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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.

Latest Stories
Market Analysis
Livestock Mixed, Cattle Awaiting Cash Direction: Grains Firmer Led by Wheat but Have Soybeans Taken Out Enough Weather Premium?
Livestock mixed, with cattle awaiting cash direction. Grains trying to hold gains led by wheat, have soybeans taken out enough weather premium? Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing has analysis.
January 25, 2023 11:45 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Mixed Early With Follow Through Selling in Soybeans: Livestock and Milk Mostly Lower
Wheat sees corrective buying, soybeans more technical selling with good rains in Argentina. Corn is caught in the middle. Cattle and milk markets are lower. Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing has details.
January 25, 2023 09:08 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Brian Grete Talks About the Corrective Bounce in Corn and Wheat and Why Soybeans Couldn’t Hold Above $15
AgDay TV Markets Now: Pro Farmer’s Brian Grete talks about the corrective bounce in corn and wheat and why soybeans couldn’t hold $15.
January 24, 2023 02:58 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Corn and Wheat See Corrective Buying, but Soybeans Fade Early Gains: Livestock Mixed and Two-Sided
Corn and wheat saw corrective buying, but soybeans couldn’t stay above $15 with farmer selling and improved weather in Argentina. LC saw fund buying, while hogs were lower. Brian Grete, Pro Farmer has details.
January 24, 2023 02:05 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Livestock Lower with Higher Corn and Cash Fears: Grains Start Higher but Corrective Buying Drying up in Soybeans
Cattle futures lower with higher corn and fears of lower cash, hogs can’t find a bottom. Grains started off with some corrective buying but it’s drying up in soybeans. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.
January 24, 2023 11:21 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains See Technical Bounce but Will It Hold? Cattle Lower with Higher Corn, Hogs Trying to Bottom?
Grains seeing a technical bounce, but will it hold? Cattle under pressure in response, while hogs are slightly higher but are they trying to bottom? Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage has details.
January 24, 2023 08:57 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Natural Gas Tries to Recover After Hitting Lows Not Seen in a Year: Is the Bottom In?
U.S. natural gas prices are trying to recover after hitting their lowest levels since June 2021 last week. What caused the implosion in prices and what does that mean for farmers and end users?
January 24, 2023 08:50 AM
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Michelle Rook
Crop Production
Farmers Need to Approach Soil Health Offensively, Not Defensively to Get the Best Results
Sustainability, climate smart agriculture and carbon sequestration are all buzzwords in agriculture right now, but they all start with soil health.
January 23, 2023 04:39 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: DuWayne Bosse Talks About How Much Lower Grains Could Go After Monday’s Selloff
AgDay TV Markets Now: DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing talks about how much lower grain prices could go after the selloff on Monday and can cattle keep moving higher without cash leading?
January 23, 2023 03:54 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Natural Gas Rebounds Monday after Hitting Lows Not Seen in A Year: Is the Bottom In?
Natural gas prices rebound Monday after hitting lows not seen in a year. Is the bottom in? John Wenzel, Senior Risk Management Consultant with StoneX has details.
January 23, 2023 02:43 PM
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Michelle Rook
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