Agriculture
Tight cattle supplies, higher beef prices, and shifting global demand continue to slow U.S. beef exports as analysts await USDA cattle reports.
Superior Livestock Auction expects strong demand at next week’s Video Royale in Nevada, featuring more than 140,000 head of cattle and buyers from across the country.
Scouts continue evaluating crop conditions as the Wheat Quality Council prepares its final yield estimates.
Business & Markets
Strong new-crop soybean demand and rising corn shipments provided the clearest support in an otherwise mixed report.
University of Illinois researchers say loss ratios and indemnity patterns remained consistent with previous years.
Each contract covers 5,000 bushels and is priced as a differential to corn futures. That structure allows users to hedge changes in the sorghum-to-corn cash spread without taking full exposure to broader grain-market price movements.
Through the Genesis Mission and the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA), USDA is expected to launch an Agricultural National Science & Technology Challenge later this year.
Lifestyle & Entertainment
The recording artist discussed his longtime ministry of encouraging members of Congress and their staffs on Capitol Hill.
NTPA officials say the 51st annual event will feature five competition classes and attract top tractor pullers from across the country.
Nashville-based country artist Meghan Patrick shares the inspiration behind her latest music, career milestones, and how motherhood is shaping her next chapter.
Kylee and Henry Francis now operate Evergreen Beef Company and are finalists for the Arkansas Farm Bureau award.
