Using data as a tool for crop management

In this episode of Managing for Profit, Nick Ortman with Earth Daily says using precision ag technology could help farmers make more informed management decisions. The post Using data as […]

Traceability and the food safety system

A food safety expert says one of the things the current outbreak of cyclospora has exposed is the lack of traceability in the food supply chain. Julie Swann is with […]

Higher fuel prices and demand for protein

Fuel prices have been on the rise again in recent weeks.  Josh Maples, an ag economist with Mississippi State University Extension says higher spending for things like fuel won’t have […]

Live cattle higher on oversold signals

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were higher on a bounce, feeders were mixed on spread trade.  August live cattle closed $2.25 higher at $227.47 and October live […]