Cargill Locks Out Fort Morgan Workers as Labor Dispute Rattles Cattle Futures

(FORT MORGAN, CO) — Cargill has officially locked out roughly 1,700 employees at its beef processing plant in Fort Morgan, Colorado, escalating a labor dispute that has kept the facility dark for nearly a month — and
Exports Support Grains While Cattle Take a Beating

Thursday’s grain trade found support from a strong weekly export sales report, even as a firmer U.S. dollar and generally favorable Midwest weather tempered enthusiasm. Traders continue to monitor crop conditions and weather forecasts as planting season
Grains Mixed, Cattle Under Pressure at Midday

Grains have turned mixed at midday while the cattle complex is under heavy selling pressure. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for a look at the midday market trade as we near the holiday
TFI Welcomes Reinstatement of USDA Crop Inputs Economist

ARLINGTON, VA – The Fertilizer Institute welcomed this week’s announcement from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins reestablishing a Crop Inputs Economist within USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist to provide independent and consistent analysis and
Lawmakers Call for Section 301 Investigation Into Unfair Sugar Trade Practices

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Representatives Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) and Troy Carter (D-La.) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort, along with 108 of their colleagues, in support of efforts by U.S. Trade
Fungicide Timing in Focus as Iowa Crop Settles In After a Rough Stretch

(NEVADA, IA) — Planting season is essentially in the rear-view mirror across central Iowa, but the way the crop got into the ground will shape decisions all summer long. A stretch of cold weather and frost that
Day One of USMEF Spring Conference Spotlights Market Access Developments, Robust Growth in Central America

Livestock and grain producers, red meat processors and exporters, and other key stakeholders gathered in Oklahoma City Wednesday for opening day of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference. Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur welcomed
North Dakota Celebrates Native Artists

(Bismarck, ND) — What do Lawrence Welk, Bobby Vee, Angie Dickinson, Peggy Lee and Tigirlily Gold have in common? They’re all artists from North Dakota who left their mark on the state and the country. North Dakota
Deer Licenses Drop To Lowest Levels In 50 Years

(Bismarck, ND) — Deer hunters in North Dakota will see fewer licenses available than last year. Game and Fish says it’s offering 39-thousand-one-hundred deer licenses for the upcoming season. That number is down by 32-hundred compared to
Highway Patrol Praises K9s For Locating Missing Juvenile

(Rolette County, ND) — North Dakota Highway Patrol says K9s were key in finding a missing juvenile in Rolette County. Six members of the patrol’s Emergency Response Team, three additional troopers and two K9s, Gary and Lorace