Cattle producers experienced a strong week of selling opportunities as the demand for beef remained robust. On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek breaks down the moving factors in the trade. The Dodge City, KS plant is expected to be back online by Friday, alleviating some…
As wheat harvest progresses across the Midwest, many farmers agree that this year has produced some of the best wheat they have seen in years. Cierra Dugan is the sixth generation on the seven-generation Dugan Farms in Leonardville, Kansas. "This is probably the highest-yielding year that I've ever seen on…
USDA June planting and intentions report was released on Friday. Still corn and beans that haven't been planted yet. On this week's Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup we hear from Jim McCormick and Brian Splitt with AgMarket.Net. There is still old crop left in the bin and a viewer…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 91.5 million acres of corn planted in the United States for 2024, down 3% from last year, according to the Acreage report released today. Soybean area planted is estimated at 86.1 million acres, up 3% from last year. Following…
With all the talk about "the funds" in the markets, it can be difficult to understand who they are and how they matter to a farm's grain marketing plan. John Payne with Advanced Trading has been in grain marketing for nearly 20 years and he joins us on Grain IQ…
Despite the absence of significant news, the cattle market saw an upward trend. On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at contributing factors include smaller show lists and the earlier movement of cattle from feedlots.
On this week's Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup, we look into why they corn & beans haven't been responding to the hot and dry conditions of the eastern cornbelt along with the wet conditions of the western cornbelt. Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners and Kyle Bumsted with Allendale…
The tornado touched down and crossed a quarter of beans before tearing out several adult trees and a shed at a nearby acreage. Miraculously, the house and several other outbuildings on the property remained intact. On this week’s episode of Fridays in the Field, we travel to northeast Nebraska where…
With a lot of talk of last week's cash trade, many wonder where that leaves this week's market. On this issue of Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek, looks not only at the cash, but the off-market vibe along with the southern cash movement heading into the north.
The week saw a data dump on Wednesday & the S&D was higher than four months ago. On this week's Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup we hear from Darren Frye with Water Street and Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors. They break down the dollar, weather trends, dairy movement…
