Month: November 2025

The cattle market has seen big swings in recent weeks, making it even more important for producers to protect their investments. Jackie Moore the owner of the Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri, one of the [Read More…]

The chairman of the National Hemp Association says legislation included in the agriculture funding bill passed this week by the U.S. Senate rewrites the 2018 farm bill’s provision on hemp. Geoff Whaling says the measure [Read More…]

Commentary. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) feeds more than 41 million people in America every month. That’s roughly one in eight people in this country. Let that sink in. In the wealthiest nation on [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower, and feeders were mixed ahead of the week’s direct business. December live cattle closed $1.35 lower at $227.20 and February live cattle closed $.60 lower at [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed, with nearby contracts down and deferred months up. The trade is waiting for more confirmation of Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans. U.S. soybean prices are at a premium to Brazil, and China [Read More…]

Farmers continue to assess commodity prices and the cost of inputs heading into winter. Southwest Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser says it’s been a difficult year to market grain. “Prices are still struggling for corn and [Read More…]

Instances of highly pathogenic avian influenza are on the rise in the nation’s largest turkey-producing state.  Minnesota Turkey Growers Association executive director Ashley Kohls says cases this fall have climbed into the upper teens. “But [Read More…]