Most CBOT futures were down sharply, led lower by the Chicago Wheat market. Improving (drier) weather forecasts pressured the markets in addition to the stronger US Dollar and end-of-month profit-taking.

Trading at the CBOT was interesting today with wide trading ranges and a change in market leadership.  Futures were led higher overnight by the soy market, but when trading reopened at 830 am, futures fell abruptly.  Cattle futures closed strongly higher after trading lower during the first 1.5 hours.  Lean Hog futures also closed higher with June LH up for the third straight day.

Although the school year is rapidly coming to a close, the hard work that teachers put into classroom preparation and improving their instructional techniques continues on through the summer.

This year's University of Kentucky Agricultural Field Day set a record for attendance with more than 2,000 students from three states.

 The University of Kentucky 

College of Agriculture, Food and Environment recently completed work on a facility located at the Coldstream Dairy Research Farm that will help in dairy research efforts.

Kentuckians live in a beautiful place but unfortunately it is also in a part of the country prone to severe weather outbreaks, especially in the western portion of the state.

In the world of Kentucky agriculture, it doesn’t get much more traditional than tobacco and horses. 

Thousands of students who hail from the Bluegrass State are attending Auburn University’s College of Veterinarian Medicine.