USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Nationwide, corn planting reached 49% complete and soybean planting reached 35% as of Sunday, May 12. Winter wheat conditions were rated 50% good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week.
CFTC Charges Agridime in Cattle Fraud
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil enforcement action against Texas-based Agridime. The company allegedly conducted a $191 million Ponzi scheme that included fraudulently selling securities in cattle contracts.
Mental Health Hope & Help - 6
Mental health services are often fewer and farther between in rural areas than in urban areas, but they can still be found with some extra effort and knowledge of how to navigate the system.