Direct cash cattle trade activity is starting to pick up. A few bids have surfaced in the south at $239. Asking prices are around $242 live in the South, but still haven’t been established in the North. There are several dollars between the two, at least in the South. That...
Dec. corn $4.29 and 1/2, up 6 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.49 and 3/4, up 7 centsOct. soybean meal $285.80, up 60 centsOct. soybean oil 52.69, up 93 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.34, up 9 centsOct. live cattle $233.45, down $1.15Oct. feeder cattle $354.30, down 20 centsOct. lean hogs $97.37, down...
The USDA has announced $1 billion in disaster recovery assistance for livestock producers impacted by floods and wildfires. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins tells Brownfield the funding is available through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire. “This one billion dollars in funding will help producers...
An Iowa farmer says being diversified is helping during the downturn in the ag economy. Logan Lyon farms in the southeast part of the state. “Here outside of Bluegrass we are really diverse, further than the row crop and livestock even. We make a lot of hay (and) straw, so...
A digital ag specialist with the University of Illinois Extension says the farm of the future may have an updated “man’s best friend.” Dennis Bowman says researchers are currently examining the usefulness of robo-dogs on livestock operations. “With sensors, you could send it out into the pasture to do an...
The Michigan House of Representatives’ recently passed budget would eliminate funding for key agricultural programs if approved. Kevin Gould is the Michigan Cattlemen’s Association president and a retired Michigan State University Extension educator. “Over the years, budgets have been tight on the animal lag side at the university, and we’re...