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Farm Business Economics
- Land Prices Are Rising Uniformly Across The Cornbelt
- Are You Getting The Most Revenue From Your Crop Rotation?
- Begin Your Crop Year With Lower Insurance Premiums
- What Does The Fed Hear About Agriculture Before Making Interest Rate Decisions?
- To Maintain 2012 Profitability, Manage Your Margins
- Get Ready For Income Tax: Wind Farm And CRP Payments
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 5
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 4
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 3
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 2
- Get Ready For Income Taxes: Part 1
- Land Prices: What Is Driving This Vehicle Anyway?
- Declining Commodity Prices And High Cash Rents Could Equal Red Ink
- Net Farm Income Tops $100 Billion; But How Did You Do?
- High Cash Rents Can Spell Trouble If Crop Prices Continue To Fade
- 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
- Is Farmland Really Worth 25% More Than It Was A Year Ago?
- How Did Revenue-Based Crop Insurance Work Out For You?
- How Do You Make Decisions On Farm Equipment Purchases?
- Continuous Corn For 2012: Strike Out Or Home Run?
- New Crop Insurance Option Updates APH Yield To Trend Yield
- Will 2012 Crop Budgets Allow You To Earn Much Income?
- Cash Rent Leases: Are You Ready For 2012?
- Making Profits With Higher Costs Of Production
- Polish Your Crystal Ball And Deposit Your Profits
- What Farm Programs May Pay Off For Farmers With Yield Losses This Year?
- 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?
- Agricultural Interest Rates Are Going Up (Updated and Corrected)
- Land Prices: Where Are They Strongest
- Land Prices: Should I Buy That Farm Or Not?
- Are You Farming Because It is Risky, Rewards Are High, Or Because There Are Days Like That?
- 2012 Crop Costs and Prices: Will You Farm For A Profit Next Year?
- Cornbelt Update: A weekend freebie
- The Losses Are Beginning To Be Estimated From The Destruction Of The Birds Point Levee
- Buckle Your Seatbelt: A Federal Motor Carrier License May Soon Be Required For Many Farmers
- What would Happen If: A Look At Changes In Nitrogen, Ethanol, Oil, And Cropland
- Fertilizer: What Would We Do Without It?
- The World Wants Your Commodities And Will Pay For Them
- What Do You Want To Know About Prevented Planting And Crop Insurance?
- Are You Doing All You Can To Manage Fertilizer Price Risk?
- Cash Rents Are Chasing Land Values Are Chasing Commodity Prices Higher
- It Is Time Again To Consider Enrolling In ACRE.
- Food Prices: Some Facts Behind The Rise
- If You Have Money To Invest, Is Farmland A Better Buy Than The Stock Market?
- Where Will The Energy For Your Farm Come From In Future Years?
- Where Will Commodity Prices Be In The Foreseeable Future?
- Consumption Is Growing But How Much Will Commodity Prices Rise In The Foreseeable Future?
- If You Are Fully Invested In Agriculture, You Are Doing Well
- Serious Tax Relief For Nearly Every Farmer
- Strategic Tractor Operation Can Save Fuel
- Cash Rent Leases: What Value Do You Place On Integrity?
- Where Will The Farm Economy Be Going For The Next Decade?
- GRP and GRIP Can Provide Lesser Cost Crop Insurance Alternatives
- Manage Risk Today For Lesser Risk In The Future
- Revenue Protection Shields Farms From Both Yield and Price Declines
- GRIP: Higher Premiums, But Does It Manage Your Risk?
- Crop Insurance For 2011: Easier Than You Thought It Would Be.
- Crop Insurance for 2011: Selecting Units.
- Crop Insurance: Strategies For 2011
- Attract More Land To Farm By Building Relationships
- What Are The Drivers Of The Dynamics You Will Face This Year And Next?
- ACRE and SURE: Should You Be Signing Up?
- Will You Be Able To Weather A Financial Storm?
- How Much More Will It Cost To Produce Corn Compared To 2010?
- Increasing profitability in a farming operation
- How will you be affected by the new tax policy?
- Are you aware of the dynamics in cash rent?
- Have you heard any details in the tax cut proposal?
- Is your bank account a bit larger?
