Farmgate Blog Archives
2011
November
- 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?
- Limit Your Harvest Losses In Lodged and Down Corn
- Climate Change Predictions: Benefitting from Floods and Droughts
- Cornbelt Farm Exports Keep Prices High And Trade Balance Positive
- Calibrate Your Yield Monitor For Profitability and Better Management
- Beware Of Aflatoxin Potential In Droughty Corn
- Did Your Corn Mature Or Die?
August
- Farm Income Is Up In 2011, But Is That A Surprise?
- Making Profits With Higher Costs Of Production
- Precision Agriculture: Your Key To Efficiency And Savings.
- Polish Your Crystal Ball And Deposit Your Profits
- What Farm Programs May Pay Off For Farmers With Yield Losses This Year?
- Cornbelt Weather: It Is Always Changing. Right?
- How Will Higher Energy Costs Impact Your Bottom Line?
- Fewer Workers, Longer Hours, Higher Pay Equals 2011 Farm Labor
- Drivers Of Land Prices: But How Fast And How Far?
- Agriculture Is Still A Long Way From Being “Computerized.”
- Are Rising Farmland Prices Returning Us To The 1980’s?
- ACRE Version 2.0: What Changes Will Have To Be Included?
- Crop Report Shows Tight Supplies
- August 1 Crop Report Forecasts Are For Less Grain Production Than Anticipated
- Crop Yield Estimates Are On The Horizon
- Agricultural Interest Rates Are Going Up (Updated and Corrected)
- Crop Ratings Decline—How Are Your Crops And Soil Moisture?
- Corn Rootworms Developing Bt Resistance In Iowa
- Cornbelt Update (Special Weekend Edition)
- Land Prices: Where Are They Strongest
- Land Prices: Should I Buy That Farm Or Not?
- What Makes A Cowboy, A Cowboy?
- Agriculture Spending And The Debt Ceiling Negotiations
- Living With Your (Organic) Neighbor
July
- Cornbelt Update Offered as a Weekend Special
- Boost Ag Research Funding Or Else (Its Not Pretty)
- Have You Scouted Yet For Soybean Aphids? It Is Now Easier!
- What Is Driving The Price Of Commodities And the Price Of Food?
- Crop Ratings Decline Generally, But How Are Yours Comparatively?
- Are You Farming Because It is Risky, Rewards Are High, Or Because There Are Days Like That?
- Who Is Making Money From Ethanol, Farmers Or Refiners?
- 2012 Crop Costs and Prices: Will You Farm For A Profit Next Year?
- Hot and Dry Weather Will Take Its Toll On Yield Prospects.
- Watch For Surrender Flags In Corn Fields Suffering From High Temperatures
- You Will Spend More For 2012 Fertilizer
- How Far Can A Weed Seed Travel?
- Can Corn Recover From Wind Damage?
- Corn and Bean Crops Held Steady, But Prepare For More Carryout.
- Your Corn May Welcome A Late Season Nitrogen Application