text: USFR Weekly Recap - May 12-13, 2012 May 12, 2012 09:43 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgDay TV JOHN'S OPEN: Hello and welcome to US Farm Report. Remember back in March or as I now call it the summer of 2012? Field conditions were so ideal few of us could stop preparation for and even planting, even though we knew it was early. It may turn out the biggest problem from those choices wasn't possible frost damage but locking in our production option. Only the market continues to whisper we want soybeans, not corn. Despite the faith you may put in the report it was one more hint that users trying to tell producers something. HEADLINES: The USDA offers its first estimates of the supply demand ledger for the current crop year. On the supply side the Agriculture department puts new crop ending stocks at nearly 1.9 billion-bushels higher than expectations, as far as soybeans they are at 145 million-bushels and all wheat stocks are put at 735 million. As for old crop corn ending stocks were bumped higher by 50 million, now estimated at 851 million. Soybean supplies are decreased by 40 million and the old crop supplies to 210 million. And there was slight adjustment on wheat stocks to just 770 million. USDA also issued its wheat production forecast. It puts winter wheat production at just under 1.7 billion. A 13% increase from last year. Based on crop conditions as of May 1st yield is pegged at 37.6 bushels, up one and a half from last year. All wheat forecast is upped at 2.2 billion-bushels, even though drought seems to be letting up in some parts of Texas many areas are still in desperate need of moisture it. Steve is a farmer in the southern panhandle around Plainview Texas and as he plants the crop he said the water situation isn't much better than 2011. This is causing him and others in the area to grow less corn, more drought tolerant crops like cotton, sunflower and sorgum. From harvest of last year we haven't had an inch of rain yet. People go out and dig in the first foot or so and you see a little bit of moisture but under that it's dry. CROP WATCH: Crop watch this week starts in southern Michigan. A farmer in Hillsdale said he may have jumped the gun on corn planting in late march, he said only one in three plants has come out so it will be a serious replant. His corn planted on May 1st is coming up well. And we talked to Bob from Montana. He said winter wheat is coming along. There is great moisture and near perfect growing conditions. He expects above average yields if the crop finishes up. YAMAHA: We want to tell you about a chance to ride away on a new Rhino 700. This vehicle from Yamaha has all kind of cool accessories. Head to USFarmReport.com for contest details. We will have much more on this great give away at the end of the program. Up nextal is back to talk market. That in just two minutes. . Farm report this week we have Bob. Like Flores from Flores Trading. We had a report this week and we have had a very strange market since the report, I'm going to let you start with what the report said and then you are going to kind of summarize. The report came in a surprise to corn stocks, it was expected to be 81 or lower and it was 851 so they found more corn and then 166 on the corn yield so they took the trend yield up because of the increased early planting they had the high yield. Carry oat doubled to 188. At the same time the bean number was lowered to 145 and reduced yield. The bean numbers very positive, corn number bearish, the market initially sold off across the board and then in Friday's market, the beans were down 40 and then caught the market off guard. We found July around 75, feels like this is the final wash out part of the market, if corn goes off the board then July will bounce. May goes off the board on Monday. That's one of the things. We have the report and results of the report and also the fact that it's going off, also completes in there and that makes any positive that you may have had about the markets a little negative at this point in time. How do you feel about this? I think the negative was two things, the USDA numbers that and the funds, which were long corn. Basically are gone now. You don't I don't think well have them as much more of the head wind because they are basically at zero and the length of long. I think the market going forward has to find its feet and probably will this week. I don't think it's much onto downside left on old crop corn and now crop corn. Beans the funds are long record amount of those and you saw it today. Regardless of bull issue news the market could still fall. You said that the funds are going on corn. Cleaned out and that's one of the things that a lot of the prices but looks like somebody chained out beans on Friday. Long beans- Long beans if they have to sell to get out of that. That's the big negative that potentially is in front of beans. That's another negative. That's the potential. You have bullish fundamentals but at times that doesn't matter. Market will probably turn quickly to weather, what kind of planting conditions, long term, to just dryness in the west, moisture in the east. There will be weather pockets that will have it and this will put pressure on the market. Early in the planting I think it'll be more pressure on the beans and the corn. Can we get a weather scare? We will have corn, the early planting corn by mid-June, late June. And we won't have anything of any July 4th after. The weather scare in corn will be harder to argue. The bull is basically trying to find support right now and can't and I think we will find support at these levels. I talked to others and you all know that and that sort of thing and almost all of them has said that the markets, things happening outside and I'm talking about the bank's that are getting in trouble and what is happening in Europe. It's affecting our commodity markets just as much as what you said supply in demand. It has, the Europe story is an old story. It's been going on for years. You can't say it doesn't have an effect; it has less of the effect than it once did. I don't worry about it. It's just the same news. Okay. That's not new. You think that's affecting that much? I think it is I know the public is not excited about being long in the market. We don't have inflationary pressure like we had back in 2007, 2008 bubble and 2010. Everybody thought it was going to come around and everybody was buying for that. So there is not any bullish excitement so corn will have to lift on its own and it'll have to do it with the yield weather scare event. Weather has been almost perfect. So the market now needs