A recession is coming. That is because there is always a recession up ahead. The next recession, whenever that might be, will be the most…

Cattle continued USDA cattle inventory numbers were released mid-week, and the numbers were in line with estimates, but friendly in the sense that they confirmed…

Cattle market brings the heat June live cattle futures were up $4.075 for the week settling at $178.45/cwt., which is a noteworthy level. The 200-day…

Cliff Young, a 61-year-old potato farmer, shuffled down the highway for more than five days straight to win a grueling 543-mile ultramarathon in 1983. It…

China loses the “pop” in population A popular story making the rounds this week was the population of China decreasing for the second year in…

As kids, my friends and I rode our bikes from the local store to the pool hall. Usually, I’d go straight from the store to…

USDA beats dead horse The January WASDE and quarterly stocks report was released today, and it put what might be the final nail in the…

The first day back to work in January I thought my wife had shrunk my dry-clean-only pants in the dryer. She hadn’t. I guess I…

Middle East gets Western The Middle East and trouble are no strangers, but the last three months of 2023 saw an increase in turmoil and…

Be alert and active. Our daughter drove to Dallas this week along with five other cars for a young adult conference. One of the other…