Unique Show, Unique Challenges

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

Pam Jahnke and Wisconsin Farm Technology Days General Manager Arnie Jennerman chat the upcoming show in Clark County. The show is never in the same location, and that comes with challenges -- a new location means new parking, lodging, and utility plans. The changing farm economy also means no year is the same when it comes to securing equipment or food donations.

The enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act sets in motion a series of new rules and regulations regarding ocean carrier practices that the Federal Maritime Commission must implement over the course of the next year. U.S. Dairy Export Council CEO Krysta Harden says last year, shipping challenges resulted in over $1.5 billion in increased export costs and lost opportunities.

With temps nearing 90 this week, Allison Lund shares a quick update with Ready Wisconsin on how to tell if you're experiencing heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing in West Bend lays out the various pressures on today's markets -- declining crop conditions, recession conversations, and the stocks and acres reports coming out of USDA on Thursday.

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