on the road with machinery pete, i'm clinton griffiths reporting. thanks, clinton. next month, we'll travel to amarillo texas and get a glimpse of what they're seeing in oklahoma and the texas panahdle. when we come back, tractor tales and our country welcome back t state. while searching a scrap yard for tractor parts, richard came across this john deere model a. while it may give him hear that put, put, put. this is a 1951 john deere a high crop. the good thing about it they didn't make very many of them and i suppose a few of them was enough probably. i drove that on the tractor cruise 80 some miles. i could'nt walk for about three days. rides rough and it steers hard. but they're kind of an attraction because there were so many of them made. and they used em for vegetable. they didn't make a great many of em. i think 200 and some odd of em. but they are hard to find and they get kind of attached to them. this guy had it in the salvage yard and that was the place for it. in that salvage yard. it was really rough. it had been come from the west it over in kansas a

i'm clinton griffiths. we have much more ahead this weekend. weather woe's....from blizzards to the west and flooding in the south--american producers have their hands full. picking a president...farm bureau elections are next week. we have a candidate preview. super sale. and propane power--a 58' moline rolls through tractor tales. now for the headlines...flood waters continue to be a concern in southern states as the remnants of record december rains roll down the mississippi. water levels increased almost 50 feet 100 miles southeast of st. louis, forcing locals to build flood gates. that prompted many rmers to sell grain and move machinery to higher ground. while the flood is a concern downstream, grand tower island, missouri farmer, eric doza says he was 'spared' from what could have been a massive flood on his farm. this river should be on the other side of those trees out there in it's bank. that's where it should be. usually during the spring, it's a slow rise, it may come quick. when i say quick, that's maybe a two it in my life. doza s

i'm clinton griffiths, in for tyne morgan, and here's what we're working on

in san diego california i'm clinton griffiths where the cattle industry is looking for answers to market volatility and where

i'm clinton griffiths, in for tyne morgan, and here's what we're working on in the next 60 minutes. finicky financials...global markets start 2016 on shaky ground in john's world, heartfelt felt thanks for the forecast. "here's to mike and all the weather people out there. yes...here's to mike. hail to the chief...a preview of the upcoming farm bureau presidential election. and baxter black...perspective from the salesman's side.

my sincerethanks to clinton griffiths for filling in while i was gone making it a smooth transition. let's jump right into things. here's what we're working on for you during the next hour.... the results are in... usda gives us our final look at the 2015 crop and it's not as big as what traders thought. a flood of forced grain sales how many farmers do you think moved their grain in this area? "everybody, everybody." our farm journal report shows us why farmers werne't taking any chances with the mighty mississippi's swollen banks. we're on the road with machinery pete... our biggest challenge is used inventory but it's an opportunity for the customer> we'll talk about the hot buys in the equipment sector for 2016. - brought to you by the dependable, long lasting, chevy silverado.> now for the market related news, grains saw life mid-week as usda's latest reports weren't as bearish as anticipated. usda's released the final numbers for the 2015 crop. the agency lowered the corn production tally slightly. it comes in at 13-point-six billion bushels. usda dropped the national average y

our first stop is london, ohio where clinton griffiths caught up with dealers and farmers at the local john deere dealership, j-d equipment. machinery pete kicking off the e nter auction season in london ohio. big turn out here today clinton in central ohio. jd equipment does this sale every december this is the first year they've had it onthe grounds here at farm science review. good crowd and pretty active bidding as well. 29:00 we've had great weather. it's a little foggy today but auctions are supposed to be in cold weather. 45:04 2015 5 s a challenging year for many growers in this area. things on and it just took a toll on it and harvest didn't fair so well. 00:28 below average crops anywhere from 250 bu corn to 0 bu and 70 bu beans to 5 bu. 00:36 we had pretty good crops we were pretty blessed. and that variability along with fresh tax incentives like section 179 and bonus depreciation are helping keep equipment sales moving. 179 has been really good for us. it has created trade cycles for us it really works when you have something to plan on. our biggest challenge is used inven

alright thanks.for tyne, john, al and mike, i'm clinton griffiths. thank you for watching u-s farm report. and thank you for letting me stand in while tyne has been on leave-- rumor has it she'll be back in the chair next week. thanks a ain and have a great is waking up with kcrg-tv9 it's here's what you need to know today. cedar rapids police are investigating a shooting that injured at least a few people near coe college overnight. a possible isis link. new details this morning about the man accused of shooting a police officer in philadelphia. and the powerballlleeps rolling. lottery officials and ticket buyers have their eyes on an 800-million dollar prize. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 saturday morning news. good morning and thanks for joining us. we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. we'll bare through a few

in san diego california i'm clinton griffiths where the cattle industry is looking for answers to market volatility and where will land values go not just this year but into 2017? i'm tyne morgan from the top producer seminar in chicago we'll have today on agday and a 14-year-old is in the spotlight