Grains end lower with a change in the weather, while livestock rallied led by feeders. Michelle Rook details the market day with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.

Contributing factors include continuous corn, late-maturing hybrids, delayed and/or replanted fields, weedy fields and borders, and soybeans with significant volunteer corn.

With farmers across several states enduring drought conditions, it’s prime time for spider mites to make their move.

Recent dry weather increases risk of spider mite infestations.

With drought causing spring wheat to shrivel, the heat next week will be lethal for that portion of the crop barely hanging on. Now, grasshoppers are preying on battered fields, possibly shrinking the crop to zero.

The drought in the West is producing many firsts, as farmers and ranchers grapple with dire decisions including pulling their cattle off federal lands early. Now many worry they won’t source enough feed for winter.