Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher and feeders were lower, waiting for the week’s direct business and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. April live was up $.75 at $194.77 and June was $.52 higher at $190.92. March feeders were down $.70 at $269.02 and April was $.50 lower at $268.60. Cash cattle…… Continue Reading

Michigan State University researchers are trying to identify where precision livestock technology can best suit the needs and budgets of pork producers. Animal Science professor Janice Sigford tells Brownfield, “Some of the things that producers want the most help with, not surprisingly, are some of the repetitive tasks or some of the tasks that are…… Continue Reading

An ag consultant says he’s optimistic about the year ahead for the beef industry. “It’s a wonderful time to be in the cattle business, there’s no doubt about it.” Kevin Ochsner, president of Agcellerate and host of NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen, says economics are on the side of the producer. “We’ve seen record high beef…… Continue Reading

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. There’s more rain in the forecast for parts of Argentina, but it does look like weather earlier in the season has trimmed yield potential. Harvest conditions look good in Brazil with activity about 25% complete. The USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production numbers are out March…… Continue Reading

Michigan State University Extension is starting to help dairy farmers analyze management strategies to improve efficiencies. MSU Chair for Dairy Management Barry Bradford tells Brownfield new on-farm research assessments will allow Extension to tailor its outreach efforts. “We think our biggest value comes at the end where we can take herd management offloads, feeding software offloads…… Continue Reading