- If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
- Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
- Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
- ACRE: What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
- What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
- Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
- Cattle Prices: Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
- August 1 Crop Report: The Numbers Are Higher
- August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
- Family Farms: Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
- Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
- Land Values and Cash Rents: Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
- If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
- Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
- The Family Farm: Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
- How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?
- Do You Fit The Definition And Demographics Of A Family Farm?
- New Tractor? New Combine? How Will It Really Impact Your Profitability?
- Tile: Will It Pay For Itself, And How Can The Cost Be Covered?
- Quick! What Is The Common Link Among Users Of Production Contracts?
- Form 1099 Headaches For Farmers
- What Yardsticks Should Be Used To Measure Your Farm’s Financial Stability?
- What Is Your Preference For Buying And Selling Used Farm Equipment?
- So A Wind Farm Is Coming To Your Neighborhood?!
- Is More Money Made Farming Or Owning Farmland?
Cornbelt Update
Marketing
- USDA Interprets Droughty South American Weather As Benefit For US Grain Exports
- What Are The Dynamics In 2012 Profitability?
- Will Brazilian Ethanol Really Compete With US Ethanol?
- What IS Your Corn Marketing Plan?
- What Is To Blame For The Recent Collapse Of Corn Prices?
- You Are Closer To MF Global Than You Think.
- Soybean Production Dynamics Could Soon Reshape Prices
- Selling Corn In Today’s Market
- The MF Global Bankruptcy May Be As Close As Your Grain Elevator
- With Strong Fundamentals, Why Are Commodity Markets So Listless?
- Are Corn Futures Too Low Or Is Cash Corn Too High In Price?
- Soybeans Have Been Lost In The Fuss About Corn
- Doesn’t Anyone Want My Grain Anymore?
- Will There Be Enough Corn To Go Around?
- USDA Stocks Report Is a Bearish Surprise For Corn
- Are You Watching The Current Dynamics In The Soybean Market?
- Are You Watching The Current Dynamics In The Corn Market?
- The Crop Report Numbers Are In, So What Now?
- USDA Says Corn Crop Declining and Bean Crop Increasing
- What Are You Doing With Your Viptera Corn?
- Cornbelt Farm Exports Keep Prices High And Trade Balance Positive
- Crop Report Shows Tight Supplies
- Who Is Making Money From Ethanol, Farmers Or Refiners?
- The Numbers Behind USDA’s June 30 Reports
- USDA Acreage Numbers Have Surprises
- Should We Be Concerned About Planted Acres Or Harvested Acres?
- What Happens To Corn If Ethanol Subsidies Disappear?
- What Are Your Decisions With Flood-Damaged Grain?
- Wheat: Lower Crop, Lower Use, Higher Price
- USDA’s June Supply & Demand Report Is Worth Reading!
- Corn Marketing Without Befuddlement
- Using Crop Insurance And A Forward Contract to Guarantee The Marketing Price You Need.
- US Wheat Production Is Challenged As The World Returns To Normal
- Using Your Crop Insurance To Manage Price Risk In A Volatile Grain Market
- The Market Was Not Quite Ready For USDA’s Crop Estimates
- As Long As The Commodity Sells, Does It Make A Difference Who Buys It?
- Corn Prices: How High Can They Go?
- USDA Did Not Cut The Corn Ending Stocks Any Further In The April Supply-Demand Report
- The World Market For Ethanol You Did Not Know About.
- USDA Reports: How Do You React To What They Say?
- Corn Acres Up, Bean Acres Down, No Major Surprises.
- USDA Acreage And Yield Estimates: Complex And Controversial.
- Can The Wheat Market Recover?
- La Nina And Its Impact On Your 2011 Crop Revenue
- Global Wheat Fundamentals Can Impact Many Other Grain Markets
- Will the 2011 Corn Crop Be Large Enough To Fill The Demands?
- The Corn Supply Is Rapidly Diminishing
- Soybeans: A Profile In Price Rationing
- The Corn Supply Keeps Getting Smaller
- Will New Crop Wheat Be Better Than Old Crop Wheat?
- International Demand Is Pushing Up Commodity Prices
- USDA fires up the bullish market
- Will the Russian drought continue to influence US markets?
- Your commodities need a passport!
- If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
- Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
- Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
- ACRE: What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
- What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
- Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
- Cattle Prices: Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
- August 1 Crop Report: The Numbers Are Higher
- August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
- Family Farms: Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
- Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
- Land Values and Cash Rents: Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
- If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
- Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
- The Family Farm: Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
- How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?
