheep and lamb purchased for slaughter. The assessment increase will generate...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41258716/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41258716/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41258714/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41258716/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41258716/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41258716/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,http%3a%2f%2fcdn.brownfieldagnews.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2013%2f05%2fLambLogo.png"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41258716/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41258716/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>

Helping your pastures recover from drought
<p>Last year’s drought was very hard on pastures around the country.  In some cases, those pastures were overgrazed and will need time and moisture to recover.   According to Chris Bryan, DuPont Crop Protection range and pasture specialist for...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41256889/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><b>Read the full story...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/41256889/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews --><b>&raquo;</b></p> <div style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/-/41256905/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/podplay.png"/></a></div> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/41256889/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fbshare20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/41256889/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/41256889/feedburner/brownfieldagnews,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/41256889/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/41256889/feedburner/brownfieldagnews"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>





 








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