The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says the heat has had an impact on some cattle sales. Jackie Moore is with Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri. “Those slick-haired yearlings, slick-haired calves, all those cattle that got no hair on them, they bring a premium because they get along good with them,” he […]
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An Extension field crops pathologist says the hot, humid weather is likely to bring an onslaught of disease issues. Damon Smith with
Sep. corn $4.22 and 3/4, up 6 centsAug. soybeans $11.33 and 1/4, up 9 centsAug. soybean meal $305.30, up $1.40Aug. soybean
The 2026 broiler hatchery pace continues to run ahead of 2025, implying a year-to-year rise in chicken production. The USDA says
A livestock economist says a shift is underway in how farmers are balancing replacement heifers with breeding more beef-on-dairy animals. Abbi
An agronomist says excessive rainfall, humidity and hail damage are setting state for another year for heavy disease pressure in the
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the Trump administration’s announcement not to extend the USMCA didn’t come as a surprise. But,
The domestic soybean crush continues to hang around some lofty levels. The USDA says 213 million bushels of beans were used
A beef cattle specialist at Ohio State University Extension says high temperatures this summer could create challenges for cattle producers. Garth
A central Ohio farmer says he’s monitoring his corn and soybean crops for any sign of disease pressure. Allen Ett of Ashville says, “We don’t
