South Dakota cattle feeder Steve Masat of Redfield, South Dakota, and Rick Woehlhaff, owner of the Glacial Lakes Livestock in Watertown, South Dakota, reflect on market trends and feed supplies for ...
Since Christmas, March corn has traded between $6.75 and $6.80 on 22 out of 27 days. March beans have also traded sideways with values between $15.00 and $15.40 for 25 out of 27 days. The market ...
Beef producers make decisions about what to feed their animals daily and the answer often depends on the age and sex of the animal and what its job in the herd is. When deciding which type of feed to ...
Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...
COLUMBIA — Prolonged drought is prompting some Midwest farmers to sell discarded corn stalks to feed hay-deprived cattle. A source reports that area corn farmers are collecting stalks that usually are ...
Cattle futures were sharply lower Monday, hogs highs and grains mixed after a higher start. First Human Case of NWS in U.S. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says live and feeder cattle futures ...
McDonald’s is looking to make their Big Macs more sustainable, and cattle producers are in line to profit from this climate-smart endeavor. McDonald’s and its meat supplier, Lopez Foods, are ...
CHICAGO, June 23 (Reuters) - CME Group feeder cattle contracts rallied on Friday, their second day of gains, as weakening corn prices cut into feed costs and boosted profit margins at packers. Hog ...
Wall area rancher Myron Williams is in both parts of the cattle business, raising his own calves, and feeding grain and hay to them and calves he buys. Williams said he hasn't bought much corn of late ...
CHICAGO, March 8 (Reuters) - Front-month feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit the highest in nearly 7-1/2 years on Wednesday as falling prices for corn signaled cheaper feed ...
LUBBOCK - Motorists might save a few cents a gallon filling their tanks with ethanol, but they could soon be paying more for a burger and a milkshake as a result. Demand for corn needed to make ...
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