The grain markets are all higher this morning on light volume. The stock market was hit hard yesterday, with the Dow closing down over 400 points. In the early trade today, the U.S. stock market is higher, and the U.S. dollar is higher and is testing contract highs. Energy prices continue…

Listen to the Podcast Meet Patrick Brown Patrick Brown is a fourth-generation farmer from Warren County, North Carolina, and is a winner of the 2024 Small Farmer of the Year Award from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.  In addition to growing row crops, Brown grows vegetables for a…

Someone recently challenged me to come up with some New Year’s resolutions. I have a couple of problems with that particular idea. First of all, how can you resolve to become a better person when you’re already so good that there’s nearly no room for improvement? If you are, as…

Missouri farmers accuse Tyson of colluding to keep competitors from buying a shuttered plant, leaving them stranded with millions in debt. DEXTER, Missouri — On an early August morning in 2023, Shawn Hinkle received a call from one of his technicians at Tyson Foods who, through tears, told him the…

Top Third Ag Marketing helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops and livestock in the top third of prices. Mark Gold and his team provide AGDAILY.com with the latest information and a look ahead in their audio commentary. Listen here! https://www.agdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/top-third-Agdaily-2024-12-30_OPEN.mp3 The post Markets in Minutes: Top Third…

Beef products and livestock producers take a lopsided amount of criticism from the public and from misguided lawmakers — usually in the form of climate concerns or nutritional health. However, new research from the Indiana University School of Public Health could help to mitigate some of the heart-health concerns that…