by Mark Magnuson | Jul 6, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
With most of the country experiencing on and off instances of extreme heat in recent weeks, producers are working hard to prepare for a potentially long and hot summer for their cattle. Producers need to be preparing for ways to mitigate heat stress in their animals...
by Mark Magnuson | Jul 3, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
For the Angus cattle industry, business has been very good recently. Casey Jentz, Chief Operating Officer at the American Angus Association, says that Angus currently have 80 percent of the market share in the commercial space. He adds that if Angus ranchers could...
by Mark Magnuson | Jul 2, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
250 years of agriculture has transformed America through innovation and marketing to industrial development and mass production. American agriculture was not just transformed by America, but it helped to transform America says retired Smithsonian Institution curator...
by Mark Magnuson | Jul 1, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Crude oil prices are returning to levels that were familiar before the United States war with Iran, but diesel and gasoline prices are still higher. It is expected that diesel and gasoline prices will recede to normal levels, but it may take a few months, probably at...
by Mark Magnuson | Jun 30, 2026 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Today the USDA published both the Planted Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports. Commodity broker Greg McBride of Allendale says there were only slight adjustments to the corn acres from the March planting intentions report. McBride says the soybean acreage...
