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More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
05/22/2013 4:15:00 PM
Kansas State University Associate Professor of Ag Economics Glynn Tonsor says the cattle industry faces more difficult drought challenges than a year ago. FULL STORY »

Forage Focus: Pay attention to hay moisture
05/22/2013 3:35:40 PM
Driving around the county the past week I could see that first cutting hay harvest is well underway. The goal in haymaking is to preserve forage quality in a form that can be used by livestock at a later date. FULL STORY »

Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
05/22/2013 3:31:15 PM
Brent crude extended losses in late trading on Wednesday to settle below $103 a barrel, after minutes from the Federal Reserve sent U.S. stock markets down and compounded earlier oil weakness stemming from a rise in U.S. gasoline inventories. FULL STORY »

Smooth transitions
05/22/2013 3:30:00 PM
Spring is a time of transition in the beef industry: Grasses are breaking dormancy, cattle are being turned out to pasture and a herd is moving from calving this year’s calf crop to conceiving that of next year. FULL STORY »

Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
05/22/2013 3:27:57 PM
After opening weakly, corn futures surged Wednesday. First came the daily grain report indicating private exporters had sold 540,000 tonnes of new crop corn to China and other unknown destinations. FULL STORY »

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