October feeder cattle ended the day up $8.70 at $354.50 per hundredweight (cwt). December live cattle closed up $4.35 at $236.28 per cwt. December lean hogs were up 23¢ at $88.85 per cwt. Last Tuesday, October feeder cattle lost more than $9 per cwt, and by Friday the contract had…

An Australian bio-agritech company is taking a different angle on managing herd health, reproduction, and sustainability … through measuring cow’s breaths. Using nano-sensors originally developed through NASA programs, Ascent is analyzing cow’s breaths to diagnose pregnancy in cattle in real time.  “Every breath tells a story,” the company says, and…

Plant stem cells are crucial for the world’s food supply, animal feed, and fuel production. They lay the foundation for how plants grow. Yet, much about these mysterious building blocks remains unknown. Previous analyses have failed to locate many of the important genes that regulate how these cells function. For…

McDonald’s, which sells nearly 2.4 billion burgers annually, is joining a nationwide initiative to promote and accelerate regenerative grazing practices, habitat restoration, water and wildlife conservation on cattle ranches spanning 4 million acres across up to 38 states. The fast-food chain is pledging $200 million over the next seven years,…

By Galen Bacharier Gov. Josh Stein is asking Congress and the Trump administration to send an additional $13.5 billion to North Carolina, his latest ask for federal aid as recovery from Hurricane Helene continues one year later. Included in that request is $8 billion in additional grants to rebuild homes…

By Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Joana Colussi The implication of this set of four articles is that the U.S. grain and oilseed sector should focus less on South America and China (hereafter, SAC). This implication is consistent with the multivariable regression analysis in this article. It finds that production…