A massive, five-year farm bill set for a floor vote in the U.S. House Wednesday contains help for South Dakota ranchers dealing with cattle losses from last October’s early-season blizzard

Shares of JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, plunged to a 15-month low after Brazil’s public prosecutor accused executives including Chairman Joesley Batista of financial crimes involving a series of loans made to related companies.

While there are many positives to incorporating forage cover crops into existing forage systems, differences in production, nutritional value, and animal gain exist.

Corbitt Wall gave his weekly USDA National Feeder and Stocker summary. The report was slightly bearish.

Both packers and feeders are operating with positive margins.

Cattle futures are following the equity markets and clearly remain quite volatile.