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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
Technical Selling Continues in Soybeans, While Corn and Wheat Bounce: Lower Equities and Cash Pressure Livestock
Soybeans see more technical selling, removing weather premium, while corn and wheat stage a technical bounce. Lower equities and cash pressure livestock. Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing has more.
January 19, 2023 11:30 AM
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Market Analysis
Risk Off Day Starts Markets Lower: Grains See Follow Through Selling After Poor Closes and Removing Weather Premium
The risk off outside markets has grain and livestock lower. Grains also seeing follow through selling after poor closes yesterday and removing weather premium. Allison Thompson of The Money Farm has more.
January 19, 2023 08:54 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Jim McCormick Talks About What Caused the Grains Selloff Wednesday
AgDay TV Markets Now: Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net talks about the reasons for the selloff in the grains on Wednesday including profit taking and traders removing weather premium.
January 18, 2023 03:03 PM
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Market Analysis
Markets Close Mostly Lower Wednesday: Grains See Profit Taking and Remove Weather Premium
Grains ended lower on profit taking, removing weather premium. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net says cattle saw short covering, but weather and report positioning were also factors. Hogs continued to slide with cash.
January 18, 2023 02:07 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle See Short Covering Awaiting Weather, Cash and Reports and Hogs Pressured by Cash: Grains Lower on Profit Taking
Cattle futures higher on short covering, ahead of cash and reports, plus putting in weather premium. Hogs lower on China news, lower cash. Grains futures lower on profit taking. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
January 18, 2023 11:33 AM
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Market Analysis
Wheat Strong, but Profit Taking Early in Soybeans: Livestock Mixed
Soybeans see profit taking, with Argentina rain chances, but follow through buying in wheat pulls corn back up. Cattle seeing short covering, while hogs await a cash bottom. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag has more.
January 18, 2023 09:24 AM
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Beef
Sustainable Beef’s Unique Business Model May Ensure Success: First Time Entire Supply Chain Involved in Beef Production
Sustainable Beef LLC. isn’t the first regional packing plant to be proposed or built in cattle country, but the unique business model may help it to succeed where others have failed.
January 18, 2023 09:17 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Darin Newsome Talks About What a Global Recession Might Mean for Ag Markets
AgDay TV Markets Now: Darin Newsom, Sr. Market Analyst for Barchart talks about whether or not the U.S. and world economies are moving into recession and what that will mean for agricultural markets and demand.
January 13, 2023 04:54 PM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: DuWayne Bosse on What USDA Report and Lower SA Production Numbers Mean for Corn and Beans
AgDay TV Markets Now: DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing talks about the surprises in the USDA report and the lower South American production numbers. Are they’re game changers for corn and soybeans?
January 12, 2023 04:59 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Rally After Bullish Surprises in USDA Reports: Will the Market Keep Going?
Grains rallied after several bullish surprises in the USDA report numbers but it the news enough to keep the markets moving higher? Livestock set back in response. DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing has details.
January 12, 2023 02:24 PM
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