A livestock economist says the latest Cattle on Feed report shows no signs of widespread expansion in the cattle herd. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says the USDA estimates 38.7 percent of on-feed inventory is heifers. “It’s definitely not a number that implies that we’re retaining heifers enough to grow a cow herd,” […]
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The nation’s longest running crisis hotline is seeing an uptick in usage. Nebraska Farmers Union President John Hansen says increased financial
The U.S. House has passed President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, 216-214, and many ag groups say it includes several key
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, watching the cash market. August live cattle closed $1.60 higher
Sep. corn closed at $4.20 and 1/4, up 2 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.55 and 1/2, up 2 centsAug.
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, padding the weekly gains slightly. Unknown destinations bought 226,000 tons of
A central Illinois potato grower says it’s been a good year. Kelsey Bess manages Neumiller-Sproule Farms, which grows over 1,000 acres
An economics and policy expert with the National Cotton Council says cotton growers are pleased with farm program updates included in
In the last week, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed two ag-related bills approved by Missouri lawmakers this year. The Fiscal
Missouri’s Attorney General says he is starting an investigation of the Grain Belt Express. The Grain Belt Express project would construct
