The Farm Post eNews

Friday eNews from the Pike and Scott County Farm Bureaus
 

AUGUST 19, 2016

Share the Pride
Want to share the many benefits being a member of Farm Bureau with your friends and family? Then have them join this premier organization.

You can join the Pike and Scott county farm bureaus by going on-line and completing a membership application by August 31.

With the many member discounts, you really can't afford not to be a member. Check out the many benefits you get with a Farm Bureau membership at PRIDEPlus.
Pipeline info meeting next week
Spire Energy has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build a new pipeline in Scott County.

Farm Bureau will hold a meeting of member landowners at the KC Hall in Carrollton at 7:00 pm on August 23.

The proposed line will connect with the Rockies Express pipeline near Alsey and go through Greene and Jersey counties before crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri.
Record crop harvest predicted
New reports from the Agriculture Department predict U.S. farmers will continue high crop production. John Newton, AFBF's market intelligence director, explained the numbers in a recent Newsline.

"USDA projected the corn yield for this new crop at 175.1 bushels per acre, a new record." Further, "A similar scenario happened on soybeans. We saw USDA forecast soybean yield at 48.9 bushels per acre." If those very big production numbers are realized, it would set records for both crops.
Complete short IDOT survey
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The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking you to help them to obtain feedback on the goals of the Long Range Transportation Plan for Illinois.

Completion of the survey won't take but a couple of minutes and will help IDOT invest its resources wisely.

http://tinyurl.com/2017LRTP
EPA/NHTSA issue new truck rules
The Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued tighter fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks for model years 2019 through 2027. The new rule is expected to yield an additional 10 percent in emissions reductions over EPA's proposal from last year for a total of 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to the agencies.

The rule covers freight-hauling tractor trailers, along with vehicles like garbage trucks and buses and the biggest classes of pickup trucks. Along with expansive standards for passenger cars and smaller trucks, the vehicle standards represent a major portion of the administration's efforts to combat climate change.

Fact sheet
Popular food from one source
Many of our favorite vegetables were bred from the same plant families. The family Brassicaceae (the mustard family) includes Brassica oleracea, better known as wild cabbage. This plant species was modified through breeding to create the kale, cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collard greens and kohlrabi we enjoy today.
Polaris Discounts Available
Looking for a great-value UTV with extra seating capacity? Check out the Polaris Ranger Crew 570-6, a UTV with seating for six and 1,500 pounds of payload and towing capacity! Eligible Farm Bureau members in participating states can save $300 on a new Ranger off-road vehicle. Visit a participating Polaris dealer for more details.
TODAY IN HISTORY
AUGUST 19, 1812
OLD IRONSIDES

On August 19, 1812, the 44-gun frigate USS CONSTITUTION encountered the 38-gun frigate HMS GUERRIERE off the coast of Nova Scotia, at about 2 p.m. Closing the distance of several miles between the two warships, HMS GUERRIERE raised three British ensigns as an invitation to a duel; USS CONSTITUTION's Capt. Isaac Hull answered with four American ensigns.

In the course of this 35-minute battle, an astonished sailor observed British 18-lb. iron cannonballs bouncing harmlessly off USS CONSTITUTION's 25-inch oak hull.

He cried out, "Huzza! Her sides are made of iron!" Henceforth, USS CONSTITUTION carried the nickname "Old Ironsides."

Read more here.
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