The Progressive Farmer

Cattle futures were lower, with feeder cattle under greater pressure. This pressure stemmed from the concern over the New World screwworm. Hog futures posted further gains, with contracts again closing near the highs of the day.

Saskatchewan-based Monette Farms is attempting to sell 274,000 acres through insolvency restructuring.

Recent Farmland Sales in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio

We have seen some spots in the Midwest get a little too dry lately; but those same areas should anticipate some potential heavy rainfall during the next week or so.

Crude and product futures plunged Thursday on intensifying expectations that the Middle East conflict was grinding towards a settlement, despite Hezbollah militants rejecting a Washington-brokered ceasefire between the group and Israel that was aimed at fulfilling Iran's precondition for talks.

A confirmed New World screwworm case in a south Texas calf has prompted urgent surveillance and response efforts from USDA, state agencies and cattle organizations. Officials stress this poses no food safety risk, urging producers to monitor livestock and report suspicious cases immediately.

The volatility in cattle futures was exceptional as the market initially reacted negatively to the news, but then reversed quickly on a sell-the-rumor, buy-the-fact scenario. Hog futures did not see any spillover trading, but followed their own fundamentals.

(Illustration by Nick Scalise) By DTN Analysts Grains OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 08:33 -- July corn is down 3 1/2 cents per bushel, July

Danna Larson left Iowa farm life for a PR career, then returned with a mission: to help small towns reimagine their potential through her Rural Revival podcast and platform.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is lower versus one week ago.