This week we discuss the importance of controlling volunteer wheat after harvest and how grasshoppers are impacting pastures in Western Nebraska. additionally we'll find out what diseases soybean producers should be on the look out for. Plus, we've got the latest in the cattle markets and the wea...

Welcome to this week's edition of Cattle Call! Get ready for valuable insights into the cattle market as we delve into two significant reports: the Cattle on Feed report and the semiannual cattle inventory report. Join Brad Kooima, an expert from Kooima Kooima Varilek, as he analyzes the upcoming...

We produce a LOT of agricultural output here in the United States and the trend line for increased productivity isn’t letting up. So what happens when we run out of places to sell our output or creative ways to burn through our crops as we’ve done with ethanol or renewable diesel? Will we see cal...

This week on Market Journal, we head out into the fields to see how hail has impacted some Nebraska producers and discuss some of the finer details of the highly anticipated Farm Bill with Senator Deb Fischer. We also get a look at this year's Nebraska Extension Weed Management Field Day, as we s...

As you’ve likely heard me say, we in Agriculture suffer from commodity mindset. When we think of growing margins, we think of reducing costs, getting bigger, and making more with less. But what happens when there’s almost no efficiencies to be gained, or worse yet when we make so much stuff that ...

It comes as no surprise that the corn market has an influence over the cattle market.

On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, and Varilek looks into this relationship.

He also looks at the cost of gain, fund rolling out of August and some early sales happening in Kansas.

This week on Market Journal, we've got an update on Planted Acreage Reports from the FSA and Information on 2023 Pesticide Container Recycling collection. Market Journal's Mike Straub has some tips on mitigating flies around your cattle and Bryce Doeschot takes a deep dive into the grain markets ...

The cattle market midweek reacted to the lower grains and it's ties to the weather models.

On this week's Cattle Call, we hear from Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, and Varilek on how current the market is at the moment, the lower cattle weights and what the long-term picture is for the market.

We are seeing a number of producers caught in a no win situation. The farmer is long in the bin old crop grain hoping for a crop problem. The positions can become offsetting and the cost of maintaining the old crop position significant

The cattle market encountered challenges at the beginning of the week, primarily influenced by the crop progress report and ongoing dry weather conditions.

In this episode of Cattle Call, we gain insights from Brad Kooima, representing Kooima, Kooima, and Varilek, regarding the south's shift to...

This week we take a look back at last week's TAPS field day and a recent visit to UNL's East Campus by Nebraska's Federal delegation to discuss the highly anticipated farm bill. Plus, get the latest on wheat stem sawfly research and irrigation tips for the summer months. Elliott Dennis dropped by...

This week on Market Journal we catch up with Miss Nebraska Rodeo at this year's Nebraskaland Days and get the latest information on the upcoming weed management field day taking place at UNL's South Central Ag Lab. We also learn how the FBI is seeking to shield our digital ag data and get the lat...

I describe an incident in the fall of 2022 that helped clearly view the need for an education platform for merchandising and risk managment

In a year’s time, interest rates have more than doubled, commodity prices have declined by roughly 15 percent, while land and cash rent prices are in record territory. So, is everything alright with farm financials? John Maman with Nutrien Financial joins Damian to discuss Agriculture money and t...

This week on Market Journal
We Get into the fields of Western Nebraska for a growing season update out at Schuler Red Angus and get some useful information on zoonotic diseases to be on the lookout for during calving and branding. The ARC Group's Heather Ramsey and Extension Educator Tamra Jacks...

Jeff shares a story that inspired the founding of AgrisAcademy. This story relates things like asset utilization, market understanding, and confidence that go into be a great risk manager for your farm.

If you work in the Business of Agriculture, you likely know of a dysfunctional family farming operation. Contrary to the pastoral vision of farming portrayed in children’s books, many farms are stress-filled places to work with family members in conflict, run by narcissistic owners. So says Andy ...

This week on Market Journal, learn how eligible youth can participate in this years Youth Crop Scouting Competition and see what Nebraska's elected officials are up to in Washington D.C. We'll also learn how the USDA and the University of Nebraska are working together to make sourcing food easier...

Farmland values have been on a tear the last couple years. Who’s buying America's farms and why are they doing so? Is it true that institutional investors are keeping farmers from expanding ownership? Will interest rate hikes cause farm ground prices to plummet? Are foreigners buying the property...

This week we discuss how things are looking in the alfalfa fields and learn about a few deadline extensions being offered by the USDA and FSA. Get a behind the scenes look at what some call, the best kept secret at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. We'll also see what seedling diseases you shou...

Join Brad Kooima, from Kooima, Kooima, Varilek, as he delves into the dynamic cattle market in this week's episode of Cattle Call.

Discover the impressive influx of cash that has invigorated the industry, while gaining valuable insights into the fascinating price fluctuations during negotiation...

Even if you don’t grow wheat, the wheat crop impacts corn and soybean prices

Each May, the Wheat Quality Tour travels through fields in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado to get a snapshot of the year’s wheat crop.

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics breaks down how small grains infl...

This week on Market Journal
We get a first hand look at how the hard winter wheat crop is coming along
and go one on one with Land O Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford about a pending global water Crisis. Bill Boyer has your weekly forecast and Tredas's Doug Simon gives us the rundown on the grai...