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	Agchoice Emporia business group has retail locations in Emporia, Madison, Olpe and Osage City Kansas. We specialize in grain, feed, dry/liquid fertilizer, custom spraying, seed, farm supply, and animal health supplies.   Emporia Feed & Grain                       (620) 343-7562 Olpe         (620) 475-3801 Osage City   (785) 528-4632 Emporia Agronomy  (620) 342-4775 Click to learn more about AgChoice locations including Weir, Parsons, Moran, Hepler, Madison and Blue Mound, KS.

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	DTN Farm Business
	Disaster Relief For 2020 and 2021 Crops Monday, May 16, 2022 12:56PM CDT Farmers of both commodity crops and specialty crops will receive a first tranche of disaster aid payments. To determine losses, USDA will use its existing crop insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) data as the basis for calculating initial payments. USDA estimates more than 220,000 producers who received crop insurance indemnities or NAP payments will receive Emergency Relief Program payments. [Read Full News Story] Diesel Fuel Prices Set Records Friday, May 13, 2022 5:22PM CDT The national average price of diesel fuel hit a new high this week -- $5.56 per gallon -- and experts say tight inventories mean there's little chance prices will drop before harvest. [Read Full News Story]

	DTN Crops News
	Drought and Heat Stress Take Toll on Hard Winter Wheat Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:04AM CDT The Wheat Quality Council's annual Hard Winter Wheat tour Day 1 estimated yield results of 39.5 bushels per acre (bpa) on Tuesday, May 17, are in line with USDA projections for Kansas. [Read Full News Story] Six Tips to Improve Soybean Germination and Emergence Tuesday, May 17, 2022 9:40AM CDT Farmers can take steps to mitigate potential soybean emergence issues due to lower-than-normal germination rates in some soybean seed varieties and lots this year. [Read Full News Story] Hard Winter Wheat Crop and Quality Assessed This Week Monday, May 16, 2022 10:11AM CDT The Wheat Quality Council's annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour this week will provide the latest assessment of crop quality and production. [Read Full News Story]

	Futures
	@C - CORN - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Close Change Time More Jul 22 800'6 802'2 796'2 797'6 800'6 -3'0 02:30A Sep 22 772'4 772'6 766'0 768'2 772'6 -4'4 02:30A Dec 22 760'2 760'4 753'0 754'4 760'6 -6'2 02:30A @KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - KCBT Month Open High Low Last Close Change Time More Jul 22 1368'0 1368'0 1325'0 1338'4 1367'6 -29'2 02:31A Sep 22 1368'0 1369'0 1327'6 1338'4 1369'2 -30'6 02:31A Dec 22 1366'4 1366'4 1328'2 1339'6 1370'0 -30'2 02:31A @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Close Change Time More Jul 22 1678'0 1686'6 1672'2 1675'6 1678'0 -2'2 02:30A Aug 22 1623'4 1630'2 1618'0 1619'4 1624'2 -4'6 02:30A Sep 22 1561'4 1566'0 1554'0 1557'0 1561'6 -4'6 02:30A @O - OATS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Close Change Time More Jul 22 655'6 655'6 655'4 655'4 653'6 1'6 02:28A Sep 22 605'2 605'2 605'2 605'2 607'6 -2'4 12:48A Dec 22 589'2 605'0 586'6 603'6 602'0s 11'6 12:48A @W - WHEAT - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Close Change Time More Jul 22 1278'4 1280'0 1234'0 1250'4 1277'4 -27'0 02:30A Sep 22 1278'6 1280'4 1237'2 1252'0 1278'6 -26'6 02:30A Dec 22 1272'0 1279'2 1237'6 1251'6 1279'0 -27'2 02:30A @GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Close Change Time More May 22 157.375 157.825 157.025 157.325 157.175s - 0.225 05/17 Aug 22 168.100 168.700 166.400 166.525 166.775s - 0.650 05/17 Sep 22 170.800 171.150 169.000 169.000 169.225s - 0.825 05/17 @LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Close Change Time More Jun 22 133.600 133.925 132.825 132.850 133.000s - 0.175 05/17 Aug 22 134.175 134.400 133.250 133.250 133.475s - 0.425 05/17 Oct 22 140.225 140.275 139.200 139.325 139.525s - 0.325 05/17 My Custom Markets Symbol Open High Low Last Close Change Time More

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	In 1955 the USDA released the roma tomato. It is still main variety used for making tomato paste
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	Emporia, KS Chg Zip Code:  Temp: 63oF Feels Like: 63oF Humid: 93% Dew Pt: 61oF Barom: 29.9 Wind Dir: N Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 8 mph Sunrise: 6:10 Sunset: 8:31 As reported at EMPORIA, KS at 2:00 AM
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	Date Wed 5/18 Thu 5/19 Fri 5/20 Sat 5/21 Sun 5/22 Weather Condition Weather Thunder Storms Clear Rain Thunder Storms Clear Temp L/H (°F) 46/84 63/90 65/80 52/64 43/71 Feels Like L/H (°F) 42/86 63/93 65/82 52/64 40/71 Dew Point (°F) 56 65 55 41 43 Humidity (%) 75 61 46 58 49 Wind Speed (mph) 6 12 16 13 8 Precip (%) 47 - 43 70 - Precip Amt (in.) Rain 0.21 None Rain 0.04 Rain 0.15 None Evap (in./day) 0.18 0.28 0.31 0.17 0.21
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