- A Nasty Place To Be When The Basis Narrows
- Corn And Bean Supply And Demand. Where Is It Headed In The Coming Decade?
- The Challenges of Grain Marketing When Production And Price Are Both Uncertain.
- Wide Basis And Non-Convergenance Problems Affecting KCBT And Chicago.
- Surprise! Surprise! What Happened To Corn?
- Corn Market Dynamics: Which Way Are They Headed?
- Hedge Your Bets With A Delayed La Nina
- Falling Wheat Prices Are Reflecting Growing Supply and Declining Demand
- Does The Value Of The Dollar Really Impact Grain Exports?
- Global Demand Is Boosting US Commodity Prices, Yes, Really!
- What Is The Price Relationship Between Organic And Conventional Grains, Or Is There One?
- Marketing Crops Fundamentally And Technically
- Will The US Maintain Its Global Dominance In Wheat?
- Did You Miss The Spring Rally In The Grain Markets?
- What Happens If Your Local Ethanol Plant Would Close?
- USDA Reports Reflect Abundance And More On The Way
- Defend The Current Grain Prices
- USDA Tweaks Corn And Soybean Estimates
- Can We Rely On Ethanol And Biodiesel To Drive Market Demand?
- Use Your Revenue Crop Insurance To Cover Spring Pricing.
- USDA’s Supply Demand Report Confirmed Expectations, But It Still Hurts.
- What Is Your Marketing Plan For New Crop Corn And Beans?
- You Know The Crop Numbers; But What Do You Do With Them?
- USDA’s Final 2009 Crop Report: Facts Behind The Surprises.
- How Does The Ethanol Industry Affect Your Corn Price?
- Will We Produce Enough Corn And Soybeans To Refine Biofuels?
- A Marketing Solution To Stored Corn Of Questionable Quality
- Wheat! Why Is It Such A Problem To Sell Profitably?
- Who Should Be Blamed For Problems In The Grain Futures Market?
- Let’s Update Your Corn And Soybean Marketing Plan
Crop Production
- Will SCN Be Moderate or Bad This year?
- Where Have All Of The Wheat Acres Gone?
- Buy Some Tillage Equipment At A Winter Farm Sale
- Will The 2012 Corn Yield Be Above Or Below The Trend Line?
- Has The Mild Winter Jeopardized The Quality Of Your Stored Grain?
- USDA “SuperThursday” Of Reports Took The Market By Surprise
- Which Is A Greater Concern: Lack Of Soil Moisture Or Snow for Wheat Cover?
- La Nina In 2012 Returns More Wet Weather To Eastern Cornbelt And Potential River Flooding
- Are You Planting Rotational Or Continuous Corn In 2012?
- Corn Production Budgets: Minding Your P’s & K’s
- 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
- And How Did Your Waterhemp Crop Do This Year?
- Does Atrazine Really Have Any Benefit?
- Restore Moisture To Your Overly Dry Soybeans, But Do It Safely And Legally
- Returning Flood-Damaged Soils To Productivity
- Expect Higher Costs For 2012 Crop Production
- Harvest Is Complete, Now What Do I Do About Those Winter Annuals?
- Has The Weather Caused You To Change The Way You Farm?
- Costs of Natural Drying Versus Artificial Drying Corn
- Protect That Valuable Asset Stored In Your Grain Bin
- Nitrogen Use: What Group Does Your Farm Fall Into?
- Fall Nitrogen: Combining Profitability With Responsibility
- 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
- Limit Your Harvest Losses In Lodged and Down Corn
- Climate Change Predictions: Benefitting from Floods and Droughts
- Calibrate Your Yield Monitor For Profitability and Better Management
- Beware Of Aflatoxin Potential In Droughty Corn
- Did Your Corn Mature Or Die?
- Precision Agriculture: Your Key To Efficiency And Savings.
- Cornbelt Weather: It Is Always Changing. Right?
- August 1 Crop Report Forecasts Are For Less Grain Production Than Anticipated
- Crop Yield Estimates Are On The Horizon
- Crop Ratings Decline—How Are Your Crops And Soil Moisture?
- Corn Rootworms Developing Bt Resistance In Iowa
- Living With Your (Organic) Neighbor
- Have You Scouted Yet For Soybean Aphids? It Is Now Easier!
