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9/3/10 4:02 PM Proposed rules would allow feed into Europe that is now rejected because of trace amounts of genetically engineered material.

Letter From the Editor

9/3/10 4:00 PM Feverish opposition doomed USDA's proposed National Animal Identification System, but the backup plan of 50 state systems isn't likely to provide the rapid traceability needed to head off the worst consequences of contagious animal diseases.

Iowans Target Direct Payments

9/3/10 3:57 PM Despite talk of eliminating all farm programs, Iowa Farm Bureau members on Friday voted to defend most programs but proposed eliminating direct payments in exchange for improved risk-management tools.

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Corn futures are expected to open steady to 2 lower as of 7:15 a.m. CDT; soybeans 5 to 7 higher; wheat 5 to 8 higher.

Meat contracts are expected to start out mixed in slow volume as traders position before the Labor Day weekend. Early business should be a limited combination of spillover buying interest and pre-holiday profit-taking.

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