Dec 10
The fed cattle trade has undergone a tumultuous ride in the past two months. Weekly fed steer prices averaged $237/cwt. the second week in October, then rapidly declined $28/cwt. by the third week in November. Last week’s trade featured a sizeable recovery with the five-area steer average up $10/cwt., landing at $221/cwt. with prices as …
Dec 10
State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced today that no political party filed a notice to allow Independents to vote in its primaries and runoff primaries during the 2026-2027 election years. Since no political party provided a notification to the State Election Board Secretary by the statutory deadline, all primaries will remain closed for the 2026-2027 …
Dec 10
After a few challenging years defined by drought and high prices that stifled foreign demand, U.S. wheat exports saw a significant resurgence in 2025. To understand the factors driving this growth, the Oklahoma Farm Report’s Maci Carter sat down with Gary Millershaski, Vice Chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates and a Kansas wheat farmer. According to …
Dec 10
Economic uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy is much lower than it was a year ago, steadying the broader outlook for 2026. The reduced market anxiety can be seen in historically low volatility metrics for equity, bond and currency markets, as well as in historically tight corporate credit spreads. The effective across-the-board tariff rate is now …
Dec 10
Farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board (USB) elected Brent Gatton from Bremen, Ky., as the new chair during the organization’s December board meeting in St. Charles, Mo. He’s joined by nine newly elected farmer-leaders to serve alongside him on the Executive Committee for the upcoming year. “Farmers have weathered a year marked by real economic …
Dec 10
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Laurence Williams, beef-on-dairy specialist for Purina, who says the rapid rise of beef-on-dairy has reshaped both the dairy and beef sectors. Williams notes that while these cattle have been around for a while, the industry has reached a turning point. “These cattle …
Dec 10
Val Dolcini explained his long-standing involvement in agriculture and policy and why that path led him to represent Syngenta at the national level with senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays. As he put it, “this was a natural evolution after working as a regulator in California in the ag chemical space and then certainly, …
Dec 10
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled “Member Day.” Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] I want to thank the Members for being here today to testify to us. As we look back on this year, it is clear …
Dec 10
On the evening of November 27, 2025, the CME’s electronic trading system had a major outage. Trading in corn and soybean futures stopped and then came back before the market opened the next morning. Many farmers and merchandisers wondered whether the first hour after the market reopened looked normal or if it showed signs of …
Dec 10
The U.S. beef cow herd is at historic lows, increasing the need for reliable sources of high-quality beef reducing feeder cattle availability and making challenging break evens for cattle feeders. One of the most promising solutions is the growing use of beef × dairy crossbred calves, made possible by advances in reproductive technology that allow …
