Despite the absence of significant news, the cattle market saw an upward trend. On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at contributing factors include smaller show lists and the earlier movement of cattle from feedlots.

The U.S. is staring down its largest Agricultural trade deficit in history. One factor in that is the amount of off-shore produce and specialty crop imports from nations with significantly lower labor costs. Jamie Clover Adams, Executive Director of Michigan Asparagus joins Damian Mason to explai...

With a lot of talk of last week's cash trade, many wonder where that leaves this week's market. On this issue of Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek, looks not only at the cash, but the off-market vibe along with the southern cash movement heading into the north.

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Last week, storms made their way through portions of Nebraska and some areas were impacted by tornadoes. We caught up one producer who is dealing with the aftermath of those storm systems

The West Central Extension and Education Center in North Platte hosted the 2024 TAPS Feld Da...

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We are heading out in the field once again to check in on crops in Central Nebraska.

Get a closer look at the Wild West Rodeo Arena in North Platte. This week the Miss Rodeo Nebraska Pageant took place in North Platte, Market Journal had the chance to catch up with Miss Rodeo Ne...

On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek looks into the corrections but also focuses on some numbers he put together on cattle inventory, a follow-up to our conversation last fall.

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We're brining you an in the field update from the heart of Custer County, NE to see how pasture production is going this summer. The World Pork Expo is happening this week in Iowa, Rural Radio correspondent Chad Moyer gives us an update from that event. Barchart Senior Analyst, ...

For six decades, American Agriculture ran a trade surplus — meaning, we sold more dollars worth of Ag products to other countries than we bought. That’s changed. American Ag has run a trade deficit (bought more than we sold) four of the last six years. A record trade imbalance of $32 Billion is p...

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In this episode, we dive deep into the current shifts in commodity prices and explore what adjustments farmers should consider to navigate these changes efficiently. As global food systems face the challenge of sustainable ...

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We've got a planting update from the panhandle of Nebraska and learn how you can "OutRun" Harvest with a look at the grain cart of the future. DTN's Todd Hultman joins us to discuss the current trends in the grain markets. Eric Hunt has an extended summer outlook. Plus, get the...

Agriculture has been consolidating for almost a century. There were 6.8 million American farms in 1935, today, less than 2 million. About 160,000 of those two million American farms do the bulk of the heavy lifting, production wise, with more than 90% of farm revenue. Consolidation has been the n...

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The 2024 Herd That conference is right around the corner and you won't want to miss the early bird registration period. We discuss current planting progress with Central Nebraska producer Josh Zangger. Jeff Peterson stops in to give us his 2 cents on the markets. Eric Hunt has you...

On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, and Varilek looks at driver's seat for producers, heifers coming back to the grass and cow slaughter numbers are down.

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Get the latest planting progress from central Nebraska and get some useful information on upcoming tractor safety education events happening around the state in the coming weeks. Kyle Bumsted joined us on location to give us his two cents on the markets. Eric Hunt has some good...

Your efforts in learning the merchant mentality can be applied to other parts of the farm. In this video we draw comparisons to merchandising your production and trading equipment in a challenging environment

Cattle market this week dealing with a lot of pressure from cattle kill threats to the futures game. On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at the boxed beef movement, cash offerings and consumer confidence.

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In the Field Update: Recent precipitation has been welcome. However, it has caused a bit of chaos for producers trying to plant. We spoke with a corn and soybean producer near Cairo, Nebraska to find out how badly wet weather has delayed planting this spring.

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We are getting a look at how planting progress is coming along after a wet week of weather. The USDA has announced new guidelines to help mitigate the spread of H5N1 among cattle. Plus, learn how to best feed and finish heifers in a feedlot system and get the details on this we...

The last twenty years have been very good ones — financially speaking — for American Agriculture. The last three years 2021, ’22, and ’23 are the highest farm income years ever in both nominal and inflation adjusted, real dollars. Now, in 2024, we face a revenue downturn. While commodity prices a...

On this week's Cattle Call with Brad Kooima, with Kooima Kooima Varilek, we look at the cash, the headlines that are pushing the livestock futures, & the stock market moves.

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We've got an update on one of the first Nebraska Extension Field Days of the growing season as well as a planting update from one of our local producers.
ARC Group's Heather Ramsey joins us to discuss the latest happenings in the markets. Eric Hunt has your weekly forecast. Plus, ...

By popular demand, Matt has now made all the custom spreadsheets he uses on the farm and has showcased in his financial videos available for download. Spreadsheets focused on crop planning, crop financials, seed ordering, harvest inventory, etc. Go to www.griggsfarmsllc.com to download!

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Money was pouring into Agricultural startups a few years ago. What’s the investment climate look like now? Damian Mason is joined by Business Transaction Attorney Max Bremer on this episode of The Business of Agriculture. They discuss money flow into Ag, the pace of mergers and acquisitions, and ...

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We get some USDA updates from Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack as well as a planting update from a local Nebraska producer. Barchart Senior Analyst, Darin Newsom gives us his two cents on the latest market trends. Eric Hunt has your weekly forecast. Plus, why wheat and alfalf...