Tomm Pfitzenmaier with Summit Commodity Brokerage says farmers need to use the strong basis levels, especially on corn, to make some cash sales. However, there are options they can use to take advantage of a rally later on.

Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

Key changes in estate and gift tax exemptions and valuation rules for 2025 offer expanded benefits, though some are temporary:

Kelly Garrett stays very busy growing corn and raising cattle, but his entrepreneurial spirit drives him to start side businesses to extend an impressive, vertically integrated operation.

The question becomes whether threats of tariffs include barring used cooking oil imports outright or merely tariffing the product, especially from China.

With 36 million deer in the U.S., those who call rural America home know the creatures are both majestic and maddening. Deer make for an exciting pursuit when hunting, but they also wreak havoc on vehicles, tires and fields.