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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
Corrective Bounce in Livestock, With Profit Taking and Technical Selling in Grains
Livestock higher on corrective bounce and lower grains. Corn and wheat see profit taking with follow through selling in soybeans in a risk off day. Michelle Rook talks with Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
August 30, 2022 11:35 AM
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Market Analysis
Big Market Moves Monday, Following Pro Farmers Estimates. Fund Activity and Money Flow Also Factors.
The markets made some big moves on Monday following last week’s Pro Farmer Crop Tour. However, fund activity and money flow were also part of the story.
August 30, 2022 10:06 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Set Back Tuesday in Risk Off Mode with Livestock Bouncing Off Chart Support and With Lower Grains
Grains pull back with profit taking in corn and wheat amid a risk off day, while livestock bounce off technical support with lower feed prices. Michelle Rook has analysis with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
August 30, 2022 08:47 AM
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Market Analysis
Markets Mixed: Technical Buying, Smaller Crop Support Corn and Wheat; Rain and Record Crop Hit Beans
Mixed market finish on Monday. Corn pricing in the smaller crop, with wheat seeing technical buying. Soybeans set back with yield boosting rains. Cattle continue to consolidate, with short covering in the hogs.
August 29, 2022 02:40 PM
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Market Analysis
Midday Markets Mixed, Corn, Wheat Trading Higher on Tour Results and Money Flow
Mixed mid-session with corn, wheat and hogs higher. Pro Farmer estimates, money flow and weather all at play today. Michelle Rook gets a summary with Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing.
August 29, 2022 11:28 AM
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Market Analysis
Pro Farmer Releases National and State Yield Projections: What States Scored the Biggest Losses vs. USDA’s August WASDE Yield Figures?
Pro Farmer released their state yield estimates on Friday. We compared Pro Farmer’s numbers to USDA’s state yield estimates in the August WASDE to determine the biggest misses in the east and west.
August 29, 2022 09:50 AM
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Market Analysis
Markets Open Mixed, Corn Works in Lower Pro Farmer Yield, Rains Weigh on Soybeans
Markets open mixed with corn seeing support after the lower Pro Farmer corn yield and wheat is following. Soybeans down with rain over the weekend. Livestock see follow through technical selling and weaker cash.
August 29, 2022 08:46 AM
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Farmland
Have Land Values Peaked? Expert Sees Prices Steady With Record-Setting Sales in Iowa
Land values have hit record levels in the past year. Iowa has experienced the biggest percentage increase, but other Midwestern states aren’t far behind. Can land prices keep going up?
August 22, 2022 04:22 PM
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Soybeans
Now’s the Time to Dig Up Roots to Look for the Most Costly Soybean Pest
The No. 1 yield-robbing pest in soybeans might be one you don’t even realize you have in your fields.
August 21, 2022 09:38 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Mixed Friday, but Lower on the Week Taking out Weather Premium. Cattle Post Higher Weekly Closes, While Hogs Consolidate
Corn and wheat rebound on Friday, but it was a lower week for all the grains. Hogs consolidated, while cattle scored higher weekly closes. Michelle Rook talks with Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net.
August 20, 2022 07:08 PM
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