Cattle, hog futures mostly higher to start the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, feeders were up, supported by sharply higher boxed beef during the session and getting ready for another week of business.  February live cattle closed $.12 lower at $235.87 and April live cattle closed $.82 higher at $236.80. March feeder cattle closed $2.62 higher at $355.57…Continue Reading

Senate bill targets Biden-era rural broadband funding

A bill filed in the U.S. Senate aims to limit rural broadband funding previously allocated under the Biden-era Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, says the Senate bill is disappointing. “It’s frustrating in some ways to see us forget that commitment we had post-COVID to really connect everyone,…Continue Reading

Santa’s dairy consumption is significant

A dairy economist says a Christmas tradition has a noticeable impact on overall dairy consumption. Leonard Polzin with the University of Wisconsin says leaving milk and cookies for Santa Claus adds up.  He says if you count 12.5 million American homes with children under 10 serving one eight-ounce glass of milk and one cookie, it’s…Continue Reading

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