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State Girls’ Wrestling Tournament will have two classes this year
The Iowa Girls’ State Wrestling Tournament is expanding to two classes. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union added girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport two years ago and the […]
Cattle futures lower ahead of On Feed report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of widespread direct business and Friday’s On Feed report. June live cattle closed $.65 lower at $183.52 and […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 23, 2024
Jul. corn closed at $4.64, up 2 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $12.39 and 1/4, down 7 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $376.70, down $1.50Jul. soybean oil closed at […]
House Ag Committee farm bill markup underway
Democratic and Republican members of the House Ag Committee came out swinging as the group began its markup of the farm bill. Ranking Member David Scott in opening comments voiced […]
Corn sees good gains with wheat mostly up
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The trade continues to monitor U.S. planting delays and the impact of heavy flooding in southern Brazil. That flooding and crop […]
April poultry production surges higher
Poultry production was up sharply in April. The USDA says 4.426 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome in April 2024, up 10% from April 2023. That big year-to-year rise […]
Governor says 153 homes in Greenfield were destroyed by Tuesday’s tornado
Governor Kim Reynolds says more than 200 Iowa homes were destroyed by Tuesday’s tornadoes, including more than 150 in Greenfield. Reynolds and the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency […]
April red meat production up on year
U.S. red meat production shot higher in April. The USDA says commercial red meat production to start the second quarter of 2024 was 4.636 billion pounds, 10% more than last […]
CME cash dairy prices mixed
Cash dairy prices closed in mixed activity Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey unchanged at $0.3950. Blocks up $0.0250 at $1.8650. Five sales were made from $1.85 to […]
