Rail traffic jams threaten U S grain exports amid UP SP merger
AP reports Nebraska farmers and grain buyers blame Union Pacific's takeover of Southern Pacific for rail delays that threaten Gulf ports. Delays reach two weeks, with elevators losing thousands per late train as floods and derailments worsen the bottleneck. farmers warn exports and prices may drop if shipments lag.
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Ted Press
Maha
Neb
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Washington
Bill Sebree
NIK Marketing
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Ern Pacific
Rick Sorenson
Continental Grain Co
Shelton
Omaha
Bill Biedermann
Allendale Inc
Crystal Lake
Ill
U.S
Biedermann
John Bromley
Texas
Gulf Ports
Don Roose
U.S. Commodities Inc
West Des Moines
Bromiley
Bromley
Midwest
Gleaner brings back conventional combines with C-62
Harris News Service reports Agco Gleaner reintroduces conventional C-62 after a decade without them. Field tested near Mount Hope by Schmidt and Sons Inc, the model targets farmers who value straw handling and lower hours. Priced around 170000, it competes with rotary R-62 and contrasts with earlier L-3s.
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Ount Hope
Gleaner
Agco Gleaner
Schmidt and Sons Inc
Mount Hope
Leroy Schmidt
Schmidt and Sons
Dusty Bittle
Wall Street Journal
Agco
Bill Huffman
Green pumpkins surprise Maryland growers this Halloween
In Baltimore area a pumpkin boom defied color norms as pumpkins stayed green into October. Weber's Cider Mill Farm fears orange timing might have helped wholesalers but expects to sell 180 tons before Oct 31. Maryland pumpkin crops cover 1200 to 1300 acres, valued around 2 million but 810 thousand last year due to rain. this year’s crop is healthier though slower to mature. Weber hopes Pumpkinland with Mother Goose dressed pumpkins boosts sales.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Steve Weber
Weber
Cider Mill
Baltimore County
Carroll Homann
Agriculture Department
Homann
Supreme court to hear corporate hog vote case
JOPEKA Kan AP Lewis Webster a Hodgeman County farmer and FACT member says his side won fairly but neighbors dispute the April county vote on a large Murp hy Farms hog feedlot The Kansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on whether the election should stand This case is among 29 heard next week and could set a precedent on overturning elections and ballot handling by opponents of corporate farming
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EU Cress
Jopeka
Kan
Lewis Webster
Kansas
Webster
Hodgeman County
FACT
North Carolina
Murphy Farms
Jetmore
State Supreme Court
Byron Meeks
Supreme Court
Anthony Cure
Emmett Aistrup
Kanas
Tom Young
Young
Field stubble gains as plowing declines nationwide
A U S Agriculture Department survey shows conservation tillage covering 109.8 million acres this year, 6 million more than last year, surpassing traditional plowing at 107.6 million acres. Iowa Illinois South Dakota Kansas and Indiana led the shift, with economic risks and chemical reliance cited as barriers.
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Ndianapolis
U.S. Agriculture Department
Conservation Technology Information Center
Iowa
Illinois
South Dakota
Kansas
Indiana
John Hebblethwaite
West Lafayette
Ind
USDA
Dan Towery
Ohio
Steve Bonney
Indiana Sustainable Agriculture Association
Bonney
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New England
United Feature Syndicate
U.S.A
St. Simon's
Simon and
Juda
Dept. UF
P.O. Box
Dublin
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Charles Hos
Kinson
Bob Hiles
Jim Hogan
Tim O'Dea
S. King
Ottawa
Resti
Jentse
Isurain
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