- Crop Ratings Decline Generally, But How Are Yours Comparatively?
- 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
- What Was The Real Reason For Planting Bt Corn?
- Why Does Glyphosate Not Work On Resistant Weeds?
- Crop Conditions: Corn Is Improving, But Vast Acreage Is Rated “Fair” Instead of “Excellent”
- 2011 Weed Issues: Some Suggestions For Success
- Four States Still Lag in The Planting Race: Cheer Them On
- Hail Damage On Young Corn: How Do You Evaluate Your Options
- Late Planted Soybeans Do Not Automatically Mean Less Yield
- With Your Corn Up, Let’s Focus On Nitrogen
- Switching From Corn To Soybeans Should Be A Well Thought Out Decision.
- Slow Corn Emergence May Delay Harvest Further
- If You Are Behind In Fieldwork, Check Up On Your Cornbelt Colleagues
- Corn Planting Progress Is Made With Drier Weather
- How Important Is Planting Date, Really?
- What Questions Do You Have About Anhydrous Ammonia Application?
- When The Rain Stops, How Fast Can You Plant?
- Crop Progress, Or Should We Say Lack Of Progress
- The US Farmer Is Not The Only One Bidding For Fertilizer
- Are You Applying Nitrogen At The Most Profitable Rate?
- Buckle Your Seatbelt: The Roundup Ready Patent Expires in 4 more years.
- No till Beans And Resistant Marestail: A Problem That Can Be Solved
- Buy A Condolence Card And Send It To A Wheat Grower
- Glyphosate Resistant Volunteer Corn: How Do You Control It?
- Corn Population: Does It Pay To Increase It?
- Winter Annuals: Eradicate Them And Increase Your Yield And Revenue
- Glyphosate: Are You Using It Or Are You Scared By The Rumors?
- Soybean Yields: Are RR2 Beans Really Better Than Original RR Varieties?
- Would You Like To Grow 100 Bushel Soybeans?
- You Are Not The Only One Double Cropping Beans Behind Wheat
- Control Glyphosate Resistant Weeds Easier In Your Corn Than Your Soybeans
- Ensure Your Second Year Corn Performs As You Expect
- Why Is That Glyphosate Resistant Weed In My Field?
- Crop Input Suppliers: Did You Realize They Were Middlemen Also?
- Pre-emerge, Post-emerge, and Glyphosate: Solving New Issues
- Can Biomass Crops Be Produced Outside Of Food And Feed Crop Regions?
- Making smart decisions in seed bean selection
- If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
- Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
- Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
- ACRE: What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
- What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
- Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
- Cattle Prices: Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
- August 1 Crop Report: The Numbers Are Higher
- August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
- Family Farms: Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
- Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
- Land Values and Cash Rents: Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
- If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
- Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
- The Family Farm: Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
- How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?
Agricultural Policy
- Do You Have An Agricultural Program Targeted By The White House For Cutting?
- USDA Proposes To Close 259 Offices, Including 31 Cornbelt FSA Offices
- Will Food Production Keep Up With Demand?
- The Development of GT Bluegrass Is Not A Benefit to Agriculture
- Farming The Overlap Of ACRE, SURE, And Crop Insurance
- Buckle Your Seat Belt For A Jolt Of Farm Policy This Week
- Farm Bill Proposals: Compare The Pluses And Minuses
- A Novel Plan to Help Agriculture, Reduce The Deficit, And Boost The Economy
- Agricultural Exports: Helping The US Economy And Reducing Unemployment
- Would You Like To See A Return To The Farmer-Owned Reserve?
- Farm Bill Proposals: How Do They Compare?
- Farm Program Proposals: Which One Will You Endorse?
- 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
- ACRE Version 2.0: What Changes Will Have To Be Included?
- Agriculture Spending And The Debt Ceiling Negotiations
- Boost Ag Research Funding Or Else (Its Not Pretty)
- What Is Driving The Price Of Commodities And the Price Of Food?
- The Latest Ethanol Compromise: Who won? Who lost?
- Direct Payments: What Happens If They Disappear?
- Senate Votes Down Ethanol: Is It The End Of The Line?
- Where Do You Stand On The Issue Of Climate Change?
- When Will USDA Begin Helping Flooded Missouri Farmers In Earnest?
