Futures Quotes

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, waiting for direct business to develop. June live cattle closed $.07 higher at $178.25 and August lives closed $.40 higher at $176.52.  August feeder cattle closed $.20 higher at $255.87 and September feeders closed $.32 higher at $256.95.  Direct...

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – The catastrophic and deadly flooding that has left much of Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul buried in feet of floodwaters for weeks may remain for at least another month, Reuters reported Wednesday.Heavy, torrential rains plagued the region for several days in late April, with totals reaching...

A state cattle association supports USDA’s final animal disease traceability rule. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association director Kaitlyn Root suggests updates requiring visually readable electronic identification of certain cattle should not be too cumbersome for producers and will help in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak. “It’s estimated that...

Ohio Corn and Wheat is providing resources to help ease farmers into the conversation about succession planning. Director of Marketing and Communications for Ohio Corn and Wheat, Marlene Eick says it’s never too early to start preparing. “There is not just this legal component, this is a full kind of...

An extension agronomist is stressing the importance of fertility when managing forages. Aaron Saeugling with Iowa State University says as pastures and hayfields green up, growers need to be thinking about their fertilization program. “So I kind of have some rules that I tell folks that we want to address...