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Michelle Rook

National Reporter

Michelle Rook is a national agricultural reporter and market analyst for Farm Journal’s AgDay and U.S. Farm Report, and she is the host of Markets Now. With expertise in commodity markets, grain trading, and agricultural journalism, she delivers daily market updates and analysis to farmers nationwide. She earned the NAFB Farm Broadcaster of the Year award and the prestigious Doan Excellence in Reporting Award.

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Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Darren Frye Says Grain Markets Post Higher Week but Will Need These Factors to Keep Rallying
Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, says the wheat rally came on weather and technical buying, which also helped corn and soybeans post a higher week. He’s not sure it can continue without a bigger weather issue.
April 27, 2024 02:29 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Close Higher for the Week: Does the Market Need to Rally and Add More Risk Premium or Not?
Grains end mixed Friday but higher for the week led by wheat. Cattle make new highs for the move helped by stronger cash. Can the markets continue to move higher? Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, has the answers.
April 26, 2024 05:24 PM
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Market Analysis
Why Did Jerry Gulke Make Some Last-Minute Planting Changes on His Farm?
Gulke Group president Jerry Gulke explains why he made the last-minute decision to switch 200 acres of corn to soybeans.
April 26, 2024 05:23 PM
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Market Analysis
Wheat Continues to Rally, While Row Crops Prices Ease: Markets Watching Weather
Wheat continues to rally while row crops ease, all watching weather says Allison Thompson of The Money Farm. Cattle build on Thursday’s reversal on better cash news.
April 26, 2024 10:07 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Alan Brugler Says Wheat Pulls Corn Higher but It Might Have its Own Bullish Story
Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing says wheat, corn and cattle close higher Thursday.
April 25, 2024 06:13 PM
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Market Analysis
How Much Upside is Left in the Wheat and Corn Markets? Cattle Recover on Cash News
Grain and livestock close mixed Thursday. Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing says wheat rallied for a 6th day pulling along corn and may still have some upside. Cattle recover with the help of better cash news.
April 25, 2024 03:39 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Break Again on HPAI News: Corn Follows Wheat Higher, Soybeans Fall on Weak Exports
Cattle futures plunge again on HPAI news but Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek says cash is holding together. Hogs fall with cattle. Corn follows wheat but may not take out the top of the trading range.
April 25, 2024 09:55 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Darin Newsom Says Wheat Ends Higher but Grain Rally May be Losing Steam
Wheat ends higher for a fifth day but Darin Newsom with Barchart thinks the rally has just about run its course and that is true for corn and soybeans as well. And HPAI headlines sink cattle...again.
April 24, 2024 05:19 PM
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Market Analysis
Wheat Higher for Fifth Day, While Corn and Soybeans Take a Break from the Rally: Livestock Fall
Grains end mixed with wheat higher for the fifth consecutive day. However, corn and soybeans don’t follow. Darin Newsom, Barchart, discusses if the fund short covering rally is about done?
April 24, 2024 05:07 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Mixed Early but Is the Market Ready to Take a Breather? Livestock Trade 2-Sided
Grain and livestock futures trade both sides of steady early Wednesday after testing the top side of trading ranges. Are grains ready to take a breather? Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has details.
April 24, 2024 10:37 AM
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