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Spencer Langford

Economist, Pro Farmer

Spencer Langford grew up on a dairy and tobacco farm in central Kentucky. After that, he attended Western Kentucky University and received a B.S. in Agribusiness while also publishing research on small farmers financial well-being. Following graduation Spencer worked for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service for 5 years where he primarily worked on row crop and livestock estimates across the Delta and Mid-South states.

Precipitation totals have a strong possibility to trend higher than average this winter.
Ratings remain more mixed further inland
The southeast U.S. saw improvements, while parts of the lower Plains saw drought intensify slightly.
Consecutive days of Chinese purchases reported
Hogs also saw strength in carcass and cutout values
Excitement over record yields is tempered by weak prices
Improvements noted in central U.S. and both coasts
Cash cattle trade higher early this week