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MANHATTAN, Kan. – As the fall calving season wraps up, Kansas State University cow-calf specialist Jason Warner encourages cattle producers to consider tracking a few key numbers to help them make more informed management decisions for the year ahead. “It’s

Two cargo ships were headed for port terminals near New Orleans, Louisiana, this week to load the first shipments of U.S. soybeans to China since May. That’s according to a shipping schedule seen by Reuters. A third

(OMAHA, NE) — For the eighth time this year, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below a growth-neutral score of 50.0. That’s according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a ten-state region

(COLUMBIA, MO) — Seth Meyer, the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2021, is set to join the University of Missouri to lead the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) starting on January

A sharp $15 drop in the Tuesday cash cattle market has traders on edge as the trade fully digests last week’s Cattle on Feed report. Futures are working hard to claw back into the green after the

It is another quiet day in the grain and oilseed markets as more pre-holiday position squaring seems to be at play. Meantime, the cattle market is bouncing a bit after an ugly Monday trade. Arlan Suderman, Chief