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January Cattle on Feed Down 1%, Placements Down 3%
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The latest USDA numbers seemingly could give the cattle markets more bullish reasoning to continue it’s record pace. According to the January Cattle on Feed Report out Friday, cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8…
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Senators Marshall, Tuberville, and Colleagues Introduce the FARM Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Fetterman (D-PA), Katie Britt (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act. The FARM…
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Grains End Lower on Profit Taking, Weather and Lower Argentina Export Tax: Cattle Soar
Grains End Lower on Profit Taking, Weather and Lower Argentina Export Tax: Cattle Soar Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Cattle futures end on a positive note
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly sharply higher on the sharply higher cash business and ahead of Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. February lives closed $3.67 higher at $204.77 and April live cattle closed $2.30 higher at $203.02. March feeder cattle closed $2.50 higher at $276.57 and April…
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December milk production down slightly
U.S. milk production was down slightly in December. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says production in the 24 major producing states totaled 18 billion pounds, down four-tenths of a percent from December 2023. The revised November production was 17.3 billion pounds, down three-tenths of a percent from the previous year. Fourth quarter milk production overall…
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Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak
Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak USA TODAY
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Senator Marshall to Secretary of Agriculture Nominee, Brooke Rollins: Defending American Agriculture
Senator Marshall to Secretary of Agriculture Nominee, Brooke Rollins: Defending American Agriculture Rural Radio Network
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Prairie spring wheat rise with U.S. futures
Prairie spring wheat rise with U.S. futures Country Guide
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USDA Says Retail Egg Prices Could Jump Another 20% in 2025
Think Egg Prices Are Already Too High? USDA Says Retail Egg Prices Could Jump Another 20% in 2025 Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Weather disaster help available
Weather disaster help available Beef Magazine
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Separating corn silage helps dairy’s bottom line
A Wisconsin dairy farmer is getting more feed efficiency and profitability by separating his corn silage before feeding it. Greg Friendshuh from Clear Lake, Wisconsin tells Brownfield he’s reduced his alfalfa acres by about one-third, and is feeding about 20% more corn silage, but he’s separating the elements of the silage first. “We have a…
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Cattle Futures and Cash Hit Record Highs: Grains See Profit Taking with Lower Argentina Export Tax
Cattle Futures and Cash Hit Record Highs: Grains See Profit Taking with Lower Argentina Export Tax Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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What to expect from Brazil’s crop season
A professor at the University of Illinois says a drier growing season hasn’t impacted Brazil’s corn and soybean crops. Joana Colussi says she’s expecting to see record yields. “The soybean crop is forecast to hit a record 13% increase from last year,” she says. “The total corn crop is expected to reach a 3% increase.…
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Export Report: Corn leads the charge
Export Report: Corn leads the charge Farm Progress
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Egg Prices Continue to Climb
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, continue to drive egg prices to record highs across the U.S., said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist and professor in the Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics, Bryan-College Station, said egg prices have skyrocketed to record highs due to…
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Rooting for Resistance: How Soybeans Tackle Nematode Invaders
WASHINGTON — “Fight-or-flight” is not an option for plants, unfortunately, when it comes to pathogen attacks. Instead, plants opt for “do-or-die.” A deeper insight into the genetic mechanisms that enable plants to resist pathogen infections has equipped researchers with tools to tackle the most devastating pathogens in agriculture. Using advanced RNA sequencing, researchers have recently…
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John Deere Improves Residue Flow on High-Speed Disk Series
John Deere Improves Residue Flow on High-Speed Disk Series Successful Farming
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Major Grains Exchange Cuts Argentina Soy, Corn Crop Estimates Due to Bad Weather
Major Grains Exchange Cuts Argentina Soy, Corn Crop Estimates Due to Bad Weather Successful Farming
