Illinois State

According to the USDA’s Crop Progress report released August 5, 81% of Illinois’ corn and 75% of the state's soybeans were rated Good to Excellent as August began. Plus, progress is ahead. Here, two agronomists take a closer look at the numbers, disease control, and outlook. Corn condition...

What’s going on with Illinois’ corn and soybeans?

Wisconsin State

Texas State

USDA released its most recent Crop Progress report Monday, reporting for the first time this season which states had corn at the dented growth stage. Here’s a closer look at which 12 of the top 18 corn-producing states had dented corn. Texas. According to USDA’s most recent Crop Progress...

12 states report dented corn

With the USDA cancelling its regularly scheduled July cattle inventory report due to budget cuts, a question that many would like to have answered is: How big is the U.S. cattle herd?. Fortunately, historical relationships between changes in prior and subsequent inventories and levels of cow slaughter in between or...

How big is the U.S. cattle herd?

Kansas State

Wheat posted some mixed action on Monday as USDA release some mixed data for the classes. Chicago SRW futures were down 5 to 7 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts closed with 5 to 7 cent losses. MPLS spring wheat futures were up 2 to 3 cents following a production cut.

Wheat Gets Mixed Data from USDA

The August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is due Monday, Aug. 12. Here is some context for the corn, soybean, and wheat markets, and what we at Grain Market Insider will be looking for in the updated balance sheets. Corn market expectations. July’s reduction in the USDA’s...

What you should know ahead of the August WASDE

Lean hogs settle the Monday session with contracts closing within 35 cents of unchanged in the nearbys. The USDA Daily Direct Hog report from the afternoon showed negotiated prices down $1.05 to $82.48. The CME Lean Hog Index was $91.90 on August 8, down 90 cents from the previous day.

Hogs Mixed to Close Monday

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

The latest hog market data for the week ending August 9, 2024, reveals mixed trends across the Ontario, Canadian, and U.S. markets:. The 100% Base Formula Price saw a slight dip, closing at $231.22 per ckg. Average dressed weight increased to 105.75 kg. Weaned pig value reached $60.12, and feeder...

Weekly Hog Market Update: August 9, 2024

November soybeans ended the day down 16½¢ at $9.86 a bushel. December corn closed up 6½¢ at $4.01½. September wheat closed mixed with CBOT and KC wheat down 5¾¢ and Minneapolis wheat up 2½¢. This morning USDA released the August World...

Soybeans close below $10 | Monday, August 12, 2024

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Cooking With Maryann

Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Live cattle futures were down 65 to 95 cents in the front months at Monday’s close. Cash trade saw $185-187 sales in the South last week, with northern trade down $3 to $193. Feeder cattle futures felt some pressure from gains in corn, with losses of $2 to $2.50 in the nearbys. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $4.14 at $245.57 on August 9. Monday’s OKC auction is estimated to sell 5,300 head with prices up $2 to 6 on the week for feeder steers and $10 higher for steer calves. Heifer feeders were firm to up $4, with calves $7-10 higher.

Cattle Close Lower on Monday

Budget constraints have caused the USDA to limit the number of reports it releases. Among these reports is the July cattle inventory report. However, there is enough historical context from which some conclusions may be drawn. Jason Franken from Western Illinois University has done the work in modeling these relationships.

Cattle Inventory Projections are Lower for 2025

The recent market has been brighter than bright for dairies selling dairy-beef crossbred calves. It is not unheard of for these day-old calves to bring $600 to $700 or more, significantly more than full dairy calves. As the saying goes, though, past performance is no guarantee of future success. “No...

What’s your marketing plan for beef-on-dairy calves?

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

Imagine this: You get a call today from your video sale rep, and they say, “We can offer you $275.93 per hundredweight (steers and heifers) for your 2025 calf crop.”. Back of the napkin math gets you to about $1,650 an animal, regardless of steer or heifer. That’s not too shabby, you might think. And the next thought that comes to your mind is the question back to your rep, “Well, what’s the catch?”

Calf prices today for summer 2025

The Census of Agriculture, which is conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides a comprehensive picture of U.S. farms and ranches. Using data from the 2017 and 2022 censuses, we examined the recent trends in the number of farms and land in farms across several Midwestern states. We included states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. The 2022 Census confirms that the 21st-century decline in number of farms and land in farms continues in those states.

Farms, land in farms continue decline

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Corn and soybean conditions hold steady

Today the USDA released the 20th Crop Progress report of the 2024 growing season. As of Aug. 11, 94% of the 2024 corn crop in the...

Corn and soybean conditions hold steady

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