Weekly Livestock Comments for August 23, 201
By: Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded $3 to $4 higher compared to last week on a live basis. Live prices were mainly $106 to $109 while…
FAQs: Forages, Cover Crops and More
By: Stan Smith, Ohio State University It goes without saying, for many, what we’ve experienced in the beef cattle industry beginning last year and continuing to this point in 2019 is uncharted territory. In response to the struggle to get…
Feed Prices in 2019
By: Brenda Boetel, University of Wisconsin-River Falls The USDA Crop Progress report released June 3, 2019 showed that as of the week ending June 2, 2019 only 67% of corn has been planted, compared to 96% in 2018. The July,…
Forage Options for Prevented Planting Corn and Soybean Acres
By: Stan Smith, Ohio State University Today, as we sit here on May 28, we know three things for certain: Ohio has the lowest inventory of hay since the 2012 drought and the 4th lowest in 70 years. Ohio’s row…
