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It’s a Classic!

Some 5,000 farmers representing corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum are meeting in Nashville for Commodity Classic, the annual convention and trade show that provides a forum for the major commodity associations to meet and discuss policy and showcases new products and what’s coming in the agricultural pipeline.

The convention started yesterday with board meetings and open forum discussions, and gets fully underway today with seminars, speeches, forums and the trade show. The Classic’s web site provides a “schedule at a glance” that outlines the major activities planned. Headline events include a panel of the four commodity association presidents … Full Article »

Collapsed levee wall from the recent Tennessee flooding. Water caused the levee to collapse creating that huge hole in center of the levee

Flash Flooding in the U.S.: The Challenges Farmers are Facing

The first weekend in May is always a big one in the Memphis area. It is the start of the month-long Memphis in May festival, and for those of us in the cotton business, it generally signals the start of planting in small communities all around. But this year, the stormy weather threw us a curve that undid months of planning.

Sure, I was disappointed to miss Alison Krauss–a concert I had looked forward to for a while–but for Bob Walker and hundreds of other farmers, the storm and subsequent flooding meant major setbacks far more serious than a rained-out Full Article »