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Has the rain in parts of the country encouraged producers to start rebuilding the cow herd? How are the markets being affected by both dry and wet conditions right now?

More rains across the Corn Belt this week created deeper planting delays, and it’s causing farmers to grow even more frustrated as they wait on an open window to plant.

#88 is quite possibly the most popular cow on social media right now, and it’s one post that sparked it all. Clay Scott is using it as an opportunity to educate others about ranching, growing into a global sensation.

Six major commodity groups, including the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), sent a letter to ITC in April encouraging it to vote against advancing a petition.

The House Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 introduces significant changes to reference prices, specialty crops, and trade promotion, while also addressing foreign farmland ownership.

Many crops will see a higher reference price in 2025 but not all.

Cattle futures make near term highs pushed by higher cash and cutouts. Hogs fail with the futures premium to the LHI. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek has details. Corn needs to hold key support, soybeans run.

The Senate Farm Bill proposed by Senator Stabenow (D-MI) seems to have a provision that will not work the way they intend.

Live cattle and feeder cattle futures prices have been firming up through this week’s trade as we inch towards what has historically been a friendly time of year for the markets.

Grains end mostly lower except nearby soybeans and bean oil. Mike Minor, Professional Ag Marketing, says this may just be just a routine consolidation as the market waits for a bigger weather story to emerge.