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Get Your Green On: 4-H Canada Asks Supporters to Wear Green Nov. 6

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

Green alert! Are you a proud 4-H supporter? If yes, then it’s time to grab some green clothing.

November is National 4-H month in Canada, and to kick off the month-long celebration 4-H supporters are asked to wear green clothing on Nov. 6th.The annual day, called “Show Your 4-H Colours,” takes place the first Wednesday in November. More than 30,000 4-H members and volunteers from across the country will be celebrating.

Participants are encouraged to post their green-themed photos on the 4-H Canada’s Facebook page or tweet to @4HCanada using the hashtags #4HMonth and #ShowYour4HColours.
 


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Funds Ditch Ag Commodities, Chase Stocks Amid an End to Middle East War, & Trade Deal Buzz

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The 12-day war between Iran-Israel came to an end sending crude oil futures plunging as the big fund speculators removed the war risk premium.

The weather risk premium in the Ag complex is sending corn, wheat and soybean futures lower on month-end selling ahead of the market moving USDA quarterly grain stocks and acreage reports on June 30th.

Instead, funds were chasing and sending tech stocks higher with the S&P 500/NASDAQ indexes setting new all-time record highs!

June 1 USDA Hogs and pigs report was slightly bearish while the U.S. $ Index traded to new contract lows as the de-dollarization that began in 2014 continues.

Feed in the form of soybean meal futures for livestock producers got cheaper, trading to new contract lows.

The Stats Canada seeded acreage update was bullish canola and wheat.