Soybean futures posted a modest gain recently, with market watchers pointing to short covering, technical buying, and renewed strength in crude oil.…
Reports from national market analysts indicate overnight grain trading has been choppy, with corn and soybeans moving in different directions as global…
Montana producers are used to living with volatility—weather, freight, interest rates, and basis swings that can turn a “good” futures market into…
Across Montana, hay moves the same way it always has in a tight year: by pickup, by semi, and by neighbor-to-neighbor phone…
Cash dairy markets posted a mixed-to-firmer tone Thursday, according to reports from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Cheese blocks moved higher, while…
USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report is one of those market events that can move prices fast, even though it’s built on producer…
Soybean futures moved higher after a USDA acreage estimate that came in toward the low end of what many analysts were expecting,…
New federal renewable fuel volume targets are back in the spotlight after a recent announcement on Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the…
Reports from national market analysts indicate the USDA’s spring acreage outlook could show more soybean ground and a different mix for corn…
Corn and soybean futures finished lower at the end of the week, with market watchers pointing to a familiar mix of uncertainty:…
Corn and soybean futures finished lower to end the week, according to market reports, giving back some earlier gains and keeping a…
Reports from national farm surveys indicate a possible shift in 2026 U.S. planting intentions: fewer corn acres than last year, but not…
Early looks at 2026 crop intentions in the Corn Belt are starting to circulate, and the headline is familiar: reports indicate many…
Independent restaurant owners and chefs are stepping into the farm bill debate, urging Congress to move a bill that helps farms and…
Grain markets headed in different directions in the latest afternoon trade, with reports indicating corn found a lift tied to strength in…
Grain markets are heading into another high-volatility stretch, and that matters in Montana even if you don’t raise an acre of corn…
Reports from national farm outlets indicate a nonprofit group, Farm Rescue, has mobilized hay deliveries to ranchers hit by wildfire, using a…
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…
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…
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 suggest drought is hanging on longer than many producers hoped, with conditions described as worsening…
Montana producers don’t need a trading desk to feel what’s happening overseas. When global tensions flare, markets can move quickly—sometimes on fear,…