- Farmland Versus The River And The Rest Of The World
- Ethanol Subsidies: To What Extent Do They Influence Corn Prices And Food Prices?
- Farm Bill 2012: What Will The Safety Net Look Like?
- 2012 Farm Bill: Are You Ready To Loosen Your Grip On Direct Payments?
- The USDA Budget: What Does It Propose And Not Propose?
- How Would You Re-prioritize The USDA Budget? Would Taxpayers Agree?
- Farm bill dynamics the next time around
- Impact of federal energy policy on agriculture
- If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
- Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
- Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
- ACRE: What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
- What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
- Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
- Cattle Prices: Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
- August 1 Crop Report: The Numbers Are Higher
- August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
- Family Farms: Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
- Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
- Land Values and Cash Rents: Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
- If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
- Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
- The Family Farm: Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
- How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?
- With Higher Ethanol Blends, What Happens To Corn Acreage And Exports?
- What Federal Support, If Any, Will Ethanol Get Next Year?
- Cap And Trade: A Difference Of Opinion About Benefits To Agriculture.
- Tracking Livestock: How Much Of A Discount Or Penaltry Would Void Your Opposition?
- If The Ethanol Blend Rate Is Raised, What Does That Do to Feed Supplies And Corn Exports?
- Roundup Ready Alfalfa: No Longer A Banned Biotech Product
- What Would Ethanol Policy Look Like If It Were Actually Planned To Be Economically Beneficial?
- What If The Roles Were Reversed On The 1972 Russian Wheat Deal?
- Will Federal Policies Be Required For Ethanol Viability?
- How Will CRP Fare In A Period Of Higher Cash Rent And Higher Commodity Prices?
- Buckle Your Seat Belt: New Farm Program Proposals Are Getting Aired.
- If EPA Does Not Increase The Ethanol Blending Rate, Can The Industry Survive?
- Ethanol: A New Study Indicates Its Environmental Score Is Better
- Hear Ye, Hear Ye. Judging Biotechnology
- Will Corn Prices Follow Energy Policies Or Commodity Policies?
- Cap And Trade: Controversy With Potential Revenue
- Which Is More Beneficial To You: Farm Policy Or Ethanol Policy?
- Is There An “Oooops” In US Ethanol Policy?
- If We Have A Short Corn Crop, What Happens To Consumption And Biofuels Policies?
- USDA’s New Budget Proposal: What Is Increased And What Is Decreased?
- What Comes Around, Goes Around?
- ACRE: We Know Why You Did Not Sign Up!
- Ethanol’s Blend Wall: An Initiative With Many Issues
- Will You Benefit From Climate Change Legislation?
- What Is The Health Of The Crop Insurance Industry?
- Cap And Trade: How Likely Will You Get Compensated For Sequestering Carbon?
- Small Farms? Who Said They Were Going Out Of Business?
- Perspectives On The Future Of Ethanol.
- What Does The Brazilian Rain Forest Have To Do With US Ethanol Policy?
- How Should Congress Respond To The Cost-Price Squeeze In Agriculture?
- Crop Insurance and CRP. Distant Cousins That Have An Intriguing Relationship.
- US Farmers Are Feeding The World, But Why Does Hunger Remain?
- How Will You Be Impacted If A Carbon Tax Is Imposed To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
- Climate Change: Profit Or Problem?
- Climate Change And Carbon Credits: Sorting Out The Confusion.
- If Federal Ethanol Policy Is Threatened, How Serious Would It Be?
- USDA Wrong? Never! (Pause) Oh, Really!
- The Latest Challenge To Biofuels Would Seem To Be Easily Overcome, But It May Not Be!
- Does The Public Get Its Money’s Worth From Crop Insurance Subsidies?
- Farm Program Payments, Payment Limits, And Crop Insurance Subsidies? Will They Drop?
- ACRE May Be A Farm Program, But It Is Also An Ag Policy Experiment.
- What Should US Obligations Be Toward Global Agriculture?
- Increased Biofuel Production Will Come With Extra Baggage
- Can The Ethanol Industry Be Sustained At Current Corn And Oil Prices?
- Where Does Agriculture Stand In The Economic Stimulus Package?
- Will The Brazilian Ethanol Machine Challenge US Renewable Fuels Policies?
- What Is Your Comfort Level With Regulation Of Agricultural Markets?