something to really grab on. I think if it gets itself it wants to rally. It would like the balance but it's going to be difficult to get as high. If you have been short you are enjoying it, not short it'll be hard to get to levels where you are comfortable. Our guest, we were talking about basically what happened last week and I guess what I would like to do is thinking over to what may happen, this week and then eventually, I will ask you how can a producer or what should we do in order to take advantage the way the market is right now. In your judgment, what would be a good position to take this week in order to --I'm looking at profit. Right, I think the corn probably put in a low Friday. Kind of feel that way. I would be looking to be a buyer on both old and new crop. I think you will get a bounce. Its major sickles we will get a larger rally. So, you look at the supply demand report. I know you look at it but Texas indicates. I think you will get a bounce of new crop corn. What do you think will happen? I don't disagree. I think corn is ready. I think would probably stay away from wheat, Beans are probably the wild card. Fundamentally I want to arc it has the best potential but it's over bought soy would stay away from that. I would buy corn. Livestock, they will kind of basically they correct we should have a bounce in that. I think next week the market will want to try to rally, now can it? That would be the thing but I couldn't press the market. We have a lot of market correct from precious metal, stock market, Livestock, crude oil. A lot of markets have corrected. There is room, I don't know what the catalyst will be though there is room for another surge to up the received I think they will probably do some kind of thing sooner rather than later. You have the election and I think they Obama wants to get elected and he will do anything he can and the austerity programs aren't working in Europe. I don't think that is what people are going to take right or wrong. If innocent do you think they will accept it? I think the other thing, throw I think that could spur things. What kind of producer regular marketer but what can they do in order to get a profit? Some of them will switch all their corn to beans but they didn't sell at the high prices. Picked up immediately. Especially the guys haven't got corn planted in the northern corn belt are already switching acres. I would be very, very cautious about switching and not selling. I think $13, based is a fair price to sell the cash beans. If you are going to switch sell and then defend if you have to. I would be on old crop corn basis. I think we are seeing the tightest basis levels you want to see. If you have HDA contracts and have locked in your basis you better take a hard look, get them locked in. I would sell $6.40. Beans maybe I would hold the old crop bean back. They are still the wild card. It's at 145. Any weather scare and we have to make sure they get double crop bean acres. If we get that then they are, I think okay. It's difficult to separate a producer who gets involved in the hedging operation and all the sudden he wants to speculate. What should a speculator think about next week? I would buy the markets with up and Friday low. If it gives you a pull back on Monday buy them with stops under Friday lost. Ever get on the other side and see something to high? Sure. You aren't in that position? The market, they have been in arranged corn fortunate a long time and it's the low end so why sell now. I don't know. Right, I think it's more, more of an opportunity to buy than sell and I think you will see cash markets very strong. How do you prove to me July prices are right, base levels are strong across the Midwest and it doesn't seem to go away? I don't think that you have the corn there. You don't have the corn there and that's my last question. About 30 seconds, you think still strong basis where we get the corn? No. When we get past August, September will get to go there tight to wide. I think the basis will get wide enough for the farmers to put corn in the bin. JOHN'S WORLD: Last year I suggested we watch Europe, especially Great Britain to compare strategy. The move to slash government spending was more aggressive there. Britain, Spain, Italy and of course the Greeks now back in recession. Germany and France are probably not far behind. No matter how much you want to reduce deficits negative growth isn't the way to do it. We have seen cut backs in government spending here, mostly led by state government. The federal spending as a part of GDP has decreased more than any time in the last 40 years. The cut backs haven't completely stalled the economy. Excessive reductions are unwise. We learned that in 1937. They will show it again. Our recent practice of fuel deficits during boom times is also something we can't afford. It may help that even with the current fervor for budget reform all we see are details for tax breaks, while how spending will be cut is vague. For example the Agriculture lobby may produce a farm bill with hidden exposure to larger cuts continued growth will better let us tackle our long term finances, the important thing now is to keep growth and employment trends going up. Let us know what you think. Send e-mail to mailbag at USFarmReport.com or call and leave us a voicemail. Coming up in the next half hour Bob will rejoin us as we discuss his life saves transformation. The second half is coming right up. . 2ND HALF: JOHNS OPEN: Hello. There are many curious ongoing market situations where producers and traders are watching closely. Some of them are in the protein sector. For example, despite okay prices dairy production defies my expectations to slow down. Why isn't the supply curve work be the way my profess ire said it should? Obviously there are other factors involved. The dairy sector seems to be defying gravity but it could be we need better tools to look at agriculture. Let's get started the headlines. HEADLINES: Thank you John, May producers announced Monday it'll close procession plants in three states, this following the controversy around its meat product. About 650 jobs will be lost when the plants close. On May 25th in Texas, Garden City Kansas and Iowa. The company suspended operations, based in South Dakota they said unfounded attacks led to the decision to close the plants, after the story broke many major grocery chains stopped using the product even though it meets federal food safety standards, USDA gave school systems the choice to use it or not. Cattle markets still fighting to recover from the stampede of bad press from the pink slim controversy to a BSE