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Feb. 28, 2012

TEPAP 2012 Financials

The 22nd year of the Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP) was a record-setter for attendance. Under the leadership of Dr. Danny....More
Feb. 28, 2012

MF Global Bankruptcy Affects Agriculture

Farming is a business that involves a certain amount of risk, whether it be weather risk, disease risk, financial risk, marketing risk, etc., and....More
Feb. 28, 2012

Smaller Chinese Grain Crop Seen

Reports China’s agriculture ministry does not anticipate another record grain harvest for that country in 2012 will likely help put corn traders on....More
Feb. 21, 2012

Decision Making Based On True Profits

Ask any farmer or rancher how profitable they are, and the response is usually “according to my taxes, I lose money most years.” However, the....More
Feb. 21, 2012

March 15 is Crop Insurance Deadline

March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2012 crop year. A good crop insurance program is a key part of a solid risk-management....More
Feb. 21, 2012

USDA Sees Farm Income Down Sharply

U.S. farm income is expected to drop sharply in 2012 from last year’s record high as production costs rise by more than $10 billion for the second....More
Feb. 14, 2012

Global Watch: Chinese and Japanese Economic Slow Down

Much of U.S. agriculture is tied to the economic fates of Japan and the emerging BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Over....More
