Boots and Bushels Podcast
Your daily look at the markets feeding America. Farm news and weather. Crop prices, beef and dairy cow prices
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84 episodes
New Dairy Outbreak, Rising Input Risks & Strong Cattle Markets
Bird flu is once again spreading through dairy cattle, fertilizer markets are watching growing geopolitical tensions, and Europe has approved major changes to gene-edited crop regulations.In this week’s Boots & Bushels, we break dow...
The Biggest Cattle Threat in Decades Is Here | Screwworm Confirmed in the U.S.
The biggest cattle health threat in decades is no longer south of the border.Multiple New World screwworm cases have now been confirmed in the United States, raising concerns about cattle movement, beef supplies, livestock health, and t...
Could Screwworm Push Beef Prices Even Higher? | Cattle Market Alert
The biggest cattle threat in decades has now reached the United States.New World screwworm has been confirmed in the U.S. at a time when the American cattle herd is already near multi-decade lows. In tonight’s Boots & Bushels, we br...
Bayer Lawsuit Sparks New Fear Across Agriculture
A major lawsuit against Bayer is putting seed costs, corporate control, and rising farm expenses back in the spotlight tonight.An Iowa seed company accuses Bayer of monopolizing parts of the U.S. GMO corn seed market, and the story is r...
Tight Margins And Rough Weather Are Stressing Agriculture
Farm margins are starting to feel tighter again as lower grain prices, expensive inputs, difficult weather, and financial stress continue pressuring agriculture across the country.Tonight we cover weaker corn, soybean, and wheat futures...
Agriculture Is Starting To Lose Breathing Room | Weather, Wheat, China & Cattle Pressure
Cattle are still historically expensive, but agriculture is starting to lose some breathing room.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down weaker export inspections, delayed soybean planting, severe weather threa...
Pressure Is Building Across Farm Country
Cattle remain near record territory, but tonight’s bigger story is the pressure starting to stack across agriculture all at once.Grain traders are reacting to China trade talk and Middle East tension. Fertilizer and fuel costs are climb...
Record Cattle Prices But Producers Still Feel The Pressure
Cattle are sitting near historic highs, but producers know this market still feels uneasy underneath the surface.Tonight on Boots & Bushels, we break down why agriculture continues getting squeezed from every direction at the same t...
Ag Markets Are Starting To Split Apart
Soybeans are finding support from crush demand, possible Chinese buying interest, and continued planting concerns — but higher prices are not solving the bigger problem facing producers right now.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break...
Soybeans Rally… But Farmers Are Still Getting Squeezed
Soybeans are finding support from crush demand, possible Chinese buying interest, and continued planting concerns — but higher prices are not solving the bigger problem facing producers right now.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break...
Cattle Cracking While Costs Stay High — What’s Next?
Farmers aren’t dealing with just one issue right now — they’re dealing with pressure from every direction at the same time.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down a growing list of concerns hitting agriculture all at once. The USD...
Farm Bill Passed… So Why Are Farmers Still Under Pressure
Cattle and crops are dealing with more than just one problem right now — they’re dealing with a stack of pressure hitting all at once.The House has passed a version of the Farm Bill, but uncertainty is still hanging over producers. Fert...
Cattle Look Strong… But We Saw This in 2014
Cattle are still holding near the highs, but the last time the market looked this strong… it didn’t stay that way for long.In this episode of Boots & Bushels, we break down the 2014 cattle highs and compare them to what’s building r...
Is This the Week the Market Turns Against Farmers?
Cattle are still holding together… but everything around them is starting to tighten — and that’s where this market can change fast.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the real pressure building across agriculture right now. W...
Cattle Are Strong… So Why Is Pressure Building?
Cattle are still trading near the highs—but the bigger story right now isn’t the price you see, it’s the pressure building underneath it.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the real risk facing producers right now: rising inpu...
Cattle Are Strong… So Why Are Margins Tightening?
Cattle are still holding near the highs, but there’s pressure building underneath this market that doesn’t show up on the chart yet. Rising energy costs, firm feed prices, and outside pressure on producers are starting to stack—and that could t...
What Breaks First? Farmers Facing Pressure From Every Direction
What breaks first in this market?Right now, farmers and ranchers are dealing with pressure from every direction at once. Weather is turning volatile, input costs are moving higher again, and a major Supreme Court case tied to glyphosate...
Cattle Are Holding… But Something Else Is Building
Pressure is building across agriculture—and it’s not coming from just one place.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the growing risks farmers and ranchers are facing right now. Severe storms are moving through key production a...
Cattle Are Holding… But Pressure Is Building Fast
Cattle prices are holding strong—but everything around the market is starting to tighten.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the real pressure building across agriculture. USDA is projecting farm income down 24%, fertilizer pr...
Everything Is Building… But What Breaks First?
Cattle are still holding near the highs—but the pressure underneath this market is starting to build.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down what’s actually developing across agriculture right now. From soybean frost concerns and ...
Storms Are Back… What Breaks First for Farmers?
Severe weather is lining up again—and it’s hitting ground that’s already under pressure.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the developing storm system moving across the Plains and Midwest, what it means for planting progress,...
What Breaks First in Agriculture Right Now?
Pressure is building across agriculture—and it’s not coming from just one place.Cattle are starting to slip while feed costs stay elevated. Corn is holding firm, soybeans aren’t breaking, and crude oil is pushing higher—keeping input co...
This Could Change the Cattle Market Overnight
Cattle are holding—but the pressure underneath is building faster than most people realize.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the real risk developing inside the cattle market right now. From growing screwworm concerns near t...
Everything Is Pressuring Farmers Right Now… What Breaks First?
Cattle are pulling back, grain markets are sending mixed signals, and the real pressure on farms right now isn’t coming from just one place.It’s everything hitting at once.In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the growin...
Cattle Prices Hit Highs… But These 3 Risks Could Break It
Cattle futures are pushing higher, but the real story is what’s happening underneath the market. Feed costs are not breaking, wheat conditions are deteriorating, and fertilizer pressure is still shaping producer decisions.In today’s Boo...
