Farming
When the Market’s Heavy: What an Oversupplied Crop Story Signals for Montana Hay and Feed
Reports out of the southern Plains point to a familiar squeeze: a crop market that’s carrying too much supply at the same…
Ranching
USDA reports new soymeal export sale: why Montana feed costs and cattle margins are watching
USDA export reporting is easy to ignore when you’re calving in the Bitterroot or hauling hay in the Yellowstone Valley, but it…
Farming
Soy Demand Is Shifting—Here’s What Montana Growers and Ranchers Could Gain
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…
News
Western Corn Belt Drought Signals More Feed and Market Pressure for Montana
Reports out of the Western Corn Belt suggest drought is hanging on longer than many producers hoped, with conditions described as worsening…
Farming
Geopolitics, Gold and Grain: How Global Shocks Can Hit Montana’s Farm and Ranch Markets
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,…
Farming
Rising Inputs, Unsteady Markets: Montana Producers Feel the Squeeze From the Hi-Line to the Yellowstone
Across Montana, the story producers keep coming back to in coffee shops and sale barns isn’t just cattle prices or hay yields—it’s…
Farming
Selling at Montana Farmers Markets: A Practical Start for Ranchers, Hay Growers, and Small Farms
Farmers market season in Montana is more than a Saturday morning tradition. For small farms, ranch families, and value-added operators, it can…
Farming
Soybeans Jump, Wheat Stays Firm: What Thursday’s Grain Trade Signals for Montana
Thursday’s midday-to-afternoon grain trade featured a notable push higher in soybeans, with corn and winter wheat also holding firm, according to market…
Farming
Cattle Futures Jump While Wheat Slips: What Montana Producers Can Read Into March 10 Closes
Grain and livestock futures finished mixed on March 10, with cattle contracts showing notable strength while several grain contracts drifted lower. Reports…
Farming
USDA Holds Grain Stocks Steady: What It Could Mean for Montana Feed, Hay, and Wheat Country
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…