case in dairy cow, consumers pulled back and prices fell. Now live cattle futures trending up, climbing about 3% since last month. June contracts hit a three month high, or three week high, grilling sea responsible improving demand looms. The industry fundamentals are quite sound. I think just a lot of turn lens in the water. Once we get past that will be a lot of reason to be optimistic. He said gas prices and summer promotions of beef should help with demand. He also expects the year's large corn crop to it help lower feed cost. Farmer's markets will soon be able to accept the electronic version of food stamps. USDA is helping them to get wireless point of sale equipment. The technology needs to read debt style cards used by food stamp customers, fewer than a quarter of the 7100 farmer markets are set to set up to use the electronic benefit transfer system. That's it for news. HEARTLAND: There is an idea that eating healthy costs more which is why a lot say they make less healthy choices. University of Missouri recognizes the problem is and is trying to help. Kent with Missouri extension has more on the project to improve nutrition. Families with limited incomes often turn to food pantries for help but this one provides clients with more than just food. Jennifer is with the University of Missouri food pantry nutrition project. Families get a chance to taste some easy, healthy recipes from items at the pantry. Coming to all these pantries everybody is great and they want to learn. They want to be healthy especially people with kids, they want to help their kids eat healthy. Missouri is 11th nationally in obesity, low income families tend to eat cheaper foods with bigger calories, they so they are trying to address the problem by providing better access to fresh produce. Fruits and vegetables normally aren't that cheap and families have to make choices. Bill is the coordinator of the MU Food Pantry project. He wants pantries to reach out to farmer's markets and produce auctions; also the MU College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources will donate 20,000 ears of sweet corn to the local food bank. He encourages pantry clients to garden. A free packet of seeds can grow into a summer supply of fruits and vegetables helping families stretch their dollar. A fixed income and when you are short on money it's a big help. They are thankful for all the help they receive. He shows by volunteering at the pantry. The MU program also encourages communities to hold healthy food drives. Instead of just grabbing something from the back of the pantry think about the type of foods that promote good health, donate those. The pantry nutrition project involves eight pantries in Missouri. The education part of this can help steer people back toward preparing more basic meals at home. If you just take a little more thought than you can prepare a lot of healthy foods at very low cost. To learn more about this project head online. We will post the link on the home page for instant access. As always, we want to hear from you, send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com or leave us a voice mail at 800-792-4329. THIS WEEK ON U.S. FARM REPORT EPISODE # 2022 MAY 12-13, 2012 Back to news


text: MITCHELL - Aberdeen Central's soccer teams were each victorious at Mitchell on Saturday as the boys defeated the Kernels 2-0 and the Central girls won 3-1. Both goals in the boys' game were scored late in the second half, as Andrew Janish got Aberdeen on the board first at the 72:00 mark, with an assist from Lance Mohr. In the final minute of the game, Zach Peters tallied the second goal, again with an assist from Mohr. Tyler Stadel had four saves for the Golden Eagles. Aberdeen coach Larry Lovrien said that the Golden Eagles were up against a very defensive-minded club Saturday. "It was one of those days where we had a team that played really tough defense, all they did was pack it in the box," Lovrien said. "This was what other coaches told us to expect, that Mitchell would frustrate our attempts to score." Lovrien said the team moved the ball well and played with patience and discipline, waiting for the prime moments to attack the Mitchell defense. "We executed the game plan and expected opportunities in the final 15 minutes of the game," said Lovrien. "I have to credit the kids for staying focused and not letting frustration take them out of the game." Lovrien said Aberdeen's own defense had some outstanding efforts as well, pointing to Lance Bonn, Brady Woehl and Matt Stadel. "They were hustling the whole time to help the midfield and push the ball to our strikers," said Lovrien. Hillary Peterson had a pair of goals and assisted on a third as Central claimed the win in the girls' game. Aberdeen coach Merle Aske said a strong wind played a few tricks with the ball and affected some shots, but overall the Golden Eagles played well. "We moved the ball like we wanted to and maintained pressure," said Aske. "Sydney (Goehring) had a good game in the midfield and Lindsey (Merkel) played well. Hillary made some good runs and played very well up top for us." Aske classified Saturday's win as a total team effort. "Even with being tired and sore, we did what we needed to do," he said. "It was a good weekend for us, with a tie and a win. Now we're home for our last three games, so we need to take care of business at home." Central hosts Brookings Friday at Swisher Field as part of homecoming week. The varsity game times are 2 p.m. for the boys and 4 p.m. for the girls. BOYS' GAME Aberdeen Central 2, Mitchell 0 Second Half: 1, Aberdeen, Andrew Janish (Lance Mohr), 72:00; 2, Aberdeen, Zach Peters (Mohr), 90:00. Goalie: Aberdeen, Tyler Stadel (4 saves). Junior Varsity Game: Aberdeen 5, Mitchell 0. Aberdeen goals by Pat Daschle, Alex Huber (2), Spencer Delzer, Thomas Friedrichsen. GIRLS' GAME Aberdeen Central 3, Mitchell 1 First Half: 1, Aberdeen, Hilary Peterson (Sydney Goehring), 9:00; 2, Mitchell, Kimberly Duff, penalty kick, 26:00; 3, Aberdeen, Peterson, unassisted, 42:00. Second Half: 4, Aberdeen, Lisa Grandpre (Peterson), 82:00. Goalies: Aberdeen, Rachel Scott and Brittany Tietz (2 saves); Mitchell, Elizabeth Nolz (14 saves). Junior Varsity Game Aberdeen Central 10, Mitchell 0 First Half: 1, Michyl Miller, 14:00; 2, Shelby Braun, 21:00; 3, Sara Johnson (Nikki Finnesand), 25:00; 4, Miller, 26:00; 5, Elizabeth Goltz, 35:00; 6, Carly Hegge, 36:00. Second Half: 7, Brittany Tietz (Rylie Schumacher), 61:00; 8, Schumacher (Allison Hubert), 64:00; 9, Finnesand (Kelli Renner), 71:00; 10, Renner, 83:00. Goalies: Aberdeen, Tietz and Goltz; Mitchell, Emily McCloud and Arien Bahm.

