Across the Northern Plains, reports indicate agricultural land values have stayed firmer than many producers expected, even with higher interest rates and tighter operating margins. A recent Farm Progress piece highlighted representative sales from Nebraska counties—different regions, different price points, but a common theme: buyers are still showing up. Montana isn’t Nebraska, and local factors—from […]
Grain and livestock futures finished mixed on March 10, with cattle contracts showing notable strength while several grain contracts drifted lower. Reports indicate May corn closed around $4.52 1/4, down about 1 1/2 cents; May soybeans near $12.01 3/4, up about 5 1/2 cents; and May Chicago wheat near $5.91, down about 12 1/4 cents. […]
USDA’s latest supply-and-demand update kept projected U.S. ending stocks for corn, soybeans, and wheat essentially unchanged from the previous month, according to reports from Brownfield Ag News. In plain terms, the agency didn’t add a new bullish or bearish shock to the balance sheets—at least not on paper. For Montana producers, “no change” doesn’t mean […]
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Reports out of national water-quality research circles suggest something important for working producers: changes in what gets grown—and how plants use nitrogen—may be doing as much or more to reduce nutrient losses as changes in field practices alone. The discussion stems from research referenced by Brownfield Ag News about nitrogen moving through the Mississippi River […]
Grain futures ended the session without a clear direction, with soybeans and wheat finishing mixed and corn giving back some earlier strength. Reports indicate outside markets—especially crude oil—helped set the tone early before backing off, and traders kept one eye on developing weather and harvest conditions in South America. For Montana, the day-to-day moves in […]
Grain futures ended the day with a split personality: soybeans and wheat were mixed, while corn gave back part of its earlier strength. Reports indicate early support in soybeans tracked higher crude oil prices before energy pulled off its highs, taking some momentum out of the oilseed complex. At the same time, traders kept one […]
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