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MARKETS FRIDAY, MAY 17 »

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Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning:   Wheat: $7.15 – $7.13 Corn: $6.69 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

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MARKETS THURSDAY, MAY 16 »

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Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning:   Wheat: $7.19 – $7.22 Corn: $6.72 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

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CROP STUBBLE PROGRAM DEADLINE »

Game and Parks

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is reminding landowners that they have until June 1 to enroll in a program that pays for doing little more than keeping their wheat and milo stubble tall during the coming harvest. The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded $1.5 million to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to enroll tall wheat [...]

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MARKETS WEDNESDAY MAY 15 »

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Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning:   Wheat: $7.37 – $7.41 Corn: $6.74 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

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JOHANNS VOTES NO AS SENATE AG COMM SENDS FARM BILL TO THE FLOOR »

Mike Johanns

The U-S Senate Ag Committee Tuesday passed and sent to the floor a new Farm Bill. The vote was 15-5, with   Nebraska Republican and former Ag Secretary Mike Johanns among the nays. Johanns expressed concerns with the entire Farm Bill…complaining that it’s market-distorting, has numerous budget gimmicks, and is fundamentally-flawed because it includes target prices. [...]

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MARKETS TUESDAY, MAY 14 »

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Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning:   Wheat: $7.39 – $7.44 Corn: $6.70 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

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MARKETS MONDAY, MAY 13 »

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Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning:   Wheat: $7.37 – $7.42 Corn:  $6.72 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

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NEB WINTER WHEAT CROP COULD BE SMALLEST SINCE 1944 »

Wheat -1

The USDA’s latest crop report, based on May 1 field conditions, says Nebraska is on track for its smallest winter wheat crop in nearly 70 years. The National Agricultural Statistics Service is predicting a harvest of 42.9-million bushels of winter wheat this summer, down 20% from last year and the state’s smallest since 1944. Yield [...]

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MARKETS FRIDAY MAY 10 »

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Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning:   Wheat: $7.42 – $7.47 Corn: $6.62 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

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MARKETS THURSDAY, MAY 9 »

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Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning:   Wheat:  $7.38 – $7.42 Corn:  $6.57 Great Northern Beans:  $43 Pinto Beans:  $33

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