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This Dividend Stock Yields Nearly 8% and Trades at Depressed Valuations: Time to Buy?
BarchartThu Apr 17, 6:30PM CDT
Amid the continued decline in Pfizer stock, its dividend yield has risen to almost 8%. While the stock might not be a screaming buy, it now seems to have limited downside.
Indiana property tax relief bill signed into law
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Apr 17, 4:34PM CDT
Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed a bill into law that will reduce property taxes on farmland over the next two years. State Senator Daryl Schmitt says Senate Bill 1 will reduce the capitalization rate for Indiana farmland. “It will go to 9%, so what it will do is lowering...

Cattle Rally Ahead of Cattle on Feed Release
BarchartThu Apr 17, 4:26PM CDT
Live cattle futures closed out the week with Thursday gains of $1.175 to $2.75, as June rounded out the short week with a $7.27 pop higher Cash trade picked up on Thursday, with sales of $208-210 in the South and $212 in the North. That would be up $4-6 from...

Soybeans Retreat into the Weekend
BarchartThu Apr 17, 4:26PM CDT
Soybeans fell lower on Thursday, with losses of 1 to 3 cents heading into the 3-day weekend. May beans were down 6 ¼ cents this week, as November was up 7 cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 2 cents at $9.85 3/4. Soymeal futures was back...

Cotton Rounds Out the Week with Strength
BarchartThu Apr 17, 4:26PM CDT
Cotton futures posted gains of 53 to 76 points on Thursday to round out the week with May up 43 points this week. Crude oil futures were up $2.10/barrel on the day, with the US dollar index back up $0.037 to $99.180. The markets will be closed on Friday in...

Hogs Hold Gains on Thursday
BarchartThu Apr 17, 4:26PM CDT
Lean hog futures saw slightly Thursday gains with contracts up 7 to 25 cents, as June was up $4.70 this week. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was not reported on Thursday afternoon with the 5-day rolling average at $84.74. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 28...

Corn Slips Lower into 3-day Weekend
BarchartThu Apr 17, 4:26PM CDT
Corn futures failed to hold the slight midday gains into the close on Thursday, with loses of fractionally to 2 cents. May was back down 8 cents this week, as December was up 2 ½ cents. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 ¾ cents...

Wheat Slips Late on Thursday to Close Mixed
BarchartThu Apr 17, 4:26PM CDT
The wheat markets closed the Thursday session on the mixed side, pulling back from early gains. Chicago SRW futures saw 1 to 2 cent gains to closed out Thursday, as May was down 7 cents this week. Kansas City HRW was the weak spot, steady to down 3 cents on...
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Minnesota farmer encouraged by soil moisture
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Apr 17, 4:02PM CDT
A Minnesota crop and dairy farmer is encouraged by soil moisture levels to begin the growing season. Charles Krause milks around 350 Holstein cows near Buffalo and says he wasn’t surprised by an early April snowstorm. “That’s pretty normal for April, it’ll be 70 degrees one day and 20 the...
Iowa farmer gets more aggressive on weeds
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Apr 17, 4:02PM CDT
A north Iowa farmer plans to be more aggressive managing weeds this year. Casey Schlichting of Clear Lake says there won’t be dramatic changes to his herbicide program. “Going a little bit hotter on pre’s on beans. I have a couple problem fields that need a little more than they...
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Weather ChannelThu Apr 17, 3:59PM CDT
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Ag group seeks improvements to Wisconsin’s Water Quality Trading Clearinghouse
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Apr 17, 3:46PM CDT
An agricultural group would like to see more utilization of Wisconsin’s Water Quality Trading Clearinghouse. Chad Zuleger with the Dairy Business Association tells Brownfield the bipartisan program was created three sessions ago in 2020 but has not been able to deliver the expected results. “There are good people doing good...
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