Farmgate Blog Archives
2012
February
- Will SCN Be Moderate or Bad This year?
- Land Prices Are Rising Uniformly Across The Cornbelt
- Will your agri-legacy be a monstrous estate tax bill?
- What Did You Say Again About The Cattle Herd Expanding?
- Do You Have An Agricultural Program Targeted By The White House For Cutting?
- Where Have All Of The Wheat Acres Gone?
- USDA Interprets Droughty South American Weather As Benefit For US Grain Exports
- Buy Some Tillage Equipment At A Winter Farm Sale
- What Are The Dynamics In 2012 Profitability?
- Will The 2012 Corn Yield Be Above Or Below The Trend Line?
- Are You Getting The Most Revenue From Your Crop Rotation?
January
- Has The Mild Winter Jeopardized The Quality Of Your Stored Grain?
- Will Brazilian Ethanol Really Compete With US Ethanol?
- What IS Your Corn Marketing Plan?
- Livestock Feed Supplies Remain Tight, But Not Worsening.
- Begin Your Crop Year With Lower Insurance Premiums
- What Is To Blame For The Recent Collapse Of Corn Prices?
- USDA “SuperThursday” Of Reports Took The Market By Surprise
- What Does The Fed Hear About Agriculture Before Making Interest Rate Decisions?
- To Maintain 2012 Profitability, Manage Your Margins
- USDA Proposes To Close 259 Offices, Including 31 Cornbelt FSA Offices
- Get Ready For Income Tax: Wind Farm And CRP Payments
- Which Is A Greater Concern: Lack Of Soil Moisture Or Snow for Wheat Cover?
- Will Food Production Keep Up With Demand?
- The Development of GT Bluegrass Is Not A Benefit to Agriculture
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 5
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 4
2011
December
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 3
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 2
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 1
- You Are Closer To MF Global Than You Think.
- La Nina In 2012 Returns More Wet Weather To Eastern Cornbelt And Potential River Flooding
- Behind Corn, What Is The Second Most-Consumed Feed?
- Soybean Production Dynamics Could Soon Reshape Prices
- Are You Planting Rotational Or Continuous Corn In 2012?
- Land Prices: What Is Driving This Vehicle Anyway?
- Corn Production Budgets: Minding Your P’s & K’s
- Take Your Financial Temperature To Remain Healthy
- Continued Cattle Profitability May Take A Sharp Pencil
- Global Food Demand Will Only Be Served With Increased US Farm Productivity
- Corn Stover Marketing Will Require Much More Market Analysis Than Corn Marketing
- High Tech, But Efficient, Nitrogen Application
- Declining Commodity Prices And High Cash Rents Could Equal Red Ink
November
- Net Farm Income Tops $100 Billion; But How Did You Do?
- Farming The Overlap Of ACRE, SURE, And Crop Insurance
- High Cash Rents Can Spell Trouble If Crop Prices Continue To Fade
- Selling Corn In Today’s Market
- Farms Could Quickly Become Greater Energy Producers, Adding To Income
- Growing Demand For Food Being Met By Larger Commercial Farms
- Financially Protect Your Farm From Lower Margins And Higher Capital Costs
- Buckle Your Seat Belt For A Jolt Of Farm Policy This Week
- Is Farmland Really Worth 25% More Than It Was A Year Ago?
- And How Did Your Waterhemp Crop Do This Year?
- The MF Global Bankruptcy May Be As Close As Your Grain Elevator
- Does Atrazine Really Have Any Benefit?
- How Did Revenue-Based Crop Insurance Work Out For You?
- Restore Moisture To Your Overly Dry Soybeans, But Do It Safely And Legally
- Returning Flood-Damaged Soils To Productivity
- How Do You Make Decisions On Farm Equipment Purchases?
- Cattle Prices Are High, But Manage Your Downside Risk
- With Strong Fundamentals, Why Are Commodity Markets So Listless?
- Continuous Corn For 2012: Strike Out Or Home Run?
- Opinion: Changes in Child Labor Laws Affecting Farm Kids
October
- Dividing Farm Estates With The Goal Of Equality
- Farm Bill Proposals: Compare The Pluses And Minuses
- Expect Higher Costs For 2012 Crop Production
- Cowboys: If They Are Making Money, Here’s How
- A Novel Plan to Help Agriculture, Reduce The Deficit, And Boost The Economy
- Agricultural Exports: Helping The US Economy And Reducing Unemployment
- Are Corn Futures Too Low Or Is Cash Corn Too High In Price?
- New Crop Insurance Option Updates APH Yield To Trend Yield
- Harvest Is Complete, Now What Do I Do About Those Winter Annuals?
- Would You Like To See A Return To The Farmer-Owned Reserve?
- Has The Weather Caused You To Change The Way You Farm?
- Farm Bill Proposals: How Do They Compare?
- Soybeans Have Been Lost In The Fuss About Corn
- Costs of Natural Drying Versus Artificial Drying Corn
- Rural America: An Update On Unemployment And Poverty
- Doesn’t Anyone Want My Grain Anymore?
- Will There Be Enough Corn To Go Around?
- Are Corn Prices Low Enough Yet To Increase More Hog Production?
- Farm Program Proposals: Which One Will You Endorse?
September
- USDA Stocks Report Is a Bearish Surprise For Corn
- Protect That Valuable Asset Stored In Your Grain Bin
- Hog Manure: Pork Producers Are Meeting The Challenges
- Nitrogen Use: What Group Does Your Farm Fall Into?
- Fall Nitrogen: Combining Profitability With Responsibility
- Are You Watching The Current Dynamics In The Soybean Market?
- Are You Watching The Current Dynamics In The Corn Market?
- If The Safety Net Survives Budget Cuts, How Should ACRE Be Revised?
- The White House Proposes $13.3 Billion In Cuts To The Farm Safety Net
- Do You Plant Wheat In Dust, Or Wait For It To Rain?
- When Harvest Is Complete What Are Your Plans For Phosphate And Potash?
- Protect Your Grain Which May Be Quality-Challenged
- Protect Your Grain Which May Be Quality-Challenged
- Will 2012 Crop Budgets Allow You To Earn Much Income?
- The Crop Report Numbers Are In, So What Now?
- USDA Says Corn Crop Declining and Bean Crop Increasing
- Cash Rent Leases: Are You Ready For 2012?
- What Are You Doing With Your Viptera Corn?