by Riley Smith | May 9, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
May is Mental Health Awareness month. The stresses of farming can easily take a toll on you or your family members, especially during a busy time like planting season. In his weekly commentary provided to farm broadcasters, American Farm Bureau Federation Zippy Duvall...
by Riley Smith | May 9, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As the U.S. works on more global trade issues, the export sales are continuing to perform well above expectations, at least for corn. Soybeans aren’t bad, but they aren’t quite as good. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave a breakdown on the latest numbers...
by Riley Smith | May 8, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Today’s trade agreement-in-principle with the United Kingdom includes market access for U.S. beef, which is a direct result of the years of advocacy groundwork laid by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. NCBA Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Bacus...
by Riley Smith | May 8, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
News broke this morning of a trade deal that was made between the U.S. and the UK. This has many people excited for the U.S.-China trade talks that are going to happen this weekend. However, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said to not get too excited for a...
by Riley Smith | May 7, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Both the live and feeder cattle markets are experiencing unprecedented price levels. Those levels won’t last forever, though, so it’s important to maintain a level of caution when navigating the marketplace. Ross Baldwin, hedging strategist at AgMarket.Net, said he...
