Lancaster Farming: News http://www.lancasterfarming.com News en-us Compromise among senators eyed on border security http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Compromise-among-senators-eyed-on-border-security WASHINGTON (AP) — After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:15:01 GMT Law enforcers corral escaped cows along interstate http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Law-enforcers-corral-escaped-cows-along-interstate HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Law enforcement officers spent hours trying to round up five cows that escaped from a farm near Hagerstown onto Interstat ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:00 GMT House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billion http://www.lancasterfarming.com/House-votes-to-cut-food-stamps-by--2-billion WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill.The chamber rejected ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:00 GMT House votes to cut food stamps http://www.lancasterfarming.com/House-votes-to-cut-food-stamps WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year.The chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to a wide-rang ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:45:00 GMT Montana court says bison transfer legal http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Montana-court-says-bison-transfer-legal BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The relocation of Yellowstone National Park bison to tribal lands in Montana can resume, under a Wednesday ruling from th ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:00 GMT Bill could reduce illegal immigration 25 percent http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Bill-could-reduce-illegal-immigration-25-percent WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation rejected a challenge Wednesday from Senate conservatives demanding evidence ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:00 GMT AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT http://www.lancasterfarming.com/AP-top-news-in-Iowa-at-3-58-p-m--CDT Kum & Go co-founder William Krause dies at 78WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — William Krause, the co-founder of Iowa-based convenience store cha ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:00 GMT Business Highlights http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Business-Highlights ___Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchasesWASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:00 GMT BC-Markets-At-A-Glance http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-Markets-At-A-Glance NEW YORK (AP) — A snapshot of major stock and commodities market indicators Wednesday:New York Stock Exchange465 advances, 2,628 declinesMost Ac ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:00 GMT BC-Orange-juice http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-Orange-juice NEW YORK (AP) — Frozen concentrate orange juice trading on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Wednesday:Open High Low Settle Chg.ORANGE JUI ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:00 GMT BC-USDA-Iowa Elev Grain Prcs http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-USDA-Iowa-Elev-Grain-Prcs NW—GR110Wed. June 19, 2013 IA Dept. of Ag-USDA Market NewsInterior Iowa Daily Grain PricesClosing cash grain bids offered to producers as of 2:3 ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:00 GMT BC-USDA-Slghtr Catl http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-USDA-Slghtr-Catl SJ—LS110St. Joseph, MO Wed Jun 19, 2013 USDA-MO Dept Ag Market NewsSt. Joseph, MO StockyardsSlaughter Cattle Open, Mid-Session and Close f ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:00 GMT BC-USDA-Fdr Catl http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-USDA-Fdr-Catl SJ—LS150St. Joseph, MO Wed Jun 19, 2013 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market NewsSt. Joseph, MO StockyardsFeeder Cattle Auction Mid-Session and Close ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:00 GMT As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention http://www.lancasterfarming.com/As-fires-rage--feds-cut-funding-on-prevention COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:00 GMT Wheat harvest activity picks up in parts of Kansas http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Wheat-harvest-activity-picks-up-in-parts-of-Kansas WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The winter wheat harvest is spreading across parts of south-central Kansas.The industry trade group Kansas Wheat said Wedne ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:00 GMT Gold and grain futures higher http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Gold-and--grain-futures-higher Gold ended higher and grain contracts climbed in Wednesday trading.The August contract rose $7.10 to end at $1,374 per ounce. July silver fell 5.4 cen ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT BC-USDA-Mdwst Lvstk http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-USDA-Mdwst-Lvstk AM—LS830Amarillo, TX Wed Jun 19, 2013 USDA Market NewsDaily Livestock SummaryCATTLEDirect Trade:In the direct slaughter cattle trade in t ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT Food stamp cuts key to farm bill's fate in House http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Food-stamp-cuts-key-to-farm-bill-s-fate-in-House WASHINGTON (AP) — House passage of a massive farm bill could turn on the level of food stamp cuts as key backers scrambled Wednesday to secure s ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT AP-USDA-Natl Sheep http://www.lancasterfarming.com/AP-USDA-Natl-Sheep SA—LS850San Angelo, TX Wed Jun 19, 2013 USDA Market NewsNational Sheep Summary for Wednesday, June 19, 2013At Sioux Falls, SD slaughter la ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:45:00 GMT BC-Cash Prices, 1st Ld-Writethru,0334 http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-Cash-Prices--1st-Ld-Writethru-0334 NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Wednesday Wed. Tue.FoodsF Broilers FOB Ga. ice-packed lb ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 GMT BC-Cash Grain http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-Cash-Grain SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Truck and rail bids for grain delivered to Chicago. Quotations from the USDA represent bids from terminal elevators, pr ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 GMT Close http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Close CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed.:OpenHighLowSettleChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelJul684½710 ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 GMT BC-Cotton http://www.lancasterfarming.com/BC-Cotton NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Wednesday:OpenHighLowSettleChg.COTTON 250,000 lbs.; cents per lb.Jul8 ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 GMT Grain futures, livestock prices rise http://www.lancasterfarming.com/Grain-futures--livestock-prices-rise CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures rose Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Wheat for July delivery rose 19.5 cents to $7.07 a bushel; July corn ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 GMT AP-ID--Intermountain Grain & Livestock, ID http://www.lancasterfarming.com/AP-ID--Intermountain-Grain---Livestock--ID POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain Grain and Livestock Report for Wednesday, June 19.POCATELLO — New Crop: White whea ... AP Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 GMT