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Taxes and Finance
How Many Interest Rate Cuts Will We See in 2024?
How Many Interest Rate Cuts Will We See in 2024?

Dr. Vince Malanga shares insights on the U.S. economic outlook, and what areas demand the most attention.

Margy Eckelkamp
Beef
Mistrial Declared in Arizona Rancher’s Murder Trial
Mistrial Declared in Arizona Rancher’s Murder Trial

A lone juror stood between rancher George Kelly and innocent. “It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. Let me go home, okay?”

Greg Henderson
Pro Farmer Analysis
Renewable Diesel Facility to Run on Alberta Canola
Renewable Diesel Facility to Run on Alberta Canola

The Imperial Strathcona Refinery in Alberta is receiving a 12% tax credit for its $720 million under-construction canola-based renewable diesel facility.

Pro Farmer Editors
Market Analysis
Grains Rally a Third Day: Can Wheat Continue to Lead and Force a Bigger Rally in Corn and Beans?
Grains Rally a Third Day: Can Wheat Continue to Lead and Force a Bigger Rally in Corn and Beans?

Grains end higher for a third day on speculative short covering and corrective buying. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says wheat is also putting in risk premium. Can it continue to lead row crops higher?

Michelle Rook
Health
Farm Aid Ramps Up Mental Health Resources to Help Farmers
Farm Aid Ramps Up Mental Health Resources to Help Farmers

Mental health support services are hard to find in rural areas. Did you know 90 million people live in designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas? To further complicate matters, stress among farmers is growing.

Jennifer Shike
Pork
Why Pork is in the Crosshairs of Animal Rights Extremists
Why Pork is in the Crosshairs of Animal Rights Extremists

The pork community is in the crosshairs right now for the animal rights extremist community. Here's what you need to know.

Jennifer Shike
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Opinions

Blue Line Futures
Blue Line Futures
Does the Cattle Rally Have Legs?

Cattle futures had a strong start to the week following Friday's Cattle on Feed report. Monday's trade took prices back to significant resistance levels, will they hold?

Blue Line Futures
Blue Line Futures
Grain Futures Rallied to Start the Week, Will it Last?

Grain markets were sharply higher in the first trading day of the week, will that strength continue in today's trade or will resistance hold?

Global Farmer Network
Global Farmer Network
A Win for Common Sense and Science

The ideological controversy over glyphosate in Mexico is over for today.

Jon Scheve
Jon Scheve
Is The US Tight On Corn Or Are Farmers Just Not Selling?

Jon Scheve discusses why basis is increasing across the US and what it will take for corn prices to rally in the next few months.