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- Market Closes - January 11, 2021
- January 11, 2021
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CBOT futures closed mostly lower with soybean meal being the exception with a contract high close up $7/ton and new contract high. Cattle futures mostly closed little changed with a downward bias, but nearby Live Cattle were pressured by last week’s steady-at-best live market ($110-112). Lean hog futures closed slightly higher except the February LH finished barely in the red.
- American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention Kicks Off
- January 11, 2021
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The American Farm Bureau’s Virtual Convention kicked off with an opening address by AFBF President Zippy Duvall from his farm in Georgia.
- Across Kentucky - January 11, 2021
- January 11, 2021
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KY Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles acknowledges agriculture's role in surviving the challenges of 2020.
- KFB President Mark Haney's Statement on Gov. Beshear's Proposed $50 Million Allocation for Rural Broadband Deployment
- January 8, 2021
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"I would like to thank Governor Beshear for allocating $50 million in his proposed budget to the broadband deployment fund. Expanding broadband service to unserved and underserved areas of the state has never been more important than it is right now."
- Across Kentucky - January 8, 2021
- January 8, 2021
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Greenup County's Carrie Davis says the bee's role in food production teaches the balance of nature.
- Market Closes - January 7, 2021
- January 7, 2021
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Corn futures ended nearly unchanged but wheat and soybeans closed down mostly 4-6 cents/bushel. Cattle futures closed higher led by the feeder contracts due to the weaker CBOT. Lean hog futures closed higher except for the February contract dropping 65 cents.
- Market Closes - January 6, 2021
- January 7, 2021
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Corn and soy complex futures closed stronger with new contract highs and contract high closes. Cattle futures closed mixed with live cattle slightly higher and feeder cattle down 45-90 cents. Lean hog futures closed lower with bigger losses in the nearby contracts.
- Across Kentucky - January 6, 2021
- January 6, 2021
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Daviess County's Joan Hayden says COVID and tomato plants helped teach kids about food production.
- Market Closes - January 5, 2021
- January 5, 2021
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Grain and soy complex futures closed strongly higher but well short of the day’s highs, especially in soy contracts. It was turnaround Tuesday in cattle futures with Live Cattle erasing Monday’s big losses, but feeder futures gained less as the CBOT surged higher. Lean hogs futures closed slightly higher except for the nearby February LH losing 30 cents.