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Milk futures, cash dairy mixed Thursday
Brownfield Ag News4 minutes ago
Milk futures and the cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April Class III milk was up $.10 at $15.57. May was up $0.19 at $17.41. June was up $0.09 at $17.64. July was down $0.01 at $18.05. August through November contracts ranged from unchanged in...
National Daily Feeder and Stocker Summary Report PM
USDA33 minutes ago
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Ag land protection key to climate strategy
Brownfield Ag News36 minutes ago
The American Farmland Trust says increasing support of agricultural conservation easements in the next farm bill would provide long-term climate benefits. Senior Policy Advisor Cris Coffin tells Brownfield recent research with Purdue University finds easements are the reason farmers invest more in conservation practices. “I think one of the most...
National Sheep Summary
USDA40 minutes ago
SA_LS850 San Angelo, TX Thr Apr 18, 2024 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Thursday, April 18, 2024 Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA slaughter lambs 7.00-30.00 lower; slaughter ewes firm. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 350 open replacement...
2 Top Defense Stocks That Just Won New Army Contracts
Barchart46 minutes ago
Flaring tensions in the Middle East have put the spotlight on defense stocks, and even the cautious analysts at Morgan Stanley name these two picks as their top choices.
MO FFA President: the FFA opportunity
Brownfield Ag News52 minutes ago
The outgoing president of the Missouri FFA Association says the FFA continues to have many opportunities for its members. Sam Tummons tells Brownfield “it’s a place everyone can be successful, not just farm kids. Traditionally, it’s a very agricultural rooted organization, but you don’t have to be a farm kid...
Pork profitability turns a corner
Brownfield Ag News52 minutes ago
An animal protein analyst says pork producers’ profits may have changed course. Brian Earnest, at CoBank, tells Brownfield after 17 straight months… “Producers are back in the black after being in the red for several periods, so you know, maybe some room for optimism as we’re thinking about 2024,” he...
National Daily Cattle Beef Summary Report
USDA56 minutes ago
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Stocks Finish Lower on Hawkish Fed and Rising Bond Yields
Barchart1 hour ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.57%. US stock indexes gave up early gains on Thursday and settled mixed, with the...
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 18, 2024
Brownfield Ag News1 hour ago
May corn closed at $4.26 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $11.34 and 1/4, down 15 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $338.00, down 70 centsMay soybean oil closed at 44.12, down 88 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.36 and 3/4, down 1/4 centJun. live cattle...