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Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says both live and feeder cattle futures had a nice recovery and got within striking ...
Cattle producers have had to feed corn sometimes priced $8 per bushel, throwing a “monkey wrench into the break-evens.” Some are marketing cattle a little lighter-weight, with a little less time.
Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says both live and feeder cattle futures gapped higher into all-time and contract highs ...
Bale grazing is a viable option for winter cattle feeding, compared to feeding the same hay in a dry lot. Photo taken Nov. 4, 2024, near Watertown, South Dakota.
However, US beef cows only represent 30% of total cattle on feed numbers, which is down about 3% from last year. This number is only about 100,000 head or .3% below the 2014 beef cow numbers when ...
Finishing cattle must consume it for 120-225 days and dairy culls for 180 days. The Enogen Feed Forward opportunity will start in the United States, and there are plans to expand it to Canada.
09/15/am: Cash trading on feeder cattle will be firm to higher today, mostly up 1-2 dollars. Thursday’s good sales of fed cattle at higher prices will support active buying of replacement feeders.
Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed ...
You know what they say: If life gives you bulk quantities of defective candy unfit for human consumption, make chocolate-laced cattle feed. Or that's what they say in Kentucky apparently, where an ...