Midday cash livestock markets

Midday cash livestock markets

All is quiet so far in cash cattle country. A few bids have been renewed in parts of Kansas at $239 on a live basis. So far, they are below current asking prices of $240-plus in the South. Asking prices have not been established in the North. Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until…Continue Reading

Ohio State expands drought resources for farmers statewide 

An ag weather and climate specialist says Ohio State University is expanding its efforts to provide drought resources for farmers across the state. Aaron Wilson says the College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has partnered with Ohio Farm Bureau and Nationwide Insurance through the Ag Tech Innovation Hub to create solutions for farmers facing…Continue Reading

Weather a factor in early South American planting season

The senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says South American farmers have faced some weather challenges as their planting season gets underway. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “There have been a few good monsoonal storms that have hit Mato Grosso.”  He says, “It’s been much wetter in southern Brazil and into northern Argentina, but they’re…Continue Reading

Drought expands in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley

An ag meteorologist says a flash drought is coming to a head across the Corn Belt. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield, “It goes all the way down into our friends down there in the lower Mississippi Valley, Delta region, with moderate and some pockets of severe all the way up into parts of Michigan and a good…Continue Reading

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