At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were up waiting on direct business to develop. October live cattle closed $1.17 lower at $215.85 and December live cattle closed $.75 lower at $218.47. October feeder cattle closed $.37 higher at $325.80 and November feeder cattle closed $.90 higher at $321.35. Direct cash cattle […]
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A central Iowa farmer says he’s cautiously optimistic about the upcoming fall harvest. Grant Kimberley is a sixth-generation farmer from Maxwell.
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