Grain markets were quiet to start the week on Monday while cattle futures had a strong upside day. We talk about market uncertainty with a lack of government reports, looking at market fundamentals and more with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. More online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, we see some rain potential in the forecast for dry areas of the Midwest and mid-south early this week while new long-range weather models for winter indicate the possibility of a drought busting pattern. Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss all of that and more on our Weekly Weather Update for Monday, October 6th, 2025. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.

Markets are quietly mixed to start the week as the government shutdown continues, farmer aid announcements are reportedly on the way and more. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Monday, October 6th, 2025.

As we wrap up the week and get fully into October, we take a broad look at where things stand in the grain and livestock markets with Chad Hart from Iowa State University. We discuss seasonal harvest pressure in the markets, headline news influence, livestock market action and more as we close out with a quiet trading day on Friday.

Also in Segment Four, dairy farmers from New Zealand spent time at World Dairy Expo to learn more about technologies used in the states and share their story as well. We learn more with our own Susan Littlefield to close out the show.