Disaster updates in place and coming this summer.   ECAP Updates: (Emergency commodity assistance program) This was simple math, they took the Per acre PMT rate and multiplied it by the number of acres planted for 2024.  The initial payment was factored by 85%.  To date the program has paid $7.8 million in payments leaving…

Cattle & Ranch Report July 1, 2025      Live Cattle: An increase in cattle pulled forward to be marketed in July video sales tend to be delivered in September and October.  With more inventory believed pulled forward, due to basis spreads, and coupled with inventory from the south, and no telling how much of,…

Our chief Meteorologist, Rob Kupec, is tracking 2 rounds of severe weather that will affect most of the State. Currently we are looking at storms forming in both western and eastern North Dakota. In the east, storms should form along and north of I-94, with the potential for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. These…

Today USDA announced an Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) for 2023 and 2024. Anyone in the counties listed below who applied and received payment from LFP will automatically be enrolled in this program. The payment for this program will be 35% of the gross calculated LFP payment they received for one or both years. There…

Cattle & Ranch Report CME announced yesterday that daily trading limits will in increase on June 1 from $6.50 to $7.25 (10.75 expanded) in Fats and from $8.25 to $9.25 ($13.75 expanded) in Feeders.     Live Cattle: Cash trade this week is still developing with $230 trading in Iowa ($362 dressed), $226 in Kansas…

New Programs Announced with Expected Timeline 05/07/25 – Secretary Rollins announces an expedited disaster aid program. USDA plans to release 4 disaster programs this summer. Signups for these programs are expected to begin in July, August, and September.   Available Drought Programs 05/06/25 USDA Designated 6 ND counties as primary natural disaster areas and 15…

Cattle & Ranch Report May 2, 2025 Live Cattle: This week’s cash trade has been developing over the last couple days with $222-$224 in the north and $215-$218 in the south.  I’ve heard rumors that a few traded at $226, although not confirmed.  With June now the spot month and trading $210, the obvious question is…

The link below shows todays press release announcing a second round of payments for the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crop program (MASC). The first payments under this program were made in January 2025. No details yet. I am guessing automatic payments to those who applied in January. https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/29/usda-issue-13-billion-specialty-crop-producers-through-second-marketing-assistance-program-payment