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  USDA declares Feb. 16-22 "Grain in Safety Week"

  Posted in Current News on 2/17/2020

  Feb. 16-22 has been designated Grain Bin Safety Week by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to promote education and awareness of hazards and safe work practices in an effort to reduce the number of accidents associated with grain handling and storage.

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  2020 market outlook? 'Relatively optimistic, but cautious'

  Posted in Current News on 2/12/2020

  Mike Mock: While the general economic outlook is positive, with very muted inflation, relatively cheap interest rates, low energy costs and a strong dollar, Mock told producers the ag economy generally runs in the opposite direction, as was the case in 2007-2013 period.

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  USDA Outlook Forum is Feb. 20-21

  Posted in Current News on 2/10/2020

  The 96th USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum will be Feb. 20-21 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

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  Long-term weather prediction? Plan for another wet spring.

  Posted in Current News on 2/4/2020

  The extended outlook for February through April calls for normal to below normal mean temperatures with increased odds of above normal precipitation. In fact, the forecast trend towards wetter than normal weather continues is predicted through spring and into the middle of the growing season.

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