Live and feeder cattle futures moved lower this week as traders waited for negotiated cash cattle business to develop, according to reports…
Corn and soybean futures have been leaning lower in recent trade, with market attention shifting away from outside energy headlines and back…
Midweek cash cattle business has been slow to develop, with market watchers reporting limited or no visible bids and asking prices in…
Grain and livestock futures finished Monday with a split personality: corn and soybeans nudged higher, wheat drifted lower, live cattle posted a…
USDA’s latest national look at winter wheat suggests the crop is coming out of dormancy with more stress than growers saw this…
Reports from around Montana suggest spring precipitation has started to do what ranchers and farmers have been waiting on since last fall:…
Across Montana, reports from lenders, appraisers and real estate brokers indicate farmland and ranchland values have been more resilient than many producers…
Reports from hay country outside Montana are pointing to earlier-than-usual alfalfa weevil activity this spring. Montana isn’t Missouri, and timing can vary…
Reports indicate USDA is weighing whether to resume live cattle imports from Mexico, a policy question that always lands at the intersection…
Montana producers are used to living with volatility—weather, freight, interest rates, and basis swings that can turn a “good” futures market into…
Midday reports indicate the cash cattle market was mostly a waiting game, with very light trade and buyers and sellers still feeling…
Montana’s small-grain season is shaping up as a tale of two (or more) Montanas: places with moisture and functioning irrigation are holding…
When drought or wildfire squeezes feed supplies, Montana producers often step up with hay. From the Bitterroot Valley to the Hi-Line, it’s…
Across Montana, hay moves the same way it always has in a tight year: by pickup, by semi, and by neighbor-to-neighbor phone…
Reports indicate the U.S. Department of Agriculture is again weighing whether to resume live cattle imports from Mexico, a policy decision that…
Montana’s winter wheat picture this spring is shaping up as a tale of different neighborhoods. Reports from around the state suggest some…
Montana grain country is heading into spring with a familiar problem: winter wheat prices that can’t seem to settle down for long.…
Reports from national ag outlets indicate USDA is weighing whether and how to resume or adjust live cattle imports from Mexico, a…
Across Montana, the spring wheat picture is shaping up like it often does in a big state: uneven. Reports from producers, agronomists…
Across the Northern Plains, reports tied to USDA acreage expectations are pointing to a familiar pressure point: when crop prices slide, planting…
Reports from around the West suggest a familiar pattern heading into the heart of the growing season: some areas are catching timely…
Thursday’s close in the grain and livestock futures markets sent a mixed signal: cattle contracts strengthened while corn and soybeans softened. For…
Cash dairy markets posted a mixed-to-firmer tone Thursday, according to reports from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Cheese blocks moved higher, while…
New USDA planting and acreage information is once again rippling through grain markets, and reports indicate it’s creating short-lived pricing windows for…
USDA planting reports have a way of jolting grain markets, even for producers a long way from the Corn Belt. This week’s…