DEKALB and Asgrow Trait Pipelines

Bayer Crop Science continues to drive innovation in its corn and soybean new product pipelines. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Jamie Horton, DEKALB® brand manager, and Brittany Eubank, Asgrow brand manager, share a look at what’s coming through Bayer’s trait pipeline for future DEKALB® and Asgrow products. The post DEKALB and Asgrow Trait…Continue Reading

Live cattle mixed heading into midweek

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed on spread trade, feeders were up on oversold signals.  December live cattle closed $.20 lower at $207 and February live cattle closed $.20 lower at $207.32.  January feeder cattle closed $2.10 higher at $307.07 and March feeder cattle closed $3.07 higher at $300.87.  There was a…Continue Reading

Market volatility dampens producer optimism for heifer retention

A livestock economist says the latest data from the USDA doesn’t show any signs of widespread herd expansion. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says the percentage of cattle on feed that are heifers is too high. “We’re still kind of in this upper 30% range, right,” he says.  “Which, you combine that with…Continue Reading

Soybeans edge higher, watching export market, South American weather

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Planting and development weather generally looks favorable in much of South America. The 2025 U.S. soybean harvest is at least officially wrapped up, even if there are still some uncollected acres. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand estimates is out December 9th, while…Continue Reading

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