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June 17, 2021
 
 
 
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June Rural Mainstreet Index: Machinery Sales and Farmland Prices Soar
 
Economic stability and growth are returning to rural America. Nearly 50% of rural bankers report their local economy expanded between May and June, according to the June 2021 Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI).
 
 
 
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What’s Up With The Ag Job Outlook?
 
Farmers, how are you filling jobs around the farm? Farm employees, what’s the job market look like from your point of view? Sound off in this quick, three-question survey.
 
 
 
 

Dangerous heat is continuing across portions of the West and the Plains with record-breaking temperatures and wildfires.

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Soybean prices saw the largest single-day drop in history on Thursday. Prices crashed vigorously, with July and August soybeans down more than $1 on Thursday. This tops any one-day record for a deferred contract.

Historic Drop: Soybeans' Vigorous $1 Fall Thursday Reaches New Record
 
 
 
 
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Futures on the federal funds rate, which track short-term interest rate expectations, on Wednesday raised bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy in early 2023 after Fed projections showed at least two rate increases that year.

U.S. Fed Funds Futures Raise Rate Hike Chances in Early 2023 After Fed Statement
 
 
 

USDA doesn't have the final say in a decision to slow line speeds at six U.S. pork plants, according to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. The Agriculture Secretary made the comment during an AgriTalk interview this week.

Vilsack says Decision to Appeal Pork Line Speeds Ruling Isn't Up to USDA
 
 
 
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Commodity markets made some big moves down on Thursday. The reasons why, in today's AgDay Minute

Historic Drop for Soybean Futures
 
 
 

Kyle Mehmen, general manager at MBS Family Farms, will join Farm Journal Editor Clinton Griffiths to answer your questions and share his experiences with carbon programs on June 22 at 9 a.m. central.

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