Live cattle futures higher to start the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were higher on tight ready numbers, feeders were mixed on spread trade.  October live cattle closed $1.62 higher at $226.90 and December live […]

Soybeans hold onto gains with help from crude oil

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans are monitoring crop weather, expecting largely seasonal conditions for most of the week, with spillover from soybean and crude oils. The […]

Wisconsin crop ratings down slightly

Wisconsin crop ratings slipped a few points this week. As of Sunday, the USDA says 69% of Wisconsin corn is in good to excellent condition, which is down 3 percent […]

Kansas corn crop ahead of schedule

A north-central Kansas farmer says there’s plenty of variability in his corn crop this year. Shale Porter says early planted corn is almost across the finish line. “My April planted […]