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Posted by: Susan cokash - Wilmington, MA - spouse Feb 08, 2018
Susan I am very sorry to hear about Henry I will miss him singing one of his favorite songs to me at our MS meeting.
Posted by: lina dipaolo - tewksbury, MA - Friend Jan 17, 2018
I am heart broken to hear of Henry's passing. I met Henry at our ms support group in Tewksbury. He was a pleasure to talk to and when he spoke, you knew how much he adored his family. With all that he went through, there was never a why me. I will always remember Henry and your family in my prayer's. He is at peace now, with no pain, basking in the sunshine watching over you and your girl's. Fly high Henry.
Posted by: Camille Pietroforte - Billerica, MA - Friend Jan 16, 2018
Sue, Sara and Amber,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hank was a truly great guy and will always live on in your hearts ♥. Love you all,
Posted by: Pat MacDougall Jan 16, 2018
Dearest Sara and family, my deepest sympathies for your loss. Sending thoughts and prayers of comfort for you at this time. Sara you always spoke so lovingly about your Dad and I know how much you love him. May the Lord comfort you during the difficult days ahead.
Love, Heidi
Posted by: Heidi Kumm - Nashua, NH Jan 16, 2018
Susan, I will truly miss Henry and our conversations about music and records. We shared that and our experiences living with MS. I was hoping to see him at our next Support Group meeting as 'Music Speaks: How music therapy supports brain function' and hear him interact with the group. Henry appreciated the support he got at home and I hope he got something out of our support group. May his love of music fill your heart. God bless you and your family.
Posted by: Ron Esher - Wilmington, MA - Acquaintance Jan 16, 2018
Henry was a wonderful man and it is no coincidence because he came from a great family. He is one of the great memories of my childhood because when I would visit he always had time to grab the baseball glove and play catch, or throw the football around, or just talk. I know when I hear the Beatles play I will see his kind face.
Posted by: John Gerardi - family Jan 16, 2018
Condolences to Susan and her family. Such sad news, a great guy and high school friend. Some facts I remember about Henry, never missed a day of school in 12 years, ate peanut butter and jelly every day of those years for lunch, and the best of all wanted a basket ball hoop at the Eutaw/Trenton Park, he dug for hours into the night, the next day Boston Public Works came and bulldozed the whole Park for a restoration project! Rest in peace Henry, you were admired by any.
Posted by: Denise Viscardi - Foxboro, MA Jan 16, 2018
In the short time that Henry belonged to our MS Support Group in Tewksbury we grew to love his humor and everything else about him.
He will be missed more than words can say.
*Henry we'll all meet someday with no walkers or wheelchairs.
Posted by: Marie Horgan - Tewksbury, MA - Friend Jan 16, 2018
Dear susan, sara, and amber, I am so sorry for the passing of Henry. He was truly a gem, one of a kind. He loved you all more then life itself. He will always be with you, always. And to my dearest auntie josie, cathy and john, auntie u raised an incredible man, always there no matter what. What a true meaning of a family man.we all got to grow up with such a vibrant, happy, caring man. He will be missed but always in our hearts. Rest easy Henry till we all meet again.
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Note:ToxicsWatch Alliance (TWA) has been campaigning against the Timarpur-Okhla Waste to Energy incinerator since 2005 proposed by the subsdiary of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS). It finds it puzzling that some omissions are consistently visible in the news reports. For instance, the name of company which got the project from IL&FS is Jindal Urban Infrastructure Ltd but somehow Jindal Ecopolis is being mentioned just because the board out the proposed plant site mentions it.
Besides although TWA has raised the issue of Narela-Bawana and Gazipur having similar plants, those has not been paid heed to. The news reports have ignored the role of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) and fake carbon trade, TWA has been highlighting as the main culprits. MNRE should act in right earnest to set matters right and Union Environment should cancel the environmental clearance given to municipal waste incinerators
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At a meeting held on Tuesday, CBCP raised several questions which Jindal representatives were unable to answer. They have now been asked to submit details within the next few days so that they may be studied by experts who will eventually provide inputs on how to make the plant environmentally sustainable.
"We have asked Jindal Ecopolis to provide the committee with details on the technical issues of the project. They had come prepared with a general description of the plant whereas we were interested in the specific technical points of each step of the process. A list of questions has been made available to them and they are expected to respond to them shortly," said an official.
Source: Times of India, New Delhi, April 28, 2011
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The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) specialises in financing the entire value chain from land acquisition, production inputs, harvesting, transportation, storage, processing and marketing of products at competitive interests. Is living-up to its mandate of empowering farmers to continuously preparing today for a prosperous Namibia tomorrow..
Overall Agribank has six branches around the country namely Katima Mulilo, Mariental which takes care of the Southern Regions, Rundu, Otjeroku (Otjiwarongo), Midland and Oshakati. Prime Focus interviewed the Oshakati branch manager, John Nekwaya, who is personally fascinated with farming and expressed his satisfaction with the level of progress Agribank has made in empowering communal farmers to create wealth.
