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Send us Fan Mail Our main focus today is reporting on the U.S.-China talks and the impact those talks will have on beef and commodity markets. We also look at a small slide in U.S. stocks. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we center on an article from Dairy Herd Management on replacement dairy values. Hint: They aren't getting cheaper. We also report on China's pull back on export clearances for U.S. beef, and Wall Street sets new records, again. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we're excited to bring you a conversation we had with Lee Leachman, CEO of Leachman Cattle and noted beef industry and genetics expert. We talk about the current status of the beef industry, the impact that genomics has had on today's beef herd, and a look at where we're headed as an industry. 

Send us Fan Mail We go full WASDE today with a look at corn, soybean, livestock and dairy markets. We wrap up with a stumble on Wall Street as AI stocks slump.

Send us Fan Mail When President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the results could have a huge impact on livestock, and commodity markets as well as on Wall Street. All three stories today focus on those potential impacts. 

Send us Fan Mail We start with a USMEF report on pork and beef exports through the first quarter of 2026. After a pivot to look at commodity markets we wrap with a look ahead to what Wall Street is looking forward to this week. The China meeting this week will have an impact on all markets, ag and non-ag.

Send us Fan Mail We start out today with a look at dairy export results. Cheese and butter continue to dominate, and U.S. dairy exports have had positive YOY results for the past six months. In commodity markets, which direction the markets will go depends a lot on the war in Iran. Our financial news wrap up includes a positive outlook on the U.S. economy coming from the White House.

Send us Fan Mail We start this episode out with a look at three things beef producers need to focus on heading into summer. We pivot to news about why diesel prices are so high, and how long they will stay there. We wrap up with a look at labor markets. 

Send us Fan Mail We start looking at an update on the drought situation in cow-calf country, and how it's the worst since at least 2000. We then look at planting updates, which is ahead of 2025 and five year averages. The wrap up is in financial markets, as stock indexes have another stellar day. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we focus on an UpLevel podcast that reviews dairy risk management options. We also get a soybean forecast (hint=China plays a role) and how investors are looking at big tech AI.

Send us Fan Mail Our latest interview is a bit different that our regular conversations with economists. Today's conversation is with one of the top experts on employee relations, Jorge Delgado with Alltech. It's a great conversation about the keys to keeping employees healthy and happy, and building a quality culture along the way.

Send us Fan Mail The latest federal milk marketing order information is out and milk prices continue to slowly improve, enough that we're getting close to where we were last year. On the commodity export front, corn continues to set the pace while soybeans lag. And on Wall Street, indexes are posting their best year in six. 

Send us Fan Mail After a look at risk management options in the dairy market, we offer an update on a news conference held by Ag Secretary Rollins regarding the status and future of fertilizer prices. We end with an update on Wall Street. 

Send us Fan Mail The latest USDA Livestock Slaughter report shows dairy producers are sending more cows to town than in the past. Also, the drought in the High Plains is probably going to keep the beef herd from expanding (amongst other things). We wrap up with a look at consumer confidence. 

Send us Fan Mail Demand for protein continues to change the dynamic for milk prices. Also, we may have a Farm Bill soon with a vote pending on Thursday. We wrap up with our daily look at investments and Wall Street news. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we feature a chat we had with  Brad Rippey who is an agricultural meteorologist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist, and the managing editor of the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. Brad talks about the current weather and moisture situation across the U.S., where it's too dry in most areas but way to wet in others. Plus we discuss what...

Send us Fan Mail The Federal Milk Marketing Order pricing information came out this week and the May Class I base price pushed past $20/cwt, good news for dairy producers. Cattle markets softened a bit this week, and we share those numbers. In financial markets, Wall Street was a bit unstable as folks wait to see what happens in the Middle East.

Send us Fan Mail Two new USDA reports were out yesterday. The USDA Milk Production report showed the U.S. dairy cow herd continues to grow, although 2025 and 2026 milk production levels are starting to come closer together. Commodity prices are a bit higher thanks to weather conditions and geopolitical issues. And if energy prices don't fix themselves, Republicans could be in trouble this fal...

Send us Fan Mail We start off with a recap of an UpLevel Dairy podcast featuring a Compeer analysts who discusses how financially strong farmers stay financially strong. We then look at our first crop planting report and take a look at the latest on Wall Street. 

Send us Fan Mail Milk prices have shown promise and markets have switched to put an emphasis on protein. That's been good news for dairy farmers as we get into the second quarter of 2026, and something to consider as we look ahead to Q3 and Q4. That's the topic of today's interview with Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist with CoBank.

Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a review of Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report, then look at how commodities flipped trends last week. We wrap up with how investors are approaching market decisions in the era of the Middle East conflict. 

Send us Fan Mail We have monthly federal milk marketing order price information, which continues to be slightly favorable and a positive aspect to the market so far. We also look at corn futures, which include potential weather impacts. The episode wraps up with a record day on Wall Street.

Send us Fan Mail Powder prices are skyrocketing and bringing Class IV prices with it, and we start off the podcast with that news. We then take a look at cattle futures, and wrap up with a look at financial markets and a Fed report that looks at how consumers and companies are taking a wait-and-see approach to investments.

Send us Fan Mail Fertilizer prices are 40% higher than this time last year. We take a look at why and how it's affecting input costs on this year's crop. Plus, despite all of the geopolitical activity that has happened since the end of February, the stock market is actually back to pre-war levels. We'll take a look at how that happened.

Send us Fan Mail There's tons of new processing capacity in the dairy industry, and we'll take a look at potential expansion opportunities. Next we'll look at an interesting development in beef markets, and wind up with our regular look at movement on Wall Street.