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.

Latest Stories

Market Analysis

Grain and Livestock Rally With Risk On Buying, Weather Concerns

The grain and livestock futures saw commodity wide fund buying with a risk on tone to the market according to DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing.

April 27, 2026 04:34 PM

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Market Analysis

Cattle Bottoming as Border/Strike Talk Fear Eases and Cash Ideas Improve

Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says some of the recovery is technical in nature as the June live cattle bounce off of key support and the 38% retracement level around $243.00 last Thursday. However, there are also fundamental reasons for bounce.

April 27, 2026 10:28 AM

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Market Analysis

Corn and Wheat Higher for the Week Trading Weather: Cattle Correct

Darren Frye with Water Street Solutions says corn and wheat are trading weather and have divorced from the war headlines.

April 24, 2026 04:30 PM

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News

Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop Rivals 2023 Disaster After Drought and Freeze Damage

This ranks as the fifth worst crop in history and it’s mainly tied to the fact 68% of the crop is in some level of drought. For Kansas, it could be as bad as 2023.

April 24, 2026 10:55 AM

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Market Analysis

Cattle Bounce as Border/Strike Fears Fade, But is the Correction Over? Grains Eye Weather

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says $243 was the line in the sand for the June live cattle or funds would liquidate and it held after Brooke Rollins canceled her trip to Arizona which alleviated fears of a border reopening.

April 24, 2026 10:48 AM

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Market Analysis

Wheat Hits New Highs: Why Corn and Beans Could Not Follow

Garrett Toay with AgTraderTalk says the HRW wheat market was adding weather premium with forecasts continuing to look hot and dry for the Southern Plains.

April 23, 2026 04:37 PM

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Market Analysis

Wheat Rallies on Weather but Fails to Excite Row Crops: When Will the Markets Trade Inflation?

Darin Newsom, senior market analyst with Barchart, says wheat is holding weather premium with the deteriorating crop conditions but longer term higher energy prices could spark some inflationary buying in grains.

April 23, 2026 10:57 AM

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Market Analysis

Grains Disappoint, See Profit Taking Off Highs Despite China Rumors: Cattle Hold Support

The soybean market looked like it was ready to breakout but Sam Hudson with Cornbelt Marketing says they hit chart resistance and saw profit taking.

April 22, 2026 04:44 PM

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Market Analysis

Corn and Soybeans at a Crossroads

However, Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing says the corn and soybean markets are at a crossroads in the new crop contracts and need a catalyst to get above resistance.

April 22, 2026 10:50 AM

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Market Analysis

Grains Rally Led by Three Year Highs in Bean Oil: Cattle Fall

Soybeans and multi-year highs in the soybean oil market led the grain complex higher on Tuesday according to Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing.

April 21, 2026 04:42 PM

Michelle Rook