Midday cash livestock markets
Direct cash cattle trade activity has been quiet. Bids have resurfaced in the South at $188 live. The rest of cattle country has been quiet. Asking prices are around $190-plus […]
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Samaritan’s Purse Flood Assistance
Drought widens across the Plains
A climatologist says moderate drought has expanded across the Plains. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says scattered rains and extreme heat has dried out soils in recent […]
Iowa police nab Wisconsin fugitive who’s been at large almost 30 years
A felon who walked away from a Madison, Wisconsin halfway house in 1994 has been captured in Iowa. Seventy-one-year-old George Hartleroad was convicted of rape in Chippewa County in 1983. […]
Iowa police nab Wisconsin fugitive who’s been at large 30 years
A felon who walked away from a Madison, Wisconsin halfway house in 1994 has been captured in Iowa. Seventy-one-year-old George Hartleroad was convicted of rape in Chippewa County in 1983. […]
Thousands of ears to be served at Estherville’s Sweet Corn Days
Organizers plan to serve 6000 ears of sweet corn tomorrow during Sweet Corn Days in Estherville. The festival started last night in Estherville’s Library Square with a “burning of the […]
Michigan 4-H plates available for drivers soon
Michigan 4-H license plates were approved in the latest budget to help raise funds for the state’s largest youth organization. Lisa Bottomley, co-director of Michigan State University Extension’s Children and […]
How can farmers manage their input spending with commodity prices dropping?
Lower market prices are forcing farmers to make tough decisions. Rabobank vice president of oils, grains, and seed Owen Wagner explains what farmers need to reduce spending. The post How […]
Hemp seed for chicken feed under consideration
Hemp seed may soon find its way into chicken feed. Rachel Berry, president of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, says an upcoming vote by the Association of American Feed Control […]
MO Simmental Association launches Heifer Xtravaganza
The inaugural Missouri Simmental Association VITAFERM Heifer Xtravaganza will be held in the Coliseum on Saturday, August 10, 2024, immediately following the Missouri State Fair Open Simmental Heifer show. The Missouri Simmental […]
