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Rural economic outlook promising
• Wheat prices are expected to hold well into next year.• Beef cattle prices likely will remain strong.• Farmland values are expected to stay strong.• Farmers and...
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Fewer cattle may weaken feed demand
Editor’s note: Brian Splitt will share his grain marketing expertise, “How to market with technicals and fundamentals,” at the upcoming Farm Futures Business Summit Jan. 19-20, 2023. Review and...
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Tech can make calving season easier
For ranchers in the Northern Plains, spring calving might mean muddy or snowy conditions, or anywhere in between. However, certain equipment and technology can make calving season easier:Calving...
View ArticleKansas net farm income holds steady in 2022
A Kansas State University agricultural economist says farm income in Kansas has remained “pretty good” in 2022 despite the rising cost of doing business.But Greg Ibendahl says farmers should be...
View ArticlePopulation demands will challenge ag productivity
The world’s population hit a milestone, 8 billion souls, on Nov. 15, 2022, according to a report from the United Nations.The population grew by one billion over the last 12 years and estimates indicate...
View ArticleRegistration open for SowBridge educational series
Registration is now underway for SowBridge, a cooperative effort among 15 colleges and universities to provide a series of distance education sessions for those who work with sows, boars and piglets,...
View ArticleUse calving pasture rotation to prevent disease spread
The old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is one that commonly refers to the importance of reducing the risk for disease spread. And in the case of beef cattle scours, where...
View ArticleAlabama couple named nation’s top young farm family
Alabama farmers Daniel and Carla Trantham were named the nation’s top young farm family during American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico.This is the first time an Alabama...
View ArticleWhen will cattle prices find their top?
Cattle futures prices remain in a very slow, cautious uptrend on daily, weekly and monthly charts. The underlying friendly fundamentals are keeping the market overall well supported. The most recent...
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Rail delays put California farms at risk
Millions of chickens have gone unfed as rail disruptions delay corn shipments to a California poultry farm, according to documents that provide unique details of how one shipper has suffered from poor...
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