Stories From This Episode

• Cattle On-Feed Report: More Mouths To Feed
  (Dec 23, 2005) As expected, this week's cattle on-feed report revealed substantial expansion.
• Exports, Tariffs & the WTO
  (Dec 23, 2005) For agriculture, the most important accomplishment in last week's World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong was to pin down a commitment for wealthy countries to end export subsidies by the year 2013.
• Budget Bill Cuts Federal Deficits by Nearly $40 Billion
  (Dec 23, 2005) By the narrowest of margins, a vote of 51 to 50, the senate passed legislation to reduce federal spending by nearly $40 billion dollars over the next five years.
• Market Analysis: Dec 23, 2005
  (Dec 23, 2005) The grain markets continued their latest rally despite fundamentals suggesting otherwise..
• Market Plus: Dec 23, 2005
  (Dec 23, 2005) Alan Brugler is with us this week, one of our regular market analysts. It's been a wild year in 2005 across the spectrum of commodities from the soybean rally to the fear of drought to Katrina and oil prices exploding.
• Turning Trash Into Treasure
  (Feb 24, 2006) Yard waste and hog waste become one farmer's "treasure."