Iowa farmer anticipates slow expansion of U.S. cattle herd

An eastern Iowa crop and livestock producer anticipates a slow rebuilding of the U.S. cattle herd. Billie Danner, who grows corn, soybeans, and has a contract cattle feeding operation near West Liberty, says cattle inventories are at their lowest level in decades. “Since what, somewhere in the 1950’s. And with feeder cattle (and) fat cattle […]

The post Iowa farmer anticipates slow expansion of U.S. cattle herd appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

View Full Story

Share:

The Latest

Where Have All the Thank-Yous Gone?

Commentary.  Summer’s end is in sight and across rural America, county fairgrounds are quieting. The livestock trailers have rolled out, the

Corn manages steady to firm finish

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade is watching development conditions, which generally look favorable in much of