Today Mike and Nathan give an update on this week's hog market and what is affecting it.

Luke and Mike talk about the hog market and a number of reasons for its poor performance.

Grain Market Talk – October 14 with Sarah Sellars (SDSU Extension)

Sarah Sellars, SDSU Extension specialist in sustainable farm & food systems, joins to break down the current farm financial picture in South Dakota. She covers rising fertilizer and diesel costs, tightening margins, land ownership challenges for younger producers, and the tools her team offers to help farmers plan ahead.

Key points: Fertilizer now claims roughly 25% of gross revenue (up sharply since 2024), diesel is a smaller but growing expense, and ownership structure strongly influences practices like no-till. Sarah also shares updates on SDSU’s free crop budgets, monthly Ag Economic Dialogues, and other decision-aid tools.

Resources:
• Crop Budgets → extension.sdstate.edu/crop-budgets
• Ag Business page & Ag Economic Dialogues → extension.sdstate.edu/agriculture/ag-business

Mike, Jayden, and Pat talk about what to do next in the grain market after previous reports.

Mike and Jace talk about the demand in the cattle market.

Lucas and Mike discuss the latest WASDE report and how it affected the grain market. Corn falls hard, and soybeans finish strong.

Mike and Pat discuss the multiple issues leading to a weaker hog market and more in this week's episode.

Mike and Jace discuss future of the cattle cycle. Find more in this week's cattle talk podcast.