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Cargill Shuts Milwaukee Beef Plant | Herd at 75‑Year Low | Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report 4/23/26
Cargill is shutting down its Milwaukee beef plant and cutting 221 jobs because the U.S. cattle herd is too tight to keep every old kill floor fed. Th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Who Holds the Choke Point? — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (4/22/26)
President Trump kicks the can on the Iran ceasefire, and Iran answers by grabbing two more ships in the Strait of Hormuz while firing on a third. EIA…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cattle Bleeds Red, Country Trade Runs Hot — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (4/21/26)
Cattle futures are bleeding red, but the country trade is still hot as a branding iron. On today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report for Tuesday, April 21…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Tighten the Cinch — Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report (4/20/26)
Hormuz opened, oil crashed, then Iran slammed the door shut again and the U.S. Navy shot a hole in an Iranian cargo ship for good measure — all while…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cattle Pull Back From All-Time Highs | Hormuz Blockade Expands | Mexico Border July 7 | Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report 4/16/26
Cattle markets take a breather after Tuesday's all-time high of $253.60 on April live cattle. June fats down almost $3 at midday, feeders hammered $1…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Burn Scars, $252 Cattle & $5.60 Diesel — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (4/15/26)
Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report on Burnin' Daylight. Cattle just printed 252-dollar highs, feeders are hot again, boxed beef finally quit that upside-do…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Opening Day Preview - 2 Weeks In
Jake and Matt are finally back and ripping around the league for their (slightly late) 2026 MLB “Opening Day” special. They start with the Detroit Ti…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
War Premium Off, Cattle Still Stubborn — Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report (4/14/26)
Crude finally gave a little back, but diesel didn't, wheat got drunk again, and the cattle market still refuses to blink. In today's Friggin' Farm & …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Live Cattle Hit $250, Iran Blockade Spikes Crude, JBS Strike Over | FFRRR 4/13/26
Live cattle just printed an all-time record — $251.77 on the continuous chart. Cash cattle in Iowa hit $250. And crude oil ripped above $104 after th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report — Weekly Wrap | April 10, 2026
This week’s Weekly Wrap is a full barn.
JBS Greeley’s workers are back on the line with no contract, diesel jumps another 24 cents to $5.64, and USD…
1 month, 4 weeks ago