May is National Mental Health Awareness Month — and in agriculture, that conversation matters more than most people realize. For many in agriculture, stress becomes normal. Sleepless nights during planting and harvest. Constant worry about input costs. Equipment breakdowns at the worst possible time. Commodity swings. Drought. Hail. Financial pressure. The feeling that everything depends on one good year. Rural communities are built on toughness, resilience, and pride. But me

The cattle market continues to hold strong, but as always, there are outside forces that can quickly influence direction. As we look ahead, there are two primary factors worth paying close attention to: headlines and corn prices. 1. HEADLINES STILL MOVE MARKETS News and policy developments remain a major driver of market volatility. Recently, negotiations led by Secretary Rollins aimed to reopen cattle trade with Mexico. However, those discussions stalled after a new case of