Agriculture Today Podcast: Grain Markets, Hog Losses And Diesel Costs Collide

Monday’s Agriculture Today looks across several forces affecting producers as grain markets search for direction and the hog market faces a sharp downturn. We also examine the broader economy through the Federal Reserve’s latest assessment and what changing economic conditions could mean for agriculture.

We also look at the federal government’s new roadless rule and what it could mean for rural land management, forestry and access. Plus, biofuels are playing an increasingly important role in the diesel market, connecting renewable fuel policy, soybean oil demand and the prices producers ultimately pay for fuel.

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