Grains and metals pause their rally while cattle prices plummet.
Weekly summary of Ag Market News and trend developments for Nov. 8, 2025 from Progressive
Ag, a top grain marketing firm.

"You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em!"
This week lead analyst Ray Grabanski of Progressive Ag reviews market tops
and bottoms, and how to recognize them and make good marketing decisions in them.

Potential tops in gold, silver, and cattle this week. What's a good way to sell a potential top?
Find out as Pro Ag's top rated, 'old guy' marketer Ray Grabanski explains.

Brian and Darren invite you to start prepping for winter: freezing, fertilizing, and freeing your soils. And don't miss the nutty non-grass Weed of the Week, with an Iron Talk that helps you lime your field, not your guacamole.

The Heftys talk trash, and help you get a head start on spring cleaning in your fields.

There's an upside to subzero temps. The Hefty boys lay out the cold hard truth.

Gold, silver, and cattle all were sharly lower Friday, with gold/silver forming downside daily reversals after running to new 6000 year highs. Have these markets topped? And if so, will fund money move into grains now? See Pro Ag's weekly 10 minute market summary for answers.

This week the Hefty brothers break down tough soils, build soils up with Ca, and share their strategy for spraying beans without dicamba. Stink grass is the Weed of the Week, and Darren's got the straight talk on strip-till.

It's a hard topic to talk about. Brian and Darren loosen up and discuss how farmers ease the pressure.

Ag Market News this week includes Trade War Escalation Between the US and China, and smaller
potential corn and soybean crops - and rapid harvest progress.

Progressive Ag's top analyst Ray Grabanski summarizes the week's ag market news, in 10 minutes or so.
This week's news includes an upside reversal in soybeans, rapid harvest, $10-14 billion in Ag aid, and
a government shutdown. How did markets react?

After harvest, the work isn't done yet. The Hefty brothers talk about the value of leftovers, their corn herbicide plan for 2026, and getting the most out of magnesium. Spotted spurge is the Weed of the Week. And there's more fall work to be done in Iron Talk.

Corn and soy yield potential declines, and marketing plans need to be adjusted.
Time to buy soybeans? Corn?

The Progressive Ag Marketline outlines the most important weekly ag market news, in 10 minutes or less, that affects grain and livestock markets.
There is no better way to stay updated on market developments - in a very short period of time. Its designed to help farmers make
good marketing dec...

Brian and Darren discuss winter survival of crops (and weeds!)

Tips and tricks from expert agronomists to kill those thistles permanently on your farm. It's more than the products, it's when you apply them, say Brian and Darren.

Fall brings heavy equipment - and hidden underground damage. Darren offers many ways to protect your soil.

Weeds don't wait 'til spring to cause trouble in your backyard - they're already plotting underground! The Hefty boys show you how to stop the invasion before it begins.

Some fields are early birds and some are night owls. Darren explains how farmers get them dressed and out the door.

There is a season for everything, and the Heftys say fall is great time to spray your lawn, lower pHs in fields, and stop thistles forever. Resistant waterhemp is the Weed of the Week. And Darren helps with harvest-time soil compaction.

Progressive Ag's "10 Minute Marketer" summarizes the most important Ag Market News, helping farmers make important risk magagement marketing decisions.

Top ranked Progressive Ag provides this week's market news, and how you can market your 2025 crop successfully.

Tuck your pasture in with a blanket of nutrients and a spritz of herbicide, and your cows will thank you next spring. The Heftys remind you that grass is a crop too.