11/21/2009 01:34PM
Steve Mann doesn't look like an outlaw as he cheerfully harvests giant rutabagas and luscious lettuce bunches from a friend's garden in Kansas City, North.
11/21/2009 01:31PM
BNSF Railway Co. says a federal court has already has resolved new accusations by Montana's attorney general that the company broke a grain shipping agreement with a state-backed rail line.
11/21/2009 01:14PM
Fed cattle prices continued to slip lower this week. Moderate trade commenced on Wednesday in most regions, and prices were generally steady to $1 lower according to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports. In Texas, live basis prices were $1 lower than last week at $84.
11/21/2009 01:04PM
USDA's Corbitt Wall takes a moment to analyze this week's feeder cattle report.
11/21/2009 12:20PM
Cattle on feed up 660,000 head. Placements up 86,000 head. Heavy weight placements down 220,000 head.
11/20/2009 04:40PM
The US Dollar Index fell to a new low for the move on Monday, but
posted an outside week higher on the charts. It will be interesting to
see if we get any follow through strength in the Dollar next week.
11/20/2009 04:37PM
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Idaho from
feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head on November 1, 2009
totaled 210,000 head, according to the National Agricultural Statistics
Service.
11/20/2009 03:52PM
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed higher Friday on short-covering, fund buying and buy stops.
11/20/2009 03:48PM
Natural gas futures ended higher Friday as traders adjusted their
positions ahead of the weekend and took advantage of relatively low
natural gas prices.
11/20/2009 03:46PM
Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade settled lower Friday,
stumbling on harvest pressure and a lack of fresh supportive news to
underpin prices.
11/20/2009 03:37PM
Crude oil futures declined 1% Friday as U.S. equities faltered,
reviving concerns about the pace of economic recovery and oil demand.
11/20/2009 03:26PM
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with
capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 2.73 million head on November 1,
up 1 percent from a year ago. According to the monthly report released
by the Texas Field Office, the estimate was up 5 percent from the
October 1 level.
11/20/2009 03:23PM
Stocker producers generally have a number of choices regarding stocker
cattle purchases including the initial weight, quality and gender of
animals. In some situations, there is more profit potential in buying
“bargain” cattle that will require more health management and rely less
on gain.
11/20/2009 03:20PM
Compared to last week, a very light test of true yearling feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.
11/20/2009 03:18PM
The inventory of cattle on feed was 375 thousand head in Oklahoma on
November 1, 2009, for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, up
6 percent from the previous month and up 17 percent from November 1,
2008.
11/20/2009 03:16PM
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is pleased that the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to Canada's request for the creation of a Dispute Settlement Panel to rule on the United States’ (U.S.) mandatory Country-of-Origin Labelling (mCOOL) law.
11/20/2009 03:10PM
The number of cattle on feed on November 1, 2009 in Kansas feedlots
with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 2.33 million head, up 4
percent from a year ago and up 5 percent from October 1, 2009.
11/20/2009 02:51PM
Someone once said “that Success occurs when Opportunity meets with
Preparation”. Planning and preparing ahead for next spring’s calving
season can help increase the chances of success.
11/20/2009 02:48PM
There were 1,235,000 cattle on feed for the slaughter market in all
feedlots in Iowa on November 1, 2009, up 3 percent from October 1, 2009
and up 2 percent from November 1, 2008.
11/20/2009 02:42PM
Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.4
million cattle on feed on November 1, according to USDA’s National
Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.
11/20/2009 02:34PM
The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in
Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated
at 1,040,000 head as of November 1, 2009.
11/20/2009 02:25PM
The November USDA estimate of the 2009 corn crop is for a yield of
162.9 bushels per acre, down from the October estimate of 164.2 bushels
per acre. This will still be a new record high for corn yield if it
comes true.
11/20/2009 02:22PM
Beef and veal exports for September were 20 percent below a year
earlier. The biggest decline by country was South Korea, Vietnam and
Mexico. Beef imports in September were down 4.7 percent from a year
earlier.
11/20/2009 02:07PM
Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on October 31, 2009 were greater than year earlier levels for butter and cheese.
11/20/2009 01:53PM
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on November 1, 2009.
11/20/2009 01:28PM
For Virginia, the primary forage base is endophyte-infected (E+)
Kentucky 31 (KY31) tall fescue. Tall fescue sets the standard against
which agronomic performance of other grasses is measured.
11/20/2009 01:26PM
If you are out of pasture and need to feed your cow herd following are some management practices for you to consider.
11/20/2009 01:22PM
The Star Tribune reports that a former manager of a cooperative south
of St. Paul has pleaded guilty to faking $1.4 million in cattle sales
in four years and losing the money by gambling at a local casino.
11/20/2009 01:20PM
The rumen must be fully functional for the calf to digest forage
11/20/2009 01:11PM
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11/20/2009 01:08PM
A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud.
11/20/2009 10:50AM
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest in the suffocation of 3,800 pigs at a hog operation near Hull in northwest Iowa.
11/20/2009 10:49AM
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11/20/2009 10:47AM
Federal immigration officials are cracking down on Vermont dairy farmers as part of a national effort, asking them to provide records to prove their workers are legal.
11/20/2009 10:35AM
Although there are several well-adapted forages for Virginia’s climate,
early spring, mid-summer, and late fall are often low in forage
productivity.
11/20/2009 10:11AM
Storing manure is a common practice on farms and for those who keep
animals. A well-designed manure storage facility must also be well
managed in order to prevent environmental concerns from developing.
11/20/2009 09:45AM
Gov. Mark Parkinson has issued a proclamation declaring today as “Thank
a Farmer Day” in Kansas. With Thanksgiving approaching, Parkinson
reminded Kansas residents to remember all that farmers and ranchers
provide.
11/20/2009 09:33AM
Weigh the newspaper and magazine coverage and you might think the meat industry has little concern about food safety issues.
11/20/2009 09:28AM
On Nov. 3, I participated in the Poet Corp.'s corn stover harvest demonstration day in Emmetsburg, Iowa.