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Diemel Remains Possibly Found In Nebraska Stock Trailer, Sheriff Says

In a bizarre twist to a strange murder case, a Nebraska rancher says he found human remains in a stock trailer he purchased in Missouri and now authorities are investigating a possible connection to the Diemel brothers’ murders.

Japan’s Lower House Passes U.S. Trade Deal Sought by Trump

Japan’s powerful lower house of parliament approved Tuesday a trade pact with the U.S. that opens the country’s markets to American beef and other agricultural products, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to stave off new tariffs on carmakers.

John Phipps: How Do We Know What China Is Really Buying?

Unlike trade deals and contracts, reported export numbers reflect goods put on a boat, not a promise to buy. There can be considerable slippage between sales announced and ships loaded, as John Phipps explains in John's World.

Stepping Stones To Sustainability Success

Adopt conservation measures and harvest a return-on-investment.

Valent Takes A 'Microscopic' Look At Soil Health

Valent BioSciences is launching a biorational soil health initiative following more than four years of strategic investment, including acquiring Mycorrhizal Applications.

Yogurt Companies Feeling the Pinch of Lower Consumption

Market research company Mintel says U.S. yogurt sales peaked at nearly $9 billion in 2015. They’re expected to fall to $8.2 billion this year and they could fall another 10% by 2024.

Crop Comments
Buffalo County, Neb.

Finished harvest yesterday. I finished on a field that the wind blew down. I had cut part of it for silage, and it was appraised at 220 bu/acre then. Yield monitor showed 159 bu,....thankfully there wasn't much of the field left. Despite the terrible start to the year, overall yields were better than expected. I believe that was the case for most in the area. My bins are full, and there are huge corn piles at most every elevator. There are also a lot more bags of crop at the ends of fields. In talking with my agronomist about this, I am certain that part of the reason that those piles exist was that more corn and less beans were planted last spring. I know that that was the situation for the 3 of us that harvest together. Good luck to those of you still hard at work. Stay safe.