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22 Dec 2023
As 2023 comes to an end, Progressive Farmer's Cornerstones page in the December issue features an archive photo taken by John McKinney. As far as I'm concerned, the image reflects the time and patience of a photographic saint. I try to imagine what it was like that day and how hectic it had to be getting a cattle producer dressed up like Santa, a n...
22 Dec 2023
By DTN Staff This article was originally published at 2:05 p.m. CST on Friday, Dec. 22. It was last updated with additional information at 2:41 p.m. CST on Friday, Dec. 22. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on Dec. 1, 2...
22 Dec 2023
Editor's Note: Each year DTN publishes our choices for the Top 10 ag news stories of the year as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. This year, we're counting them down from Dec. 18 to Dec. 29. On Dec. 31, we will look at some of the runners-up for this year. Today, we continue the countdown with No. 6: Despite high cattle prices, cow-...
21 Dec 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Traders and the cattle industry alike are expected to delay any significant holiday planning and activities until after the release of the Dec. 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report Friday afternoon. The timing of this report is not ideal, following a generally quiet pre-holiday trading week and following closing bell before the three-day Chr...
21 Dec 2023
This article was originally posted at 8:56 a.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 21. It was last updated with new information at 3:36 p.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 21. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- President Joe Biden is sending Cabinet members to Mexico to talk about what more Mexico could do to help curb the dramatic spike in migrants trying to enter the U.S. That doesn't...