To this end he says Agribank has made a significant impact in communal farming as it has enabled communal farmer to access loans which have in return helped farmers to produce surplus thus creating food security at household level. In the process they have also created employment, while the sale of surplus produce is helping them to generate income. It is a milestone considering that more than half of them are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for livelihood.
Nekwaya explained that some communal farmers have done so well that they have graduated into commercial farming by way of accessing loans for acquiring commercial farms through the Affirmative Action Loan Scheme (AALS).
Agribank offers a wide range of loans which cater for the unique needs of Commercial, Communal Farmers, Emerging Commercial and Resettled Farmers and Cooperatives to name but a few.
It is these loans which are enabling farmers to purchase farming implements to mechanise their production whether it is buying tractors, rippers, fertilisers, veterinary medicines, links, etc. Some farmers even buy hammer mills either for service or commercial milling while some move into value addition or agro-production.
The drilling of boreholes has had a huge impact on production. Some farmers are now able to buy animals for breeding purposes, especially for genetic material. As such, they buy bulls to improve the quality and weight of their breeds because the Nguni does not fetch enough income nowadays because poor nutrition.
In addition the National Agricultural Credit Program is enabling communal farmers to raise the quality of their livestock and improve crop yields from their respective fields. This is coming in handy by enabling farmers to buy medicines to treat their animals while improving the quality of their produce and purchasing quality mahangu seeds for better yields.
The footprint of the Oshakati branch is vast, as it covers Oshikoto, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana and part of Kunene regions. Reaching out to all these regions with only 12 employees seems like a mammoth task but a dedicated team staff members makes it possible.
According to Nekwaya, Agribank uses every available opportunity to reach out to farmers. These include, among others, the use of radio talk shows, the Farmers' Day activities organised at either constituency or regional levels, trade fairs and the road shows.
However, Agribank does not work alone. It has crafted a good working relationship with its key stakeholders, such as the farmers' union, the co-operatives and the farmers support programmes (FSP) like the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU), which is the umbrella body of communal farmers. It also works with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), Ministry of Lands and Resettlement (MLR) and all the regional councils.
But Nekwaya laments the lack of collateral as a major challenge holding back farmers from unleashing their full potential. Although the bank has favourable loan conditions, farmers still have to borrow against security issues.
The interest on the production loan, Nekwaya explains, is 4% and the term,- if it is livestock is -10 years, as the normal loan in communal areas for livestock and production is also 4% while that of the infrastructure is 8.5%.
"There are farmers in communal areas who have good farming ideas but cannot bring them to life for lack of access to collateral as they do not have title deeds. So it's a challenge to the bank to have to come up with innovative ideas that would help such farmers," he explains.
Government has thus come up with a State Guarantee Trust to help provide security to the co-operatives only. Through the co-operative arrangement, Agribank is taking a risk of 20% while the Government gives 80% guarantee. Unfortunately, he said the co-operative concept is a new idea to many as farmers still prefer to do their own thing. But Agribank is doing its part by encouraging them to form co-operatives to access the available funds.
As for those who have been resettled, we have a plan with the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement to provide production loans, which works on a 50/50% arrangement.
Nekwaya strongly believes a lot needs to be done to improve mahangu production a staple diet in northern Namibia, which is currently very low. This, he says, can be achieved through a well set-up mechanisation process; using improved seeds, as well as applying fertilisers to increase yields.
"Because it is labour intensive, we have to weed on time so that when it comes to harvesting, we store our mahangu correctly to avoid post-harvest losses. The mechanisation must be speeded up. That is why Government has availed some tractors to help communal farmers to plough their land on time," he says.
His call upon farmers is that they should put more effort on value addition to their produce be it a small or big processing plant, instead of selling their raw material outside the country.
He further urges farmers to look for alternative markets to sell their products, as well as get their staff trained. Although controls are in place, Nekwaya laments irresponsible borrowing by some farmers who often end up using the money for other unintended purposes.
Agribank is currently doing all in its powers to help farmers take farming seriously to maximise their business potentials. The Farmers Support Program a project of the Government of Namibia technically and financially supported by the Federal Republic of Germany through the Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Internationale Zusammernarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and implemented and co-funded by Agribank is hard at work in enhancing the farmers' competencies as well as helping farmers to improve their practices.
As far as alternative markets are concerned, Nekwaya is pleased to note, some innovative farmers pursue markets elsewhere, e.g. Angola, the DRC and Zambia, to beat the Red Line restrictions.
On the grim drought situation, his only advice to the farmers is to sell their animals whilst still in good condition so they can fetch good money. As soon as the situation calms down, they will be able to restock using the Government subsidies.
In conclusion, Nekwaya says, "Agribank is for farmers. They must approach our offices whenever they need further information. They need to make use of our products and services that are very accessible and affordable." PF


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Alistair Brown sent records tumbling and put Glamorgan's bowlers to the sword as Surrey beat Glamorgan in an unforgettable Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy match at The Oval.
Brown smashed 268 as Surrey posted 438 for five on their way to a nine-run victory over the Welsh side.
To their credit Glamorgan took the game into the final over, making a remarkable 429 all out
Brown clubbed the highest limited overs score in the world, blasting 12 sixes and 30 fours in just 160 balls.
