A sharp cold front will move through the country Friday and over the
weekend. Significant severe weather is forecast for Friday, followed by
extremely cold temperatures this weekend. That will cause frosts and freezes
for large portions of the Plains and Midwest.
BAg Weather Forum
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States
for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on
April 1, 2026. The inventory was 1% below April 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on
Friday.
:^USDA April 1 Cattle on Feed Report
Recent Sales Results From Franklin County, Illinois; Clay County, Iowa;
Miner County, South Dakota; and Pepin and Pierce Counties, Wisconsin
I^Landwatch Weekly
U.S. officials are taking prevention measures as New World screwworm cases
in Mexico reach over 20,000, prompting border closures and heightened
biosecurity. A new USDA sterile fly production facility in Texas aims to combat
and ultimately eradicate the pest.
FTexas NWS Facility Breaks Ground
Without rain, a once-promising hard red winter wheat crop in the Central
Plains has slowly disappeared this spring.
BOptimism Wanes for Hard Winter Wheat
