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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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Policy
What The Trump Administration’s Mass Deportation Plans Could Mean for Agriculture
Nearly half of all farmworkers are undocumented, and industries such as dairy and meatpacking plants are especially vulnerable to labor shortages.
December 23, 2024 10:21 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn Posts Its Highest Close in Six Months
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the weekly continuation chart corn is trading above the October high, the 50-day and the 200-day moving average. “The chart is telling us to have a little patience in this uptrending market,” he adds.
December 20, 2024 04:40 PM
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Market Analysis
Grain and Livestock End Mostly Higher Friday: What Drove the Rally?
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says soybeans recovered off Thursday’s new contract lows on fund short covering and profit taking, plus market talk that China was in buying soybeans. Corn put in the highest weekly close in six months.
December 20, 2024 02:48 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains and Livestock Markets Try to Recover
Grain markets are seeing value and technical buying but Kent Beadle of Paradigm Futures says the rebound in soybeans is supported by a recovery in the Brazilian Real.
December 20, 2024 09:38 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans and Corn Bounce But is Upside Limited? Are Cattle Topping?
Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek says soybeans see a dead cat bounce off contract lows Thursday. Meanwhile, cattle futures end lower despite good early cash news. So is this topping action?
December 19, 2024 02:58 PM
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Market Analysis
Is the Corn Market Seeing a Paradigm Shift?
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says after the 200 million bushel cut to corn ending stocks in the December WASDE he wonders if USDA is preparing the marketplace for more of the same in the final January report?
December 13, 2024 04:46 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn Fails at Chart Resistance: Soybeans, Wheat and Cattle Extend Gains
Alan Brugler of A&N Economics, LLC says corn started higher still digesting the bullish cut to ending stocks in the December WASDE but ran into chart resistance.
December 11, 2024 02:55 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Extend Gains After USDA Report: Can Corn Continue to Rally?
Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says grains are extending gains from Tuesday on technical and fund buying as the markets. The markets are still digesting the bullish USDA report data for corn and even wheat.
December 11, 2024 09:51 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains End Higher After Bullish USDA Report for Corn: How High Can Corn Prices Go?
Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, says grains close higher after the WASDE and USDA’s surprise cut in corn ending stocks by 200 million bushels.
December 10, 2024 01:57 PM
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Market Analysis
USDA Shocks The Market With Lower Corn Ending Stocks
Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says the agency shocked the market in the December WASDE by lowering ending stocks on corn 200 million bu. to 1.738 billion bu., with an increase in demand.
December 10, 2024 11:56 AM
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