Corn was rated 73% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were rated
69% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, Aug. 3. Winter wheat harvest
reached 86% complete.
=^USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
As the New World screwworm outbreak approaches the U.S. border,
threatening Texas livestock with $3.7 billion potential losses, officials plan
to use sterile flies and Swormlure bait for containment. Here's also what U.S.
livestock producers can do if NWS crosses the border.
:^NWS Parasite Moves Closer to US Cattle
No one ever expects fed cattle prices to rally through July, as typically
it's a time when supplies are heavy, and as boxed beef prices seasonally
decline, fed cash cattle prices normally do as well. But feedlot managers have
stayed prudent about their marketings and have advanced the market at every
opportunity.
1^Sort and Cull
In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at Polaris rolling
out its 2026 off-road line; Deere launching a digital self-repair tool; Case IH
offering a new AI parts ID app; AGCO and CNH reporting reduced sales in the
second quarter.
BEquipment Roundup
The weather will stay cooler, while reaction to the latest tariff taxes
heats up.
BTop 5 Things to Watch
