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Schwieterman: Cattle futures, cash trade bad and worse
Live cattle futures closed moderately to sharply lower on Friday, dropping the August contract to losses of 1.00 for the week.
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$1 million win for rancher duped in fraud case
A South Dakota jury concluded that a local cattle seller and a trucking company conspired together to defraud a rancher, ending five-years of lies, investigations and lawsuits.
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2012 weather disasters cost $110 billion
Nearly a dozen weather disasters across the country left more than 300 people dead and caused at least $110 billion in damages.
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Ag markets seem set to start this week on a downbeat
Early Monday the grain complex traded according to old and new crop conditions in a pattern similar to that seen last week.
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Weather report: Cool and dry on the northern Plains
In the West, warm, mostly dry weather prevails, except for cool conditions along the immediate Pacific Coast. On the Plains, an active weather pattern prevails across southern areas. In the Corn Belt, cool weather covers the northern tier of the region.
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Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
The Peterson Farm Brothers took Will Smith’s nostalgic “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme from the city to the country in their latest parody.
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Oil above $106 as Syrian conflict intensifies
Brent crude oil rose above $106 per barrel on Monday as a superpower standoff over the Syrian civil war intensified, raising the risk of conflict spilling into the Middle East oil producing region.
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Watch for schmallenberg virus
After spending time in the United Kingdom, University of Wyoming assistant research scientist Rob Cordery-Cotter, DVM, is concerned over the possibility of schmallenberg virus (SBV) spreading to the United States.
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Feeder cattle higher, fed cattle soft in light trade
Feeder cattle traded higher last week in a solid test, while calf prices were steady to weaker. The fed cattle market saw another week of decline as market-ready cattle supplies increase. Supplies will peak in the next 30 to 45 days.
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Foreign coarse grain production changed little for 2013/14
Global coarse grain production projected for 2013-2014 is reduced 3.3 million tons this month to 1.25 billion, with nearly all the reduction in U.S. corn prospects.
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Forecast 2013/14 corn price raised this month
The projected 2013-2014 season average farm price for corn is raised $0.10 at both ends of the range to $4.40 to $5.20 per bushel, with a resulting midpoint of $4.80 per bushel.
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- Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
- North Dakota’s TB status not to be affected by recent case
- How to grow beef demand
- 3,000 pounds of copper wire stolen from Oklahoma ranch
- U.S. 2012/13 corn export prospects cut as global trade boosted
- Feed grain supply prospects lowered on delayed plantings
