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As is so often the case, technical action (price changes) can predict fundamental changes in price direction market, and often does sometimes weeks in advance. 

Bob Utterback and Brian Basting stop by the agribusiness desk with AgDay host Clinton Griffiths.

This week on Tractor Tales, Machinery Pete heads to Oklahoma.

Our ‘callout culture,’ in which we lob insults at those who don’t conform to our personal ideology, fashion standards or lifestyle choices, has only exacerbated the ‘meat vs. veggie’ battles.

John Phipps is like many farmers and hasn't started planting. He has some extra time on his hands this week.

Despite globalization of e-commerce, many shipping lines still rely on the "paper trail" to track cargoes.

Brazil plans to file protest with WTO following EU decision to ban meat imports - mostly poultry - from 20 Brazilian plants.

Brian Basting of Advance Trading, Inc. and Bob Utterback of Utterback Marketing are on U.S. Farm Report this weekend.

This tool, developed by four Penn State students, uses algorithms to analyze street level data visualizations on Google Maps to determine the greatest probability of frost for the entire night, their website explains.

The bar just got lowered on how far people will go to avoid contact with their food — for a reason that underscores how out-of-touch young people have become in this ‘enlightened’ age.

Rural bankers are worried how trade tension between the US and China will impact the rural economy.

Cricket flour is reportedly one of the novel protein sources PepsiCo is testing for use as an ingredient in snack foods such as Cheetos and Quaker Granola Bars.

Unless yields soar to never-before-seen highs, the United States this summer will certainly harvest the smallest corn crop in three years since the production volume may not be padded by a boost in plantings.

No, that’s not an oxymoron, but rather an accurate description of a species long thought to be on the endangered list: A dedicated vegan who opposes activists’ “Meat is Murder’ mantra.

On one hand, USDA’s decision to walk back proposed rules for organically raised livestock makes regulatory sense. On the other hand, its official explanation is very confusing.

AgriTalk After The Bell Host Chip Flory talks weather today with Mike Tannura of T-Storm Weather. Newsman Davis Michaelsen also catches you up on the days market action.

Feedyards lost an average of $43 per head last week, nearly $7 more than the week before, while packer profits remain in triple-digits.

Marty Robert Maahs, 33, turned himself into the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department on April 12 after a warrant was issued for allegedly embezzling more than $1 million from a bank loan involving cattle.

As alt-meat products continue to make inroads in the marketplace, two industry groups are taking differing approaches to how they should be labeled. But is one of them playing chess?

Mondays on AgDay mean Machinery Pete.

Tonisity and GlobalVetLINK add people and Diamond V celebrates 75 years with production expansion.

Agriculture on the Great Plains in the coming decades may be adversely affected by a shifting of the climate boundary due to global warming, says Richard Seager, a climate scientist at Columbia University.

It might be spring on the calendar, but a major winter storm system, bringing snow and blizzard conditions is rolling through parts of the Plains and the Midwest Friday through the weekend.

Last week, Purdue. This week, U.S. Farm Report is on the road at Mizzou.

WIldfires rage in Western Oklahoma as residents rush to save livestock.

There are many Iowa restaurants that serve great breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches and the Iowa Pork Producers Association is ready to launch the search for the state's best.

Michael Langemeier, ag economist at Purdue University, talks about if now is the right time to expand your operation on AgDay.

Grain industry injuries range from grain bin explosions and entrapment to respiratory diseases. Most incidents can be avoided however through proper maintenance, procedures and training.

Young people have many questions about diet and health — and all kinds of misconceptions, as well. But even a university professor wasn’t ready for one student’s outrageous question.

A severe, multi-day outbreak of tornadoes and thunderstorms is expected to hit the mid-section of the country this coming weekend.

Don’t let surprise production expenses derail your profit goals

Here are the countries with the highest farmland prices in European Union member states, according to a new report (featuring 2016 data) from Eurostat.

The Pork Checkoff has awarded 21 scholarships to college students around the U.S. as part of its strategy to develop the pork industry’s future leaders.

The Purdue/CME Group's Ag Economy Barometer is released every month. But what does it all mean?

Prices being paid for high-quality Illinois farmland, as well as cash rents stayed essentially flat in 2017.

Chinese tariffs and increasing supplies are pressuring prices—enough to put a hard stop to expansion.

Remaining cattle feeding profits were erased last week with a $4 decline in the cash market.

Appropriate timing is an important part of efficient manure application.

Last week, China announced its 25 percent tariff on pork. As tariff talks escalated, China has talked about possible tariffs on some beef products.

Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods would become the world’s second-largest beef processor after acquiring the U.S. company National Beef Packing Co. 

Machinery Pete reports on two strong auctions in North Dakota last week.

Over the last few years, the average break even crop price has dropped. According to Purdue University, some of that can be attributed to softening farmland rental rates.

Exports accounted for 13.6 percent of total beef production and 27.8 percent of total pork production in February 2018.

World food prices rose in March from the month before, driven by increases in grains and dairy costs, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

The dust-up over Valley Oaks Steak Company’s proposed feedlot expansion underscores the need to for agriculture communicate with consumers.

The Purdue Ag Economy Barometer was released on Tuesday. Trade and tariffs are weighing on producers' minds.

Americans want good, safe food, but they don’t want to smell the process. That might best describe the growing tensions between Valley Oaks Steak Company and its neighbors in western Missouri.

Farmers brace to take the brunt of a trade war with China.

The Ranking Member of a House subcommittee wants the Government Accountability Office to review the [lack of] regulations regarding the manufacture and marketing of alt-meat products.

Demand for high-quality, productive farmland remains strong, according to recent farmland sales data. Here are results from three February 2018 farmland auctions, where prices topped $10,000 per acre.