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Tag: John Harrington
Livestock Market: Could Corn Spark Positive Movement in Cattle Contracts? – DTN Jan 8, 2021
The onset of the new year has been struck with some unfriendly challenges that cattlemen were hoping to be rid of by the end of 2020. However, lo and behold, […]
Cattle Market: Favorable Factors to Watch in 2021 – DTN Dec 29, 2020
When I look over the last year — through the dips and dives the market has taken — I find myself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions begging for […]
Kansas, Texas: “Furnace Winds” Occurring More Frequently Out West Oct 27, 2020
You don’t need to tell folks in western Kansas that it can get hot there. And sometimes windy. And sometimes really dry. But when all three conditions happen at the […]
USDA Made a Blunder Cutting Media Early Access to Reports – DTN Aug 10, 2018
Perhaps circling the drain even faster than the likes of black rhinos, whooping cranes and snow leopards, small-town newspapers represent a particularly sad and endangered form of business. Some remain […]
Livestock Market: Tariff Talkers Lined Up, No ‘Street Fight’ Yet – DTN Apr 10, 2018
Long before there was George Lucas, J.K. Rowling or Michael Crichton, there was Jules Verne. He was one of my favorite boyhood storytellers and considered by many to be the […]
Livestock: Calving Season and the Many Challenges Ahead for Producers – DTN Mar 12, 2018
Long before that lazy groundhog even begins to stir from his winter nap, way before seed catalogues flood the post office, and even months before the weather map can be […]
Midwest Livestock: Bitter Cold Causing Stress for Producers and Cattle – DTN Jan 16, 2018
Mike Berdo spent most of his Thursday cleaning cattle pens and putting new bedding down to keep the cattle dry and warm. The Washington, Iowa, cattleman/farmer, who has both a […]
Livestock: Why Did China Cut Pork Imports by 30% this Year? – DTN Nov 2, 2017
Forget about what you’ve heard about cyber-attacks, spyware and internet trolls. Sometimes instances of miscommunication can best be explained by one party simply “missing the memo.” For example, take China’s […]
Livestock Prices: Knowing When to Hold, Fold or Run – DTN Sep 8, 2017
In the words of the renowned ag economist Kenny Rogers, cattle marketers need to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, know […]
Livestock: Japan Increases U.S. Frozen Beef Tariff, Perdue Voices Concern – DTN Aug 1, 2017
In what may be one of the first consequences to the U.S. for backing out of the Trans Pacific Partnership, Japan this week announced an automatic tariff rate increase on […]
