Overnight trade in the major commodity markets leaned lower, with reports indicating corn and wheat futures softened while crude oil also slipped.…
Reports from national farm outlets indicate a nonprofit group, Farm Rescue, has mobilized hay deliveries to ranchers hit by wildfire, using a…
As wildfire seasons stretch longer across the West, one of the first pinch points for ranchers is rarely the flames themselves—it’s feed.…
Montana producers have learned to budget for weather risk, but 2026 could bring another variable that’s harder to predict: energy price volatility.…
New USDA numbers suggest more cattle moved into U.S. feedlots in February while fewer cattle moved out the front end. Reports indicate…
Friday’s futures trade ended with a split screen: cattle prices on the board pushed higher, while most major row crops and wheat…
Reports from other grain states suggest a familiar lesson is resurfacing this year: the producers who bought fertilizer early are sleeping better…
Fresh numbers out of USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report are giving the cattle trade something to chew on as spring work…
Profitability talk is starting to shift from “survive this year” to “position for next year,” and that matters in Montana where feed,…
Montana cattle country has never lacked for opinions on markets. What’s changed is how fast a sales pitch can reach you. Ranchers…
New USDA Cattle on Feed numbers suggest U.S. feedlots brought in more cattle than a year ago while shipping fewer out. That…
New USDA cattle numbers are giving the market something to chew on heading into spring. Reports indicate February feedlot placements were higher…
Grain futures ended the week on the back foot, with soybeans, corn, and wheat all posting losses in late-week trade. Market reports…
Grain and livestock futures ended March 20 moving in opposite directions, according to market reports: corn, soybeans, and wheat finished lower, while…
Reports indicate cattle futures moved lower going into the end of the week as traders waited for clearer signals from cash trade…
Reports out of the Southern Plains this summer point to a familiar squeeze: too much supply chasing uncertain demand, paired with weather…
Corn continues to be the workhorse in U.S. export sales, while soybeans have struggled to keep pace, according to reports covering the…
Grain markets ended Thursday, March 19, with a firmer tone, while cattle futures backed off—an end-of-day mix that matters in Montana where…
Montana producers don’t need to be selling corn into California to feel the pull of biofuel policy. Reports indicate that as low-carbon…
Reports out of the southern Plains point to a familiar squeeze: a crop market that’s carrying too much supply at the same…
USDA export reporting is easy to ignore when you’re calving in the Bitterroot or hauling hay in the Yellowstone Valley, but it…
USDA daily export reporting is usually a coastal headline—until it isn’t. On March 18, USDA reports indicate an “unknown destination” bought U.S.…
Across U.S. row-crop country, reports indicate new investments and market-development work are expanding the list of products made from soybeans—and the buyers…
Reports out of the Western Corn Belt point to a drought pattern that isn’t letting up. That matters in Montana even if…
Reports from market analysts indicate weather across much of South America has been generally supportive for corn and soybean production so far,…