- Ethanol: Will It Always Be In Demand Or Will It Ever Be A Surplus Commodity?
- What Is The Value Of All Those State Ethanol Mandates And Tax Incentives?
- Food Prices: What, Why, and Where
- You Need To Watch USDA’s Rulemaking Process For The ACRE Program.
- Conservation Programs Will Be Changing, And New Rules Are Coming.
- Agriculture Needs To Look Far Enough To See Tomorrow.
Livestock Production
- What Did You Say Again About The Cattle Herd Expanding?
- Livestock Feed Supplies Remain Tight, But Not Worsening.
- Behind Corn, What Is The Second Most-Consumed Feed?
- Continued Cattle Profitability May Take A Sharp Pencil
- Cattle Prices Are High, But Manage Your Downside Risk
- Cowboys: If They Are Making Money, Here’s How
- Are Corn Prices Low Enough Yet To Increase More Hog Production?
- Hog Manure: Pork Producers Are Meeting The Challenges
- What Makes A Cowboy, A Cowboy?
- Prices Are Being Negotiated For Fewer Hogs Every Year
- How Should Beef Be Marketed For Consumers To Pay More For Perceived Value?
- Antibiotic Use In Hogs: Who Is Using And Why?
- Cattle Prices: Will Records Continue To Be Broken?
- How Can You Make Money From Livestock Manure?
- If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
- Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
- Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
- ACRE: What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
- What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
- Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
- Cattle Prices: Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
- August 1 Crop Report: The Numbers Are Higher
- August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
- Family Farms: Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
- Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
- Land Values and Cash Rents: Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
- If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
- Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
- The Family Farm: Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
- How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?
- Beef Exports And Imports: A Story With Many Dynamics
- What Are Those Black Numbers At The Bottom Of Livestock Production Balance Sheets?
- Whether Livestock Feeders Are Using Corn Or DDGS, Watch For An Increase In The Ethanol Blend Rate.
- Pork Is Profitable, But For How Long?
- Have You Given Up Livestock Production, And If So, Why?
- Retrofitting Hog Buildings To Satisfy Social Pressures: Costs And Alternatives.
- Managing Wildlife Risk: How Do You Decide If Bambi Must Go?
- Can Feeding DDGS Maximize Livestock Profitability?
- Swine Production Contracts: What Have They Helped You Do?
- Why Would A Cow-Calf Producer Want To Retain Ownership?
- Mix And Match Corn-based Co-products of Ethanol To Achieve A Balanced Ration
- Selling DDGS To China Benefits US Livestock Producers
- Will Your Moldy Corn Jeopardize Livestock Health And Performance?
- Red Ink Will Continue to Spill in 2010 For Dairy And Pork.
- Animal Welfare Groups Want To Change Your Production Practices
- A Profit Opportunity For Cowboys? Really!
- Hog Marketing: Is There Any Way To Really Predict Prices?
- Ohio Livestock Interests Preempt Humane Society’s Livestock Production Restrictions.
- Is There A Benefit To Livestock Producers For USDA Food Assistance Programs?
- If The Hog And Pig Crop Is Diminishing, Does That Lead To Pork Profitability?
- Livestock Production: Are There Any Positives?
- What Would Proposition Two Do To Your Operation?
- Are COOL And “Swine Flu” Really Acts Of God When They Reduce Pork Profits For Integrators?
- The Dairy Herd Buyout Has Tax Implications.
- Increase The Value Of Your Livestock Manure
- Livestock Feeds Will Not Be At Bargain Basement Prices This Year.
- Will Politics And Social Agendas Phase Out US Livestock Production?
- The Pork Market: Thumbs Up Or Thumbs Down?
- Why Did Hog Markets Crash So Hard Because An Influenza Strain Was Blamed On Swine?
- Fundamental and Technical Dynamics Are At Work In The Hog And Cattle Markets.
- Is EPA’s “Cow Tax” Real Or Just A Good Rumor?
- What Is A Hog Worth These Days? That Depends On How It Is Sold!
- With Low Profit Margins, Will Livestock Producers Have To Compete For Feed?
- Will Livestock Production Ever Return To Profitability?
- Hog Prices: Are They Headed Toward Profitability?
- The Strong Trade In US Meat Will Resume With A Stronger Economy
- How Does Your State Score On Environmental Restrictions On Hog Operations?
