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August 12, 2021
 
 
 
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USDA Slashes Corn Yield in August Report, Projects Corn to Miss Trendline Yield
 
USDA’s August crop production report produced a few surprises, including a 5 bu./acre cut to the national corn yield. The report sent corn futures up nearly 20¢ immediately after the report was published.
 
 
 
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The New Frontier of Conservation: Carbon Markets
 
As carbon emerges as the newest saleable commodity, farmers and ranchers are learning how to partner with carbon markets to cash in on practices they’ve been doing all along. But we want to know how this is affecting you. Tell us about your approach to carbon marketing in this brief survey.
 
 
 
 

Wildfires continue to rage in the west, as California's biggest wildfire is leading to widespread evacuations of livestock. And now there are efforts underway to care for animals left behind.

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A 250-pound 4-H pig sold for $17,500 at the Monroe County Fair in Ottawa Lake, Mich., on Aug. 6. This pig wasn’t just any pig – it was the pig of 18-year-old Madison Lee, who was killed in a car accident on Aug. 1.

4-H Pig Sells for $17,500 in Memory of Madison Lee
 
 
 
 
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Consumer and wholesale beef demand are at 30-year highs, and economists say there are limited signs of that demand slowing down.

U.S., Global Meat Demand Beefs Up as Cattle Industry Works to Keep Beef at Center of the Plate
 
 
 

USDA will release corn and soybean crop estimates today, China lowers soybean import projection and economists expect inflation to persist.

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A new study isn't painting a pretty picture when it comes to kids' diets. Details in today's AgDay Minute.

Report: Kids Get 67% of Calories from Ultra-Processed Food
 
 
 

Your FFA’er could be featured in the #FarmON Benefit Concert. Just text a picture of them in their blue jacket with the words FarmON to 31313 or share your image with the #FarmON hashtag on social media.

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