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  1. 25% kids in US receive food stamp benefits. http://bit.ly/5sDyZq Meanwhile Americans through away 40% of their food. http://bit.ly/6Hai1u
  2. Heading back to Des Moines. Some corn in the field around Spirit Lake. Folks need some good weather to get more in.
  3. On my way to the farm. A few combines in fields. Mostly quiet. Filled pickup at Swea City where E85 is $1.899.
  4. Sounds like someone is having ham! RT @ErikHelland Its not turkey day when you grew up on an Iowa hog farm.
  5. China drought prediction. Not sure abt long term predictions, but China prodn problems would impact world grain mkts. http://bit.ly/8PhxoT
  6. Natl Net Farm Income down $30b (34%) from 2008 to 2009. Income $6.6b below 10 yr avg. http://bit.ly/7aTzst
  7. is on ISU campus listening to Senator Grassley answer questions from ag folks re Climate Chg legislation.
  8. I enjoyed being able to discuss ag and politics at the Jasper County GOP tonight. Thanks for all you do!
  9. If interest rates same as last yr, deficit would be $221b more. Debt strategy can't compensate for fiscal mgt. NYTimes- http://bit.ly/6XCcK3
  10. Never mind my last tweet - unless you're my middle daughter. Sorry everyone else. I've got long harvest days brain fade going. I need sleep!
  11. And to you! How's the car?
  12. Finished combining my 2009 corn crop at 1am, Nov 22. Nov weather better than could be expected. Hope it stays for those still harvesting.
  13. Farmers are figuring their harvest progress. Will we be done by Thanksgiving or still harvesting on shopping's Black Friday? I'll be close.
  14. Listening to a essio story about the mapping of the corn genome as I harvest my corn. Makes me think about even larger future harvests.
  15. Previous tweet (& fb message) re tax study was not meant to be posted. Can't call it spam when its operator error, can I? Ignore anyway.
  16. After couple days in Des Moines, I'm back on the farm. Some in IA got rain. We missed it & I'm still harvesting.
  17. Many combines running on beautiful Mid-Nov day. Hard to believe my implement parts counter isn't open this afternoon.
  18. US sb exports $13.9 billion last mktg yr. And $3.8b in soy products. Total soy & soy product exports $17.7b. IA's share likely over $2.5b.
  19. Well deserved! ksimon03: Congrats to WHO Radio's Ken Root, NAFB Farm Broadcaster of the year.
  20. popped a gathering chain off the sprocket on my corn head. Only corn farmers would understand. Translation - done for the night.