Meghan Grebner

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were mixed, waiting to see how much direct business there was left to be done. Feeders were down on technical selling. December live was $.12 lower at $186.30 and February was down $.27 at $186.77. November feeders were down $.12 at $245.37 and January was $.65 lower […]

A northeast Indiana farmer says continuing to invest soybean checkoff dollars into production research is crucial to the bottom line for farmers. Don Wyss, an Executive Committee member for the United Soybean Board, says it’s all about finding ways to improve performance without increasing costs. “The areas that we’re focused on is either increasing that […]

A registered dietitian says it's important not to demonize any food when having conversations with kids about balanced diets. Kim Galeaz says it's all about balance. AUDIO: Healthy Living on balanced eating

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were up on technical buying. December live cattle closed $.37 lower at $185.92 and February lives closed $.12 higher at $186.90. January feeders closed $1.87 higher at 243.20 and March feeders closed $2.07 higher at $241.15. Direct cash cattle trade activity had a […]

A livestock economist says strong demand continues to be crucial for profitability in the U.S. beef and pork industries.

Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to a quiet start to the week as buyer and sellers are preparing for business. Bids and asking prices have yet to surface and significant trade volume will likely be delayed until sometime Thursday or Friday. Deals last week were marked at $190 live in the South were […]

Harvest continues without weather disruptions for most Kentucky farmers. Harvest is 92 percent complete for corn and 75 percent complete for soybeans. Tobacco is 52 percent stripped; 55 percent is rated good to excellent. Winter wheat is 65 percent planted, 41 percent emerged, with 73 percent rated good to excellent. Pasture conditions have declined again […]

Most of Tennessee received some rainfall this past week, but more is needed. The dry fall has accelerated the harvest pace. Harvest is 98 percent complete for corn, 85 percent complete for soybeans, and cotton is 78 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 69 percent planted, and 41 percent emerged, with 63 percent rated good to […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on technical selling, getting ready for the week’s direct business. December live cattle closed $.85 lower at $185.07 and February lives closed $.97 lower at $185.92. January feeders closed $.77 lower at $242.42 and March feeders closed $.90 lower at $240.25. Direct cash cattle […]

Recent rains have been a welcome sight for many cattle producers.