Iowa cropland gains from rain and heat relief
Rainfall and higher temperatures improved Iowa fields in the week ending Sunday. USDA notes topsoil and subsoil moisture better, corn and soybean crops largely in good to excellent condition, with advancing growth stages and strong hay prices at local auctions.
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Buffett and Burger King plan move to Canada in $11.4 billion deal
Burger King agreed to buy Tim Hortons for 11.4 billion with Berkshire Hathaway financing and shift the new company’s headquarters to Canada. Critics including Sen. Sherrod Brown condemned the inversion as a tax-dodge, while BK and Buffett defended the move as strategic for a larger Canadian market.
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GameStop Refurbishment Center powers used electronics push
Grapevine Texas facility handles over 250000 items weekly including video games consoles and mobile devices. refurbishing and rebranding boost the companys revenue and gross profit as 300 technicians repair devices for resale across 4200 U S stores and international centers.
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Bruce Kulp
Canada
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Farm profits set to drop amid lower grain prices in 2014
USDA and Bloomberg report U.S. farm income projected at 113.2 billion dollars for 2014, down 14 percent from 2013 as corn and soybean prices fall. Crop revenue up 6.1 percent to 200.9 billion, livestock up 14 percent to 209.6 billion, costs rising 5.8 percent to 368.4 billion.
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Department of Agriculture
USDA
University of Missouri At Columbia
Pat Westhoff
Westhoff
Neil Jorgensen
Callaway
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Jorgensen
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