The previous best had been a score of 222 by South African Graeme Pollock for Eastern Province against Border in 1974, but Brown bettered that knock by 46 runs.
His innings smashed the previous competition best of 206 set by Warwickshire's Alvin Kallicharran against part-timers Oxfordshire in 1984.
Surrey's total also surpassed Somerset's 413 for four against amateurs Devon at Torquay in 1990, and that was off 60 overs in what was then the NatWest Trophy.
Glamorgan's total of 429 is now the second-highest score in the competition and Surrey were made to sweat for their quarter-final trip to Sussex.
Brown shared a stand of 286 with Ian Ward, bringing up his century in 80 balls.
Brown's next 100 runs took him just 54 balls, in which he launched a further six sixes and 10 fours.
All of the Glamorgan bowlers came in for punishment, with Darren Thomas feeling the brunt of Brown's attack.
Thomas' nine overs cost 108 runs and, while the paceman took three wickets, this will not be a day to figure highly in his scrapbook.
Brown was eventually dismissed in the final over, bowled by Mike Kasprowicz, having spent 199 minutes at the crease.
On an ordinary day fellow opener Ward's 97 off 95 balls would have been the highlight, but here it was just a footnote to Brown's exploits.
Facing insurmountable odds, there was only one way that Glamorgan could set about their innings and Robert Croft, opening in pursuit of quick runs, attacked from the very first ball.
His 69-ball 119 was as aggressive an innings as Brown's. The former England off-spinner clubbed 18 fours and three sixes, hitting 20 off the first over of the innings.
He was eventually dismissed by Adam Hollioake, well taken by Ward in the covers as he tried one big hit too many.
Glamorgan scored at well over eight an over for the first 40 overs of their reply as David Hemp continued to chase a target that remained a tantalising possibility for much of the afternoon.
He played superbly to make 102 from 88 balls, hitting 13 boundaries and sharing a 98-run fourth-wicket partnership with Adrian Dale (49).
The visitors' tail continued to scramble for runs, Thomas giving the home attack a taste of their own medicine by making a 41-ball unbeaten 71, but Hollioake's figures of five for 77 were enough to see Surrey home.


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If you go to see Frankenweenie at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood this month you'll be treated to a pre-movie concert by Rob Richards on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ. I always enjoy these serenades, but I believe Rob has outdone himself with his wide-ranging Halloween medley—which received multiple rounds of applause from the audience on the Saturday morning I was present. I daresay it's the only time you'll hear Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and Vic Mizzy's theme from The Ghost and Mr. Chicken in the same performance.
Like the best practitioners in this field, Rob is a showman as well as a musician. If you've never heard him in person, it's worth a trip to the El Capitan. He'll be playing for Frankenweenie and then The Nightmare Before Christmas at most weekend shows. For more information about the El Capitan schedule, click HERE. And if you'd like to read more about Rob, or purchase one of his CDs, click HERE.
I've always enjoyed the sound of a theater organ, and I look forward to any opportunity when a master of the instrument like Dennis James accompanies a great silent film. But having recently read Ross Melnick's informative book American Showman, about movie theater impresario Roxy Rothafel, I realized that I've never listened to some of the great musicians who worked under his aegis and set the standard for this kind of music.
That's when I purchased a wonderful two-CD set called Pioneers of the Theatre Organ: Vintage Recordings 1926-1940, produced by Jim Bedoian on his Take Two Records label. Here are some of the early masters at their best, including two who worked closely with Roxy, Jesse Crawford and Lew White. Other tracks feature Eddie Dunstedter, Milton Charles, Reginald Foort, Sidney Torch, Dick Leibert (who presided at Radio City Music Hall for more than forty years) and the great stride pianist Fats Waller.
If you're in the habit of downloading music rather than buying physical CDs these days, you'll miss out on the highly informative liner notes written by Ron Musselman of the Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society. And while you're at it, do check out Jim Bedoian's other releases, a cornucopia of material for anyone who loves music of the 1920s and 30s. (Some years ago, I had the pleasure of writing notes for Jim's excellent Cliff Edwards CD collection.)
About four years ago, Rob Richards gave me a backstage tour at the El Capitan so I could see the formidable inner workings of his Wurlitzer organ. He provided the caption information for my photos, which I present in the following gallery. Enjoy!
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Progress has been made in a number of areas during the second half of March. Thanks to all that have contributed especially BJ & Chris for the extra sessions.
The following details have been added since the last post: Track Markers, Water Column, Silo Office, Crates to the Freight Station and Farmer delivering milk to the Cold Store.
The Stanvac end of the yard starts to get its details. Grain Elevator, Silos, Water Tank and Run Down Building with broken windows and gutter starting to fall.
Iron Hill
Chris and BJ have been hard at work with ground cover and detailing Iron Hill. The sequence below shows the progressive approach to getting the basic cover and colouring. BJ has scratch built the ore loader from plywood, cardboard and evergreen plastic sections. Barry has build the conveyor sections that BJ has painted. I think the end result is great have a look below...
Ground Cover
The boys at work. Chris did the general ground cover and BJ followed up with larger materials, basic greenery and crushed iron ore.
After this BJ used his air brush to "wet down" the materials with the usual wetting solution and he had absolutely no blotches or runs and when the white glue solution was applied using the normal pipette method it flowed evenly without any "drop" impressions or "floaters". The whole wet down and glue process took BJ about 3 hours for the entire area pictured.
