Author: Harry Ward

Farming

Montana producers don’t plant much corn compared to the Midwest, but corn prices still reach into every corner of the state—from feed bills on the Hi-Line to backgrounding yards in the Yellowstone Valley and hay pricing in the Bitterroot and Gallatin valleys. That’s why the USDA’s March reports, particularly the Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks […]

Ranching

ALLIANCE, Neb. — Reports from a late-February production sale in western Nebraska point to continued strength in the registered bull and female market, with Simmental and SimAngus genetics drawing solid buyer interest. While every sale has its own set of variables—weather, catalog depth, buyer turnout, and the local calf market—the numbers coming out of this […]

Ranching

Online cattle listings can be a useful barometer for what producers are trying to get done right now—right-sizing herds, moving older cows, or cashing in on demand for proven females. A recent listing for a 45-head set of Angus and Angus-cross cows in Northeast Texas (posted on CattleRange) is one example of the kind of […]