11/07/2009 08:26AM
High of the year: $350; Low of the year: $237
11/06/2009 04:13PM
The December gold made new all time highs this week and moved briefly
above the $1100/oz. level. It was a very impressive rally considering
the Dollar did not fall to new lows for the move. However, it does look
like the bounce in the Dollar is over with and it won’t be surprising
at all to see new lows next week.
11/06/2009 03:21PM
The fall breeding season is about to begin. Herds that aim for a
September 1 first calving date, will turn bulls with the cows in the
latter part of November.
11/06/2009 03:18PM
I am not sure you can say that September weather was like November but
so far it seems that we are having September in November in Oklahoma.
After an unusually wet and cold September and October, the weather has
finally dried out and warmed up.
11/06/2009 02:48PM
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled lower Friday on fund selling, sell stops and "Goldman roll" transactions.
11/06/2009 02:47PM
Pressure from crude oil, soybeans and an improved harvest outlook sent Chicago Board of Trade corn futures lower Friday.
11/06/2009 02:23PM
Crude-oil futures dropped to a one-week low Friday after the U.S.
unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high, unsettling previous hopes
that the fledgling economic recovery would boost flagging oil demand.
11/06/2009 02:22PM
Natural gas futures finished lower Friday, driven by mild weather
forecasts, signs of continued economic weakness and a glut of gas in
U.S. storage.
11/06/2009 02:12PM
Genetic change in the cattle business is a slow and steady process, but
evidence shows it’s happening, and that it’s positive for beef quality.
11/06/2009 01:51PM
Opposition to Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman's plan to use some crop checkoff dollars to balance the state budget may be working.
11/06/2009 01:49PM
Cameron University’s Department of Agriculture will host the 22nd
Annual Beef Cattle Improvement Conference, featuring keynote speakers
and exhibits pertinent to the beef cattle industry, on Thursday,
November 19.
11/06/2009 01:32PM
Beef production for January-September was down 3.2 percent. The number
of cattle slaughtered during this nine month period was down 4.2
percent. Therefore, cattle weights were one percent heavier than for
this time in 2008.
11/06/2009 01:28PM
Pork production for January-September was down 1.5 percent from a year
earlier. The number of hogs slaughtered was down 2.6 percent. Therefore
hog weights were 1.1 pounds heavier this year than in 2008.
11/06/2009 01:27PM
State agriculture experts say soggy weather that drenched Arkansas during much of the harvest season will cut farm receipts statewide by nearly $225 million.
11/06/2009 12:59PM
With the cold wet harvest season, producers are having a hard time getting corn out of the field for silage and high moisture corn. In addition, this corn has the potential to introduce mycotoxins into the ration.
11/06/2009 11:10AM
If I didn't make my living as a writer I think I'd like to be a cartoonist. There's really only one thing holding me back: I can't draw. (There are some critics who say I can't write either but that hasn't stopped me from being a writer!)
11/06/2009 11:04AM
The sun is shining! It seems like the last several weeks have had a lot of overcast, rainy days in them and the last few have certainly been beautiful.
11/06/2009 11:01AM
In preparation for the first-of-its-kind Joint International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has issued a videotaped statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the AVMA, speaking out on the importance of the event and its focus on improving the quality of life for all animals.
11/06/2009 10:58AM
Elanco Animal Health has announced the hiring of Dr. John Scanga as a senior technical consultant. In this role he will work with Elanco’s marketing and sales teams, providing technical support for the company’s Beef Business Unit, while also conducting product-related research. Scanga will work from his home base in Colo.
11/06/2009 09:24AM
Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered this week in Topeka
for an in-depth training on how to be advocates for agriculture. Ten
industry leaders representing KLA
participated in the two-day event.
11/06/2009 09:14AM
One day, you’re participating in a nice, quiet little niche market. The next day, HSUS shines a harsh and unforgiving spotlight in your face.
11/06/2009 09:08AM
During the weekend, tropical moisture—including the remnants of
Hurricane Ida—will move northward across the Gulf of Mexico. Rainfall
could reach portions the U.S. Gulf Coast by Sunday before overspreading
the Southeast early next week.
11/06/2009 08:44AM
After probing for new highs the cattle complex started to fade, led mostly by the back months. Today $86.60 is now the resistance and critical point to the upside of the Z live cattle
11/06/2009 08:42AM
Cornbelt Update is a weekly summary of news from Extension, government,
and other attributable sources, focused on marketing, farm management,
and other issues that are of interest to Midwestern farm owners and
operators.
11/06/2009 08:39AM
Analysts and brokers anticipate a mixed Chicago Mercantile Exchange
hogs open Friday on position squaring before the weekend and onset of
the "Goldman roll."
11/06/2009 08:37AM
The Plains states' fed cattle market is beginning to wind down for the
week in spots while other areas have barely traded a hoof, market
analysts and brokers said.
11/06/2009 08:36AM
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures are expected to open weaker Friday
following overnight losses and a morning unemployment report that has
outside markets on the defensive.
11/06/2009 08:25AM
USDA's Corbitt Wall takes a moment to analyze this week's feeder cattle report.
11/06/2009 08:22AM
Feeder cattle futures appeared to break out to the upside over the past
two days, led by the January contract gaining 1.90 over the two
sessions. Any weakness in deferred live cattle futures is likely to
stifle further rally attempts in the feeders.
11/06/2009 08:18AM
Natural gas futures slid Friday, pressured lower by mild weather
forecasts, abundant inventories and a rising U.S. unemployment figure.
11/06/2009 08:15AM
Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 pound Blocks averaged $1.47 per pound for the week ending October 31.
11/06/2009 08:13AM
Crude futures sank Friday as U.S. unemployment hit a 26-year high,
raising the prospect that oil demand would take longer to recover than
many had expected.
11/06/2009 07:55AM
After serving two terms as vice president, Merrill Karlen of Oacoma has been selected president of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council.
11/06/2009 07:43AM
Pitmaster Eric Johnson and his team Mr. Bobo's Traveling BBQ Allstars, who last week won the brisket competition and placed 9th overall at the 21st Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue, today revealed their secret ingredient: hand-picked, specially aged Brandt Beef.
11/06/2009 07:38AM
As cattle producers continually strive to do more with less, industry experts from coast to coast and border to border have been offering similar advice lately.
11/06/2009 07:35AM
A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers was announced today by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
11/06/2009 07:30AM
The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the genome-sequencing center of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, in collaboration with an international team of researchers that includes scientists at the University of California, Davis.
11/06/2009 07:24AM
Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.