Hog futures higher heading into Friday

Hog futures higher heading into Friday

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, watching direct business unfold.  October live cattle closed $.72 lower at $177.90 and December live cattle clsoed $1.07 lower at $176.70.  September feeder cattle closed $1.80 lower at $239.50 and October feeder cattle closed $1.90 lower at $236.67.  A light to moderate direct cash…Continue Reading

Good gains for soybeans, corn, wheat

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Recent hot, dry weather in some areas has likely had an impact on yield potential. The USDA and a recent major private crop tour are both projecting record U.S. yields this year, but at a state level, there’s expected to be some variance with the next USDA…Continue Reading

Ohio State hosts NASA contest to help better feed astronauts

An Ohio State professor says the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge was an opportunity to develop more nutritious foods for astronauts.  John Horack tells Brownfield…. “Calories are super easy to find, but the nutrition behind them is equally important, and that is often a much more difficult problem to solve,” he says. “We can get…Continue Reading

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 29, 2024

Sep. corn closed at $3.71 and 3/4, up 6 and 1/2 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.73 and 3/4, up 15 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $308.60, down $2.20Sep. soybean oil closed at 43.17, up 137 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.25, up 10 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $177.90, down 72 centsSep.…Continue Reading

New vaccine could help producers protect against tick disease

A researcher at the University of Missouri has developed a new vaccine to protect cattle from bovine anaplasmosis, a common tick disease. Roman Ganta with the College of Veterinary Medicine says it may take a few years for the vaccine to be commercialized, but he is working to get the backing from an animal health…Continue Reading

ShockAvoid helps farmers avert tragedy

A new innovation is aiming to help farmers avert tragedies involving power lines. Mark McLaren, founder of ShockAvoid, says their specialized sensors can be mounted to any piece of equipment. “There had been an electrical incident that we were made aware of.”  He says, “It was an agricultural electrical incident that involved the death of…Continue Reading

Holding out for a 2024 farm bill

The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s still optimistic a new farm bill can be completed in 2024. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Garrett Hawkins says the rural economy isn’t great right now and Congress should step up in a big way. “We’re at the end of the August recess and for…Continue Reading

Good biosecurity helps swine industry evade H5N1

The state swine veterinarian with University of Missouri Extension says good biosecurity is likely the reason why H5N1 hasn’t been confirmed in hogs yet. Cory Bromfield tells Brownfield “standard biosecurity may include things like filtering the air that comes into the barns, having people that show up at the barns take a shower and change…Continue Reading

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