- Can Livestock Consume Enough DDGS To Prevent An Adverse Impact On Ethanol?
- Hogs: Fewer Numbers, More Exports, Fair Demand, All Mean Potential Profitability.
- Will 2009 Bring Profitability To The Livestock Producer?
- Have You Fed DDGS, And If So, Have Loads Varied In Quality?
- Profitability In The Beef Market: Are We There Yet?
- COOL: Ready Or Not, It Is Here!
- Would You Barter Corn For Manure To Cut Your Fertilizer Cost?
- Lower Feed Costs And Increased Feed Value May Be Available From New Generation DDGS.
- Profitability For Livestock Producers: Is There Any Hope?
- Adjust Your Variables In Your Swine Operation To Move Toward Profitability.
- Prevention Of BSE, Yes, But Has The Loss Of Animal Protein In Livestock Feed Been Worth The Risk?
- The Export Market Is Hungry For All US Meats.
- Niche Markets, The Olympics, And The US Pig.
- High Livestock Feed Costs: The Message To Congress
- Making Money Feeding Cattle? You’re Kidding Aren’t You?
- The Livestock Industry’s Reaction To Higher Feed Prices
- News Bulletin: Consumers Are Stealing Pork
- What Are The Prospects For Profits In Cattle?
- Pork, Pork, And More Pork.
- Will Distillers’ Grains Become A Dynamic In The Livestock Industry?
- If You Are Marketing Hogs, How Do You Manage Your Price And Cost Risk?
- Even Though Hog Prices Are Low, Are They Worth Protecting From Further Decline?
- My! This 10-Year Cattle Cycle Went By In A Hurry!
- Livestock Producers: Assume Your Defensive Positions
- If You Buy Distillers’ Grain, How Do You Know If You Are Paying A Fair Price?
- Is There Any Money Being Made Currently In Livestock Production?
- Are Large Pork Operations Really “Living High On The Hog?”
- Would You Go To Any Ethanol Plant To Buy Hog Feed?
- Exploring The Details Of Pork Production Economics
- Pork! And Plenty Of It! So Long, Profits.
- The 2008 Feed Issue: Supply and Price
- There May Be Money In Meat Goats
- It Is Hard To Swim If The Gene Pool Is Empty.
Farm Family
- Will your agri-legacy be a monstrous estate tax bill?
- Opinion: Changes in Child Labor Laws Affecting Farm Kids
- Dividing Farm Estates With The Goal Of Equality
- Rural America: An Update On Unemployment And Poverty
- When Did You Last Enter A Grain Bin Without Anyone Else Knowing It?
- Broadband Internet Service: Do You Have It? Do You Want It?
- Broadband Internet Service: Are You Anxious For It Or Apathetic About It?
- If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
- Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
- Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
- ACRE: What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
- What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
- Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
- Cattle Prices: Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
- August 1 Crop Report: The Numbers Are Higher
- August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
- Family Farms: Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
- Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
- Land Values and Cash Rents: Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
- If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
- Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
- The Family Farm: Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
- How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?
- What Legal Risks Does Your Family Face And Are You Financially Protected?
- What If We Awaken Some Day And There Are No Farmers To Be Found?
- Farm Family Well Being: How Is Your Family Budget?
- Will You Have A Collision With A Motor Vehicle This Harvest Season?
- Remembering Norman Borlaug
- Broadband Internet: Is It Really That Important For Rural America To Have It?
- Is The Federal Estate Tax An Issue For You?
- With Farms Dependent On Off-farm Income, What Is The Rural Job Market?
- What Is The Emotional Health Of Your Family, Friends, And Neighbors?
- The Ag Census Is Out, And You Are In It!
- Have You Adopted The Skills Of Successful Farm Operators?
- In The Last Election: Did You Vote The Same Way, Or Did You Change Your Voting Preference?
- Has Broadband Reached Your Neighborhood Yet?
- Dividing Up The Family Farm: Can Everyone Be Treated Equally?
- Retirement? Now? Really, I Never Gave It A Thought. But, Hmmm?
- Find A Danger On Your Farm And Fix It.
- A New Year’s Resolution To Post On The Shop Door
- How Vulnerable Is The Health And Safety Of Your Farm Family?
- USDA’s Yardstick Will Measure Your 2005 Growth
- A 2006 “To Do” List for the Shop Door
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