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War, ceasefire, and a cattle market that refuses to roll over. In this Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Matt walks through a wild 24 hours where Trump's Pakistan-brokered two-week truce with Iran knocked crude down as much as 18%, only for the whole deal to start cracking before the ink was dry. We talk Hormuz, Lebanon, OSINT, and what a "ceasefire" actually means when ta...

War premium, ugly diesel, tight cattle, and DC nonsense – today’s Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report (April 7, 2026) runs from the ring to the war zone and back to your wallet. Matt kicks off with Lone Star Stockyards’ run at Wilderado – 1,168 head with feeders $10–$20 higher and calves sharply higher on a light test – then walks through fats, feeders, hogs, and a grain board trading war, weather, and r...

Today's show is a war-premium, tight-cattle, DC-on-fire kind of day. $110 crude, JBS strike Day 11, Trump's prime-time Iran address, the Farm Bill and PRIME Act moving in Congress, cattle price transparency, grazing and WOTUS, and a drought picture that's burning up the Southern Plains. All of it, straight through. Sponsored by LoneStar Stockyards — Amarillo, TX. Real markets, honest weigh-ups, bu...

After the Bell for Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The Dow rallied 274 points on ceasefire hopes while the Pentagon loads a third carrier strike group into the Gulf. Wheat lost 3% in a single session the day after USDA said we're planting the fewest wheat acres since 1919. Diesel is $5.40 a gallon. Nobody in cattle country is laughing. Today's show covers USDA Prospective Plantings fallout, cattle board...

After the Bell for Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Live cattle holding the low 240s, feeders firm, and May corn creeping toward $4.60. Full war desk update on the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Iran, Red Sea shipping threats from the Houthis, and what the Strait of Hormuz shutdown means for your diesel and fertilizer bill. Deep dive on the JBS Greeley strike entering its third week and why packer labor ris...

Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report — Two Threats at the Gate (March 30, 2026) Markets finished the day choppy: cattle held up but faded off early strength, grains leaked lower, and the big outside board is still trading war-premium and politics. The tape matters, but the real story today is what's crawling toward the southern border and what Russia might be hiding in Siberia. In this episode: - Cattle &...

The Iran war isn't just a map on cable news -- it's American kids from farm towns and ranch schools sitting in missile range. This week: cattle held their ground, hogs sulked, grains stayed cheap, and the big outside markets are trading war headlines harder than USDA reports. In this episode: - Livestock close: live cattle up, feeders strong, hogs under pressure - Grains close: corn soft, beans fa...

Today on The Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report: The U.S. is now at war with Iran — and the markets are reacting. Crude oil is surging, diesel is following, and if you're running cattle, farming, or hauling anything, your input costs just got a whole lot more real. We're breaking down what the Iran conflict means for fuel, fertilizer, and feed prices. We'll hit the latest cattle and grain futures, dig i...

Today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report for March 25, 2026 — MLB Opening Day edition. Daily Call: Bullish board, bearish producer leverage. Confidence: 70%. Board & Boxes: June live cattle ~234.65, up ~1.25 on the day. April feeders ~352.48, up ~1.30. Choice boxed beef just under $400, Select mid-390s. Packer margin jumped from ~$57 to ~$118/head in one week. Cash Trade & Leverage: Multiple March day...

Markets are frisky, diesel's a bandit, and DC is still DC. Today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report for March 24, 2026 walks through: live cattle in the mid-230s, feeders pushing the upper half of their recent range, and corn sagging with national cash around 4.18. USDA's February slaughter report still shows cattle slaughter down about 7% and beef production down around 4% year-over-year, with heavie...

Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report – March 23, 2026. In this episode: - March 1 Cattle on Feed at 11.5 million head with February placements up 4% – what that does to leverage between ranchers, feedyards, and packers. - Fats and feeders firm with corn back in the mid‑$4.60s, beans and wheat under pressure – how that pencils out for buying calves and locking in feed. - Western snowpack at weak levels, ea...

Feed got more expensive, the board flinched, JBS Greeley workers walked, BLM's yanking horses off Nevada country, and drought's already eyeing your grass. Today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report covers the latest grain rally, a hard break in cattle futures versus steady cash, USDA's tighter beef outlook, the JBS Greeley strike, early-season drought and fire risk in the West, and BLM's big Nevada hors...

After some internet outages and StreamYard/AI issues, the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report is back for March 19, 2026. We cover: - Markets: corn, beans, wheat, fats, feeders, and hogs – where they closed and why it still feels like a “wait and see” board with high feed costs and no relief for cattle feeders. - JBS Greeley strike: 3,800 workers out at a 6,000 head/day JBS plant that handles about 6% of...

