Jenny Schlecht

So far, canola and sunflower industry officials don't think the Trump administration's rhetoric against seed oils has had much impact on canola or sunflower demand.

ADM said investments at four of its soybean crush plants will expand crush capacity, creating 25 million bushels of new demand for American farmers.

Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the headlines moving the markets, including on war, trade and weather, on the Agweek Market Wrap.

While New World Screwworm has been a major concern for the cattle industry, horn flies, stable flies and face flies cost the industry billions of dollars per year, too, making prevention vital.

We're not returning to a system of a lot of farms having small dairy herds, so new livestock developments need to be vetted and regulated around realities of modern agriculture, Jenny Schlecht says.

Both weather and economics bear some of the blame for the decrease in acres. Drought concerns drove down acres in Colorado and Nebraska, and price and trade concerns played a part across the country.

Conditions are dry in many places, but they have been worse. Drought may lead to average or below-average yields, but those years have to happen to know above-average, Jenny Schlecht says.

The USDA's Crop Progress report released on Monday, Aug. 17, showed spring wheat harvest was 41% completed, compared to last year's pace of 24% and the five-year average of 34%.

The August and October futures price for live cattle dropped 30 cents and 7.5 cents, respectively, Friday while the August futures price for feeder cattle dropped 55 cents. Farther out months were up.

Along with the infusion of funds, Gov. Kelly Armstrong amended a disaster declaration to open the Disaster Livestock Water Supply Project Assistance Program up to livestock producers in all counties.