Ore Loader
The only structure that remains to be constructed is the storage hopper to feed the conveyor at the end of the haul road from the mine.
Below id BJ's mark out on the plywood from which it will be constructed.
Fleets Loop
Chris has been very busy wiring up the six points leading to and from the storage tracks at Fleets Loop. Chris and I also cut in the additional curved point for the Stirling Branch which leads to six hidden staging tracks.
Bottom view
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Stirling Branch Turnout
Control Panels
I have been busy mounting switches and LED's in the face of the panel and marking up the back of the panel with the turnout designations.
Progress Photos
No ready for the long and tedious job of connecting the switches and LEDs to the terminal strips....
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With Game 1 in the books for the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals (Wings 3-1 wins), here is a great article published in the Globe and Mail breaking down the two starting goalies.
The starting goaltenders in the Stanley Cup final are opposites in just about every aspect of their profession, from age to style to reputation, but they are the same in that neither Chris Osgood nor Marc-André Fleury are any great shakes in the statistics department except for the one that matters – winning.
During the regular season, Osgood's struggles with the Detroit Red Wings were so bad he lost his No.1 job to backup Ty Conklin for a time. He finished an underwhelming 45th among NHL goaltenders in save percentage at .887 and 41st in goals-against average at 3.09, numbers usually reserved for players on the worst teams. But the native of Peace River, Alta., finished with a record of 26-9-8.
Fleury, from Sorel, Que., was a little better, although the only major category in which he cracked the top 10 was wins with 35.
When the Stanley Cup final starts tomorrow night in Detroit, though, Osgood and Fleury will be the last two goaltenders standing. And they are tied for first place in the most important category of this year's playoffs at 12 wins each.
This is the second consecutive showdown in the Cup final for them, with Osgood and the Wings handily winning the best-of-seven series in five games a year ago to win his third Stanley Cup ring. However, Osgood, 36, is regarded as a veteran who has had the good fortune to play for a great team for most of his career while Fleury, 24, is considered another of the great young talents on the star-studded Penguins roster.
"With Chris Osgood, if you look at history, when he's played on teams that are not so good [St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders], he's been not so good," said Mitch Korn, the goaltending coach of the Nashville Predators. "But there is something about playing for the Detroit Red Wings, like playing for the New York Yankees, that makes players elevate their games in response to everyone else.
"Osgood has always been very good in certain situations. You get measured on whether you win or lose and he's found a way to win even when his stats have not been great. He seems like a guy who gets it done because he doesn't want to let anybody down."
Korn says Fleury is still learning his position but has shown the same kind of mental toughness as Osgood. He was thrown into the league for a time as a teenager in the 2003-04 season and did not establish himself as the Penguins' top goalie until last season.
"When you look at guys who get to the NHL before they are ready, especially goalies, I relate that to being a child actor," Korn said. "They often have dysfunction later in life because they don't follow the normal path. Guys can get there too early, get sent down and struggle to get back.
"Fleury has battled through all that and, amazingly, has overcome it."
Neither is a straight butterfly goaltender, although both incorporate elements of that game, dropping to their knees and gliding from side-to-side. It's interesting that Osgood adopted some of that style late in his career.
"People talk about the butterfly as a style, but I think of it as a save," Korn said. "[Osgood] added several saves to his game."
The biggest difference between the goaltenders is in their athleticism. Korn considers Osgood's physical skills "average." He compensates with his intelligence and experience.
"I think Osgood is very strong between the ears," Korn said. "He has great mental toughness and a passion for that Red Wing crest. It elevates his game.
"He reads and reacts to things. He is excellent at recognizing the patterns in a game."
But Osgood has some skills that stand out, particularly with his stick. He is a good skater who is quick with his stick around the net, particularly when it comes to reaching back with it after someone thinks he has beaten Osgood with a deke.
Fleury's physical skills are superior and at this point in his career he relies on his athleticism a little too much to get out of jams. But Korn says he made a lot of improvement over last season, when an ankle injury kept Fleury out for six weeks.
"That injury changed his game," Korn said. "Before, he was an overactive goalie and he still is to some degree. He was overactive in challenging [shooters], in his movements and in making saves. As a result, he gave up rebounds.
"When he hurt his ankle, he had to reel in his game. Now he's far more patient and in control."
Fleury is flexible, even for a goaltender, and uses that like Osgood uses his stick to make saves after someone has beaten him with a deke, usually with his catching glove. He also likes to use his stick to poke-check, which means players have to shoot before they get too close to him.
Over the years, Osgood learned to control rebounds, but he also has the good fortune to play behind the deepest defence in the league. With Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall, Brian Rafalski, Brad Stuart and company around, there are few loose pucks in front of the net.
The Penguins' defence is not bad in NHL terms but not as good overall as the Red Wings', which makes Fleury's job a little harder when it comes to rebounds. But he is not quite as adept as Osgood in this department.
"He [Fleury] still has a tendency to give up a few more than he would like," Korn said. "But at the end of the day he's far better than he was."
This is where Osgood has improved the most. Combine that with his defenceman's skill at getting in position to receive the puck and then move it up the ice and this is a formidable weapon.
