Archive for November 2019
USDA Invests $5.1 Million in Rural Broadband for Utah and Western Colorado
LAKE POINT, Utah, Nov. 25, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe announced USDA has invested $5.13 million in two separate high-speed broadband…
Read MoreAgPro Podcast: Good Data Is the Foundational Building Block
In a recent AgPro podcast, Steve Cubbage, AgPro columnist and founder of Record Harvest, shares the key steps in using data for agronomic decisions. He shares how he defines “good…
Read MoreUSDA Clarifies Export Sales Rules on Pork, Beef
The USDA published its final rule on clarifications to the export sales reporting system in the Federal Register, after the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) received informal inquiries whether exports of…
Read MoreWill Aramco IPO Diminish Saudi Role as Swing Oil Producer?
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
Read MoreCrossbred dairy beef calves: What to consider before you buy
Many U.S. dairies have adopted the use of semen from beef sires as part of an overall shift in their A.I. program. This practice increased significantly during 2018, with more…
Read MoreBoy Scouts Mortgage Philmont Scout Ranch In N.M.
The 140,000-acre Philmont Scout Ranch has been mortgaged by the Boy Scouts of America to help secure a line of credit as the organization faces a growing wave of new sex-abuse…
Read MoreDerrell Peel: More, Heavier Cattle Placed In Feedlots In October
The latest USDA Cattle on feed report pegs November 1 feedlot inventories at 11.83 million head in feedlots with a capacity of 1000 head or more. This is 101.2 percent…
Read MorePre-holiday Cattle Trade Brings Unprecedented Results
Feeders were happy with the unexpected dollar higher trade the week before Thanksgiving. Most cash traders had anticipated steady to a dollar lower prices heading into last week’s trade. Packers…
Read MoreUSDA and Georgia Sign Shared Stewardship Agreement Highlighting Cooperative Approach to Land Management
(Athens, GA, November 23, 2019) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue joined Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to sign a Shared Stewardship agreement (PDF, 262 KB) between the U.S.…
Read MoreFed Cattle $1 Higher Ahead Of Neutral COF
Cash cattle markets continued to rally for a fourth consecutive week despite a late-week correction in futures prices. The highly anticipated cattle on feed report tamped down some of the…
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