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“A commitment to additional financial resources for the farm bill will help to transition our farm and food supplies away from ad hoc support,” the Committee members said in a letter.

Farmers are facing a headwind other than the weather heading into the spring planting sesaon. Credit is tightening as farmers finalize or renew operating notes or loans for capital purchases.

Cutworm and armyworm moths are on the move, looking to lay eggs. Wireworms, grubs, flea beetles, gophers and voles are also looking to take up residence in your fields. Act now to stop them.

The weather forecast shows more farmers could start planting next week, and as farmers hit the fields, analysts want farmers to not lose sight of marketing opportunities during their busiest time of year.

The U.S. exported 250.8 million lbs. of beef in February.

Non-tariff barriers “are real and can be more significant hurdles than tariffs,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says.

The accelerated highs in 2022 don’t look to be hitting the brakes in the first quarter of 2023, according to Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal.

Grains End Mostly Lower on Profit Taking as Weather Improves, Cattle Hit New Highs: What’s the Next Move for Crude Oil? Darin Newsom with Barchart covers it all!

The next challenge for U.S. farmers? To plant the 92 million acres of corn and 87.5 million acres of soybeans.

Corn and soybeans lower on fund selling and improved weather. Cattle hit new contract highs with sharply higher cash trade. Joe Vaclacik of Standard Grain has analysis and a WASDE Report preview.