We introduced you to two producers this spring as they faced planting questions and weather challenges. We check in to see how things look and their level of optimism.
Those producers in areas with plenty of crop options had some big choices this spring. Wheat, corn, soybeans, sunflowers and cotton all were doing their best in prices to "buy acres." Cameron Peirce is a producer in Kansas we talked to earlier this spring. We find out what won out for him and how the crop looks at the July 4th holiday weekend. Paul Thomas is in North Dakota where sunflowers and soybeans are looking good while the corn is doing its best to catch up with the long, warm days.
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Bull markets led by cash, packer leverage, fertilizer, shipping, basis, herd size and the status of the southern border are topics we hit on our Market Plus with Jeff French and Ross Baldwin as they discuss the economic and commodity markets in this web-only feature.
Jeff French and Ross Baldwin discuss the economic and commodity markets as we talk about hogs, selling into rallies, slaughtering heavyweights, weak basis and “cash is king”
Oil prices remain high as Iran maintains its right to charge tolls on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested Thursday they have laid mines in the waterway.
Going into the 2026 crop year, areas of the West and Southern Plains are dry. Drought still grips 50% of the U.S.
From empty reservoirs to rising wildfire risk, a dry and warm winter is setting the stage for a difficult year ahead. We break down how snowpack loss impacts drinking water, food production, and even air quality far beyond the Rockies.
Prices at the co-op remain high as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed. Low snowpack sets up a potential for drought in the west.,Sorting the livestock market in an extended discussion. And, breaking down the commodity markets with Ross Baldwin and Jeff French.