A light frost hit Northern Illinois late last week, but the cold snap won’t affect the harvest, says Mark Schneidewind, manager of the Will County Farm Bureau....More
The USDA Supply-Demand report on August 11 seemed to catch market participants by surprise when it lowered estimated corn yields to 153 bu./acre, the same level as the dismal yields of the previous year....More
Replacement of up to 50% of the dry-rolled (DRC) or high-moisture corn (HMC) in finishing rations with wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS) resulted in superior feedlot performance compared to cattle not fed WDGS...More
In Texas, Lloyd Nelson, AgriLife Research small grains breeder, says producers lose money when they try to save on ryegrass varieties and fertilizer....More
Trying to get a handle on the market for distillers grains (DG) is not unlike throwing a houlihan loop at a coyote. The darn thing’s right in front of you, but with all the ducking and dodging, you can’t quite seem to make the catch...More
Softer wholesale beef prices and fed cattle trading $2 lower in the cash market (mostly $93 live and $148 dressed) pressured feeder-cattle prices last week. But the most pressure came from a rally in feed grains, led by wheat....More
The value of distillers grains (DG) as a supplement for corn or sorghum in feedyard rations has made the ethanol coproduct valuable for fed-cattle rations, But many of those benefits should also be apparent for ranch or stocker operations...More
Transportation is a key factor when it comes to U.S. agricultural exports and now Vietnam has been afforded expanded access through a new shipping line....More