"His puck-handling has dramatically improved," Korn said. "Plus, his players pick up the puck so well off the wall. And even in the new, non-interference NHL, [the Detroit defencemen] can still get in the way and hold [opposing] players up. That certainly makes it easier to handle the puck."
Osgood is also quick enough around the net to get behind it and stop most of the hard shoot-ins by opposing forwards.
Fleury's overactive nature is still a bit of a problem when it comes to handling the puck. He made a couple of costly giveaways in the playoffs.
But, Korn says, "as long as he keeps the puck on the wall, he's okay."
For someone who is a favourite target of the critics, Osgood does not have a long list of soft spots, according to Korn. One is simply his 5-foot-11, 178-pound frame, which makes it more difficult to handle the traffic around the net.
"In the old days, small goalies were quick and agile while big goalies were slow and cumbersome," Korn said. "Now the bigger goalies have become as skilled as the smaller ones and because it is a game of square-footage [in covering the net], you've seen goalies get bigger."
When it comes to shooters, those who go high on the stick side have more success on Osgood than those who try to beat his catching glove.
Fleury's weakness is his greatest strength, his athleticism. While he can use it to make saves he is not supposed to make, it also leads him to take a few too many risks, such as coming out of his net a little too much to challenge shooters. The flexibility that allows him to cover the sides of the net so well along the ice also opens the five-hole.
Game One Stats:
Osgood – 31 saves on 32 shots. Game's #1 Star
Fleury – 27 saves on 30 shots. Two goals against he'd love to back. Played good but it' the Stanley Cup Finals – as the saying goes, "GOOD IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH" Must be better with the live boards at The Joe in Game Two.


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The Ninth Day
English Title: The Ninth Day
Original Title: Der neunte Tag
Country of Origin: Germany, Luxembourg, Czech Republic
Studio: Provobis Film, Videopress S.A., Bayerrischer Rundfunk (BR), BeltFilm, ARTE
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Producer(s): Jakob Hausmann, Jürgen Haase
Screenplay: Andreas Pflüger, Eberhard Görner
Cinematographer: Tomas Erhart
Editor: Peter R. Adam
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genre: Historical Drama, Thriller, War
Language: German, French
Starring/Cast: Germain Wagner, Hilmar Thate, Jean-Paul Raths, Ulrich Matthes, Michael König, August Diehl, Bibiana Beglau
Year: 2004
Volume: German
Kremer's counterpart is the head of the Gestapo in Luxembourg, SS Untersturmführer Gebhardt (Diehl). He, too, is a man of faith, having been ordained as a deacon before joining the followers of his new saviour, Adolf Hitler. Kremer and Gebhardt meet regularly during the nine days and a wide-ranging philosophical duel develops between them. Kremer eventually meets Bishop Philippe, who refuses to drop his resistance. Left to deal with his own conscience, and after much agonising, Kremer decides against collaborating with the Nazis and on the ninth day returns to Dachau.
Schlöndorff's camera takes us inside the concentration camp, but the portrayal of the Holocaust is much more concentrated and focussed than a film such as Schindler's List (Spielberg, 1993). With the exception of a gruelling eleven-minute opening sequence as Kremer is delivered to the camp and a fellow priest is brutally crucified, the violence in The Ninth Day is almost entirely psychological, and the film comes close to being a thriller. The two main characters – Kremer and Gebhardt – are complex human beings, and the film is more successful in its portrayal of moral dilemmas than many films dealing with the Holocaust and the Third Reich. There are no black and white divisions here. Kremer is tormented by his decision to deny potentially life-saving water to a fellow internee, and Gebhardt comes across as a genuine man of faith who follows his convictions, even when they lead him to support a genocidal regime.
All too often film directors are over-enthusiastic in their depiction of the Nazis as irredeemably evil and uncultured brutes. The figure of Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) in Schindler's List is a good example. In reality, many of them – including figures such as Gebhardt – enjoyed an enlightened education in the western tradition, and appear to have had little problem assimilating their participation in genocide with an appreciation of western culture and Christianity. A pillar of the post-war settlement has been the idea that exposure to the cultural traditions of Western Europe would protect the world from the re-emergence of fascism. Schlöndorff questions this belief through his humanisation of Gebhardt, a man who moved seamlessly from seminarist to SS officer and sees the Nazis as crusaders against godless Bolshevism. It is this questioning of simple explanations of National Socialism that represents The Ninth Day's greatest contribution to the cinema's attempts to come to terms with Germany's past.
The film is visually restrained, particularly in the use of colour and its portrayal of Luxembourg in winter. Ulrich Matthes, with his penetrating eyes and drawn face, is ideal for the role of Henri Kremer, although in a strange twist of fate he also appeared as the leading Nazi Joseph Goebbels in Downfall, Oliver Hirschbiegel's film that appeared in German cinemas just two months before The Ninth Day. The use of the music of Alfred Schnitke in the opening camp sequence – and subsequent flashbacks – is particularly telling and powerful.
Attempts to come to terms with the past are not helped by over-simplification and generalisation. In The Ninth Day Volker Schlöndorff consciously focuses on a single and relatively minor event in the history of the Third Reich. He resists the temptation to try and capture the enormity of the Holocaust and the complex relationship between the Christian churches and Hitler's regime. In doing so he gives us a taut and compelling insight into the psychological torment suffered by many who fell victim to the terrors of National Socialism.
Author of this review: Brian Long