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WILL - Ag Notes - May 23, 2013

Senators Durbin, Stabenow & Coburn Debate Crop Insurance

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Categories: Agriculture

Tags: agriculture, crop insurance, subsidies, u.s. senate, senator durbin, senator stabenow, senator coburn

WILL - Ag Notes - May 22, 2013

Honor Flight May 21, 2013

Todd Gleason

Close up of the face of a world war two veteran. He has a retrospective look, and is wear a world war two hat.

Tuesday, as some of you may already know, I flew to Washington, D.C. with my father on an Honor Flight. It is a most moving experience. Dad is a WWII vet and among only a handful on this trip. Most were Korean Era vets. You can see photos taken during the day using the link below. If you are or know a WWII or Korea era vet and can travel (at all) please do not miss this opportunity. Honor Fights are extraordinary events.

Over this Memorial Day as we remember the fallen, please take time to thank those that served along side them. Freedom comes at a price, and a few have paid with their lives, many have paid with their service. We thank all of them.

Todd Gleason, Guardian - Central Illinois Honor Flight

tgleason@illinois.edu

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Tags: honor flight, land of lincoln, wwii, world war ii, korea, korean era, washington, d.c.

WILL - Ag Notes - May 14, 2013

Collin Peterson & the 2nd Amendments

Todd Gleason

The United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture will mark up the 2013 version of the farm bill today in Washington, D.C. (May 15). Last night ranking member of the committee Collin Peterson spoke about the bill and the mark up with farm broadcasters. Todd Gleason was among them and files this report. It begins the way the evening event started with Peterson and his band the "Second Amendments" entertaining members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting.

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Tags: house committee on agriculture, collin peterson, farm bill, washington, d.c., nafb

WILL - Ag Notes - May 10, 2013

Two Billion Bushel Corn Carryout

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Map of the United States showing where corn is grown and where drought still exists as of May 10, 2013.

USDA NASS projects 35 percent of the U.S. corn crop will start the season under drought conditions. USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board is projecting a record setting corn crop and 2013/2014 ending stocks. Here's an edited excerpt from the report, "Corn production for 2013/14 is projected at 14.1 billion bushels, up 3.4 billion from 2012/13 when extreme drought and heat reduced yields to their lowest levels since 1995/96. The 2013/14 corn yield is projected at 158.0 bushels per acre, 5.6 bushels below the weather adjusted trend presented at USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum in February. The slow start to this year’s planting and the likelihood that progress by mid-May will remain well behind the 10-year average reduce prospects for yields. Corn supplies for 2013/14 are projected at a record 14.9 billion bushels, up 3.0 billion from 2012/13."

Those numbers all point to a 2 billion bushel corn ending stocks figure by the time the fall of 2014 arrives with an average season's cash price ranging from $4.10-$5.30 per bushel. This all despite the drought west of I-35 and the delayed planting season.