Ad Astra Radio Family Brands
HomePosts Tagged "year" ( Page 5)

Stories tagged with: year

Subscribe to the year News Feed.
SHARE NOW

September cattle placements below a year ago

The USDA says fewer cattle entered U.S. feedlots in September 2024 than September 2023. Placements were 2.156 million head, a decrease of 2% on the year, despite expanding drought conditions in many major feeding areas and declining feed costs. A big chunk of those...

September red meat production up 1% on year

4.451 billion pounds of red meat were produced in the U.S. during September 2024. The USDA says that was 2% more than the September 2023 total, which was hit hard by a combination of slower slaughter paces and lighter weights. This year, beef production...

Winter wheat planting 180 from last year

A wheat educator says winter wheat this fall is potentially setting up farmers for a solid 2025. Dennis Pennington is with Michigan State University Extension. “If you’re late planting, there’s no amount of management that you can ever do that will make up for...

A tough crop year in northern Wisconsin

The wet spring and dry late summer have led to a tough year for some northern Wisconsin farmers. One of them is Ben Augustine, who farms near Sheldon.  Most of his crops were planted very late after his clay soils dried out.  He says...

Soybean export inspections up on week, year

The USDA says that as of the week ending October 3rd, corn and wheat export inspections remain ahead of the respective paces needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for...

Broiler numbers mixed on week, up year

Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed on the week while continuing to run ahead of last year’s levels. That implies larger broiler production in 2024 than 2023 as producers try to keep up with demand expectations. The USDA says 242.693 million broiler-type eggs went into...
First Previous123456789Next Last