Episode Details

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, early high‑risk fire setup, and Nebraska Sandhills wildfires burning over 820,000 acres – direct implications for hay, grazing, and water.

- USDA’s new prevented‑planting rules and nearly $900 million headed to western water infrastructure – why those policy moves actually change risk management on real operations.

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