Year: 2024

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on speculative and technical selling. April live cattle closed $3.10 lower at $183.10 and June live cattle closed $3.22 lower at $178.37.  April [Read More…]

The winter’s mild temperatures have spurred a green-up of pastures, but it could lead to other challenges. Tony Hancock is with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. “I did hear a few reports of some weevils [Read More…]

May corn closed at $4.32 and 1/2, down 4 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $11.99, down 10 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $339.80, down $1.90May soybean oil closed at 48.42, down 60 [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Beans gave back part of Monday’s gains, waiting for Thursday’s USDA numbers. The USDA’s Prospective Plantings report, Quarterly Grain Stocks, and weekly export sales numbers are [Read More…]

A leader with the Iowa Soybean Association says Southeast Asia is a growing market for US soybeans. ISA President Suzanne Shirbroun says the region has helped put more value into soy exports. “Global demand for [Read More…]

An elementary educator says free resources have helped her include agricultural themes in her classroom. Ida Elementary School STEM teacher Annalyse Auxter tells Brownfield, “We’re focused about 50 percent of the time on our agriculture [Read More…]

Commentary The grass gets greener every day. Asparagus sprouts shoot out of the ground only to be nipped by a frosty morning. The hyacinths have been blooming for weeks now as have the narcissus. The [Read More…]

It’s going to be a dry start to planting for Iowa. The USDA says the second half of March did bring precipitation and cooler temperatures to much of the state, but more than 90% of [Read More…]

Soil moisture levels dipped a little bit in Indiana during March. The USDA says average statewide rainfall fell short of normal and while that probably pulled closer the usual levels by late month rains, about [Read More…]