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The many benefits of feeding pigs less grain and more grass
Brownfield Ag News2 minutes ago
There can be advantages and cost savings by raising pigs with more grass and a lot less grain. Jodi Cronauer with White Bison Farm near Laona, Wisconsin explains how. ...
Monday Gains for Lean Hogs
Barchart30 minutes ago
Front month hog prices were mostly higher on Monday, though April was a dime weaker. The back months were 25 to 80 cents higher for the close. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was 28 cents weaker to $79.66. The CME Lean Hog Index for 3/14 was $82.34, up by...
Soybeans Working Lower in AM
Barchart30 minutes ago
Soybeans are currently fractionally to 3 cents lower in early Tuesday futures action. Soybean futures were 8 ¼ to 10 ½ cents weaker to start the week. July held above the $12 mark for the close, while May spiked over the $12 mark only at the high of the day...
Wheat Extending Gains into Tuesday
Barchart30 minutes ago
The three US wheat markets are starting off Tuesday with another 1 to 8 cent gains so far. The front month wheat market contracts rallied out of the weekend. Chicago prices ended the day 1 ¼ cents off the session high and 12 to 14 ¼ cents in the black....
Cattle Close Up by Triple Digits to Start the Week
Barchart30 minutes ago
The cattle futures market finished Monday with $1.32 to $1.80 gains across the nearby contracts. Feeders were $1.92 to $3.12 higher. USDA reported cash cattle trades last week from from $185 to $190, with Friday showing $186 sales for the South and $187-$188 for the North. Gathering of show lists...
Cotton Fading into Tuesday
Barchart30 minutes ago
Cotton prices are down by triple digits in old crop early on Tuesday. The May cotton futures shed 163 points off their early 226 point gain, though the nearby contracts were still 1 to 67 points higher at the Monday close. The Cotlook A Index for was down by 135...
Corn Futures Firming on Tuesday
Barchart30 minutes ago
Corn is trading a penny to 1 ½ cents higher so far on Tuesday morning. The corn market initially tried for gains to start the week but faded back to close UNCH to fractionally lower on Monday. Preliminary open interest rose 20,032 contracts but neither bulls nor bears had the...
Winning cheese wins more business
Brownfield Ag News34 minutes ago
Winning the title of world champion cheese is good for the bottom line. Tim Omer from Emmi Roth Cheese knows that firsthand. He says, “We won the World Championship in 2016. We were the first company in, I think, close to three decades from the United States that actually won...
Chart of the Day: You Can Bank on JP Morgan Chase
Barchart50 minutes ago
The Chart of the Day belongs to the financial services company JP Morgan Chase (JPM) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used...
Long Straddle Screener Results For March 19th
Barchart1 hour ago
Volatility remains compressed as this bull market rolls on, with the VIX Index closing at 14.33 yesterday. When volatility is low, options become cheaper, so today we’re taking a look at the Long Straddle Screener.
The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Millions wake to freezing temps on first day of spring
Fox WeatherTue Mar 19, 5:44AM CDT
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and the first day of spring. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the...
Brownfield Ag Weather Today
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Mar 19, 5:40AM CDT
Freezes are expected early Tuesday as far south as parts of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The cold snap, following the nation’s third-warmest February on record, could threaten Southern specialty crops, including blooming fruits, as well as winter grains, ornamentals, and nursery crops. By Wednesday morning, however, lingering scattered frost...
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Weather ChannelTue Mar 19, 5:30AM CDT
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S&P Futures Slip Ahead of FOMC Meeting, U.S. Housing Data in Focus
BarchartTue Mar 19, 4:38AM CDT
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are trending down -0.44% this morning as investors awaited the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting while also gearing up for the release of fresh data on the U.S. housing market.
Canada had North America's worst air quality in 2023 because of wildfires, report says
Fox WeatherTue Mar 19, 4:24AM CDT
Only seven counties met the World Health Organization standards for air quality last year, and during a record wildfire year, Canada had the worst air quality in North America, according to global air quality tracker IQAir.The Swiss technology company released its annual World Air Quality Report on Tuesday with an...