Farmers Cooperative Company

Saturday, July 4, 2009 | 7:53 AM 

 

Fuel is Now Available in Creston.
Your local co-op has leased the fuel facilities at the
DeBruce Inc. location in Creston.

If you currently have a "Local Use Only" card from Afton, it can be used at the facilities in Creston.   If you currently
do not have a "Local Use Only" card please stop into either the Creston or Afton branches to apply for a fuel card. 

 

 
 

Account Info
Are you interested in seeing your account info with the Farmer's Cooperative Company over the internet?  Using the Farmerdata website you can access your account, which is updated nightly with info such as invoices, bookings, prepaids, and grain info.  Contact Brent at the office in Afton for more information and then click on this link to Farmerdata to get started.

Local Conditions
Afton, IA
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Temp: 64oF Feels Like: 64oF
Humid: 94% Dew Pt: 63oF
Barom: 29.91 Wind Dir: ENE
Cond: Cloudy Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 5:50 Sunset: 8:53
As reported at CRESTON, IA at 7:00 AM
 
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Afton, IA
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Local Forecast
Afton, IA

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High: 72oF
Low: 64oF
High: 81oF
Low: 57oF
High: 83oF
Low: 61oF
High: 88oF
Low: 64oF
High: 89oF
Low: 67oF
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DTN Weather Summary
Rains in Northern Plains Friday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Friday will feature thunderstorms with light to moderate rain in the Northern Plains. This unsettled weather pattern will continue into the Independence Day holiday Saturday over the northern and western Plains through western Midwest. » More DTN Weather Commentary

Posted at 1:32PM Thu Jul 2, 2009 CDT

How-to Projects
The Progressive Farmer has gathered its most popular and useful how-to projects, articles and plan downloads. There's something for everyone—from tips for sprucing up your home & land to quick and easy-to-build handy devices. Go to projects >

Spring Cleaning Feature: Rain Gutters Solution


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Have something for sale?
If you do we can help. Email us the details of what you have for sale and we can list it on our classified ads page. We will help you sell anything from the old farm pickup, livestock, the newest litter of pups, to the kitchen sink. This is a no cost feature to you, as our customer. Email Luke at lbradley@farmerscoopco.com and he will get whatever you have listed on our classified ads page.

Quotes
 
C - CORN - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Jul 345'6s -6'0
Sep 345'6s -10'6
Dec 357'4s -11'6
 
S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Jul 1243'0s -15'4
Aug 1154'0s -6'4
Sep 1061'0s -7'4
 
@C - CORN - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Jul 345'6s -6'0
Sep 345'6s -10'6
Dec 357'4s -11'6
 
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
  High Low Last Chg
Jul 1243'0s -15'4
Aug 1154'0s -6'4
Sep 1061'0s -7'4
 
LC - LIVE CATTLE - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Aug 84.875s - 0.875
Oct 90.225s - 0.550
 
FC - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Aug 103.450s - 0.325
Sep 102.125s - 0.050
Oct 102.475s 0.225
 
WH - HOGS - HCX
  High Low Last Chg
Jul 1.540 1.525 1.535s 0.018
Aug 1.560 1.540 1.551s 0.018
Sep 1.553s 0.020
 
LH - LEAN HOGS - CME
  High Low Last Chg
Jul 59.975s 0.725
Aug 61.150s 0.450
Oct 57.175s 0.250

Ask the Taxman by Andy Biebl
7/02 8:21 AM
Recent tax changes give farmers great flexibility for reporting farm tax losses, but terms can be confusing. DTN tax authority Andy Biebl explains the loss rules as well as a tax court case on crop insurance proceeds and why there's new life for the "cash for clunkers" credit.
Aphid Prospects for 2009
7/02 7:55 AM
Soybean aphids could return this summer with a vengeance. Growers should scout through early July to see if aphid numbers require treatment.
Midsummer Weather Outlook - 4
7/02 6:24 AM
Weather improves for U.S. wheat, but stays dry in the Canadian Prairies.
Animal ID Meetings Lose Steam
7/01 8:16 AM
A USDA meeting on animal identification in Omaha didn't generate the volume of people or protests as at earlier events, but one rancher testified that her cattle have been tagged against her will because of bovine tuberculosis.

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