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CHICAGO (Reuters) - South Dakota farmer Eric Kroupa received a flurry of calls from grain dealers and ethanol plants asking to buy the corn locked away in his bins when prices neared 4-1/2-month peaks last month.

US farmers shun buyers, cling to unsold corn as prices slump

USDA report days always have their share of confusion, and the agency’s website crashing just as big acreage and grain stocks came out didn’t make Friday’s data dump any less chaotic. But futures markets kept on trading, providing a real-time evaluation of what the reports said. Corn...

Are we looking at a $3.65 corn cash price?

Cordele, GA

A sweet, juicy slice of watermelon is one of the best things about summertime, but way too many times I’ve stared dubiously at the pile of melons at the store, trying to decide which one to choose. Often when I get home and slice it open, the melon is a disappointing light pink and not at all sweet.

The Only Way To Tell When a Watermelon is Ripe, According to a Farmer

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Indiana State

Low levels of tar spot have been reported in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. According to Dr. Darcy Telenko, Purdue University Extension plant pathologist, this is the earliest she’s found a natural infection of tar spot on young corn. In Indiana, it was found on corn planted in April on the lower leaves. “In the past, the earliest we found it was July 3. It’s here, we know it’s active,” she says.

Be on alert for tar spot in corn

North Carolina State

As drought conditions worsen in North Carolina, agronomists say that much of the state’s corn crop is going to be a total loss. Willie Howell, a regional agronomist for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, says that as the state’s corn enters the reproductive stages, the overall condition is “very, very poor.”

Much of North Carolina’s corn crop a ‘total loss’ as drought conditions increase statewide

The conditions of North Carolina’s corn, soybeans, and select other crops, as rated by USDA in its weekly Crop Progress report, have been steadily declining over the past few weeks. Here’s a closer look at the numbers and what the state climatologist has to say about the trend.

Nearly half of the corn crop and 28% of soybeans in this state rated poor/very poor

The prolonged summer heatwave damaged summer crops and vegetables in India, shooting up food prices, including potatoes. In particular, the summer vegetables have been badly hit. Consequently, the demand for potatoes has increased as people prefer eating potatoes to other vegetables whose prices have increased significantly due to their dwindling...

Heatwave Damages Vegetable Crops, Shooting Up Demand for Potatoes Amid Rising Food Inflation in India

A farmers' market is celebrating 25 years supporting local food producers. Stroud Farmers' Market, on Cornhill Square, attracts visitors from all over the country each Saturday morning. Organiser Kardien Gerbrands said the market has an "incredible atmosphere". He said: “The core of our success comes from a combination of sticking...

Farmers' market celebrates 25 years in business

Live cattle closed mixed on Friday, with front months up 32 to 50 cent and other contracts down 17 to 42. Cash action has been light so far this week, with sales of $190 reported in the South, steady in the week, and $198 bids reported in the north late on Friday. Feeder cattle were down $1.35 to $2.15, pressured by strength in corn. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was another 61 cents lower on July 4 at $255.08.

Cattle Pull off Friday Highs to Close Mixed

Kansas City, MO

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Cats of Kansas City

It's getting sticky outside, and the kids are home from school. They don't want to go to camp. You don't want to go work. Instead, let's all just stay home, enjoy the air conditioning, adopt a cat or two, and spend the rest of the summer chilling with the kitties.

These five cats will give you a major dose of summertime fun

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Norfolk, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

The group says farming has not been given enough prominence during the general election campaign.

Farmers light bonfires to send election message

Even though there are concerns for the corn crop in the Northern Plains with excessive rains and flooding in parts of the region, overall, the U.S. corn crop appears to be in good condition and prices are reflecting that. “Corn may be winning some awards for the worst commodity ever...

Corn prices reflect good condition of crop

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that 13 individuals have been charged in New Jersey for their involvement in schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and private health insurers. These charges are part of the Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in 193 defendants being charged nationwide for submitting over $2.75 billion in false claims.

NJ Health Care Fraud Bust: 13 New Jerseyans Charged in $2.75B Scheme

Boston, MA

Swansea, MA

Dianna Carney

A new family-owned and operated themed entertainment complex is coming soon to Swansea, a small town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Silver Stone Castle & Family Entertainment is set to be an exciting addition to the town of fewer than 17,000 residents.

New Family-Owned & Operated "Medieval Experience" Coming to Massachusetts Shares Sneak Peek

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

The production of the top five fresh vegetables, not including potatoes, increased 2% from the prior season, though the national supply of fresh-market vegetables dropped by 1.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service Situation and Outlook Report. The production increase was instigated by expansions...

Production for Top Five Fresh Vegetables Increased 2%

DC News Now

According to Palombo, consumers in cities like Tijuana are seeing the price of meat, poultry and fish, especially salmon, being more expensive than just a month ago.

As dollar gains strength against the peso, price of meat, fish and poultry going up in Mexico

Great Bend Post

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Wheat Scoop: Kansas Wheat CEO shares wheat outlook

Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin joined the Wheat’s on Your Mind podcast this week to share his perspectives on the 2024 harvest, the new wheat export...

Wheat Scoop: Kansas Wheat CEO shares wheat outlook

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