Down Goes Hormuz — Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report June 11, 2026

Board says “tight cattle, cheap grain, take risk.” Barn says “easy there, cowboy.” Cargill locks out Fort Morgan workers, BLM “modernizes” your grazing, and war in Hormuz and the Red Sea keeps your diesel and fert on a short leash. This is the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report for June 11, 2026. In this episode: – Market read: June and August live cattle firming back up, feeders pricing in screwworm risk, hogs backing off, grain complex still weak. – Screwworm update (short): Five confirmed U.S. cases, control zones, sterile flies, and what you actually need to do on the ground without making it “all screwworm, all the time.” – Cargill Fort Morgan lockout: 1,700+ Teamsters locked out, plant capable of 5–6k head/day offline, and the leverage shift when the cow herd is already the smallest since Truman. – BLM “modernizing” grazing: New rule, same old levers – streamlined for them, expanded rangeland‑health standards for you, and a June 11 virtual meeting they swear is just “informational.” – USDA “Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework”: Four pillars of “freedom,” zero clear examples of bad regs actually dying so far. – War reel: Apache shot down near Hormuz, U.S. “self‑defense” strikes into Iran, Iranian salvos at U.S. bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, Houthis threatening the Red Sea/Bab el‑Mandeb, and what that does to fuel, fertilizer, and freight. – On This Day – June 10: National Milk Month’s 1937 origin as a grocery promo and Farm Credit’s 2005 “Paid in Full” moment from the ’80s crisis. 🔗 Full immersive write‑up, sources, and charts: https://burnindaylight.substack.com 🎧 Audio‑only version and back episodes are on all the major podcast apps under Burning Daylight and Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report. If you run cows or ground and you’re tired of being the collateral damage for packers, politicians, and admirals, pull up a chair.