AgweekTV Full Show: The cattle market, a treasure trove, crops deteriorate and weed and pest control
AgweekTV, 26 June 2021
Coming up on AgweekTV we will discuss the ag committee holding a hearing on the possible manipulation and anti-competitive practices in the cattle market. We’ll visit an old dairy farm that converts to a treasure trove once a year. We will see crops continue to deteriorate in the region except for Nebraska. Finally, we will discuss the drought and heat making weed and pest control a real challenge this season.
THE SENATE AG COMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON POSSIBLE MANIPULATION AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES IN THE CATTLE MARKET. ONCE YEAR THIS OLD DAIRY FARM CONVERTS TO A TREASURE TROVE, ATTRACTING JUNK LOVERS FROM FAR AND WIDE. Crops continue to deteriorate in the region except for Nebraska.
AND THE DROUGHT AND HEAT ARE MAKING WEED AND PEST CONTROL A REAL CHALLENGE THIS SEASON.
THE SENATE AG COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING THIS WEEK TO LOOK AT ISSUES IN THE CATTLE MARKET. SEVERAL FARM STATE LAWMAKERS URGED LEADERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE MARKET MANIPULATION AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES WITH PACKERS MAKING RECORD PROFITS WHILE CATTLE PRODUCERS LOSE MONEY AND CONSUMERS PAY MORE AT THE STORE.
