Dave Bergmeier

The war in Iran is making it painful for farmers, and the longer it lingers means high fertilizer and diesel fuel prices are going to hover over the ag industry. Gregg Ibendahl, an agricultural economics professor who studies farm input costs and finances... See more

The latest cattle on feed report was up 2% and yielded few other surprises, but offered several noteworthy nuggets as noted by a Texas A&M livestock economist. Marketings of fed cattle during April totaled 1.64 million head, which was 10% below 2025, ... See more

Mexico’s dairy market is entering 2026 with renewed momentum, and the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Marketing Service semi‑annual report shows a landscape that United States dairy producers should watch closely. The country’... See more

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