This St. Paddy’s Day, the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report digs into tight cattle, packer leverage, high input costs, and early fire danger. ​ We cover: Markets: fats higher, feeders screaming, hogs steady, soybeans limit-down on China worries, and wheat/corn hanging in there. ​ Packers vs producers: cattle on feed down, shorter showlists, a little leverage shifting back to the country—but packers sti...

Megaphone description (you talking about the episode): Nebraska is on fire and it ain’t clickbait. I break down the biggest wildfire in Nebraska history—700,000-plus acres burned with the Morrill Fire alone over 572,000 acres of ranch country. We hit the cattle markets quick, then spend most of the show on what matters: blackened pastures, blown-out fence, smoke-choked cows, and ranch families try...

Today on the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report, we sort through a busy week for working cow folks. Cattle futures took a hit even as boxed beef stayed strong, fertilizer prices jumped on the Iran conflict and a choked‑off Strait of Hormuz, and neutral ENSO plus lousy Colorado snowpack keep the Plains drought picture plenty squirrelly. We walk through what that combo means for hay, feed costs, spring pl...

Beneath the stars so bright… you know the song. It’s the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report for March 12, 2026, and today we’re doing it a little better than yesterday. We start with the numbers off National Beef Wire – live cattle, feeders, hogs, corn, beans, and wheat – and talk about what it really means when the board’s bouncing but the cash index is soft and your inputs are stupid high. From there...

The Friggin Farm & Ranch Report is back. In this episode, Matt breaks down the cattle markets, grain and fertilizer shock from the Iran conflict, the latest dicamba ruling, and the devastating wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. We talk fed cattle near $240 live, feeder indices in the mid‑$360s, corn in the mid‑$4s, beans in the upper‑$11s, and how higher nitrogen, fuel, and interest rates s...

I’ve got Aaron back in the Death of Fun studio and we’re trying to laugh our way through a twelve‑day war, Trump lighting up Iran, the U.S. literally stealing Maduro out of his own house, cartel chaos, and everyone on TV lying to our faces. The only way we can deal with it is to crack jokes and talk shit. We get into how mainstream news is completely cooked, why I don’t trust a single cable channe...

Baseball season’s over—but what a finish. Matt and Jake break down one of the best World Series matchups in years: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays. From Vladdy Jr.’s monster postseason to Yamamoto’s all-time performance, this series had everything—extra innings, big-name heroics, and a Game 7 for the ages. They dig into: • Why Vladdy’s postseason deserves legend status • How Yamamoto locked up World Series...

October baseball’s here, and the boys are back in the saddle to break down the 2025 World Series — Dodgers vs. Blue Jays. Matt’s in his new studio, Jake’s talking redemption, and Jordan’s already stirring the pot. The crew recaps wild finishes to the ALCS and NLCS, digs into Seattle’s heartbreak, Detroit’s collapse, and Toronto’s hot bats, then debates who’s taking home the trophy. From Shohei’s d...

It’s spoiler season in MLB, and the A’s are leading the charge after knocking Boston down a peg at Fenway. In this episode, Matt dives deep into the late-season playoff picture and all the chaos across baseball, college football, and the NFL. Baseball: A’s and Angels playing spoiler — Oakland sweeps the Reds, takes a series off Boston, while the Angels quietly keep ruining contenders’ weekends. Ro...

Baseball’s still rolling, but college football has officially taken over the spotlight. In this episode we break down the first two weeks of the season, big wins, shocking upsets, and early storylines shaping the playoff picture. We cover: Week 1 & 2 takeaways: Ohio State dominance, Texas hype check, Clemson collapse, and Florida State looking scary SEC shakeups: Georgia struggling, LSU surging, S...

September baseball is here, and the playoff races are heating up. On this episode we dive into the stretch run, breaking down division battles, wild card chases, and who’s hot — and who’s folding — as the postseason picture sharpens. We cover: AL West chaos: Astros, Mariners, and Rangers in a three-team scramble AL East push: Yankees, Red Sox, and Blue Jays fighting for spots Royals, Guardians, an...

Cal Raleigh — The Big Dumper — makes history as the first catcher ever to hit 50 bombs in a season. We tip the cap to the Mariners’ slugger, talk a little September baseball, then dive into Week Zero chaos and the monster Week One slate in college football. We cover it all: Iowa State spoils K-State’s opener in Dublin Texas & Arch Manning debut at No. 1 vs. Ohio State at the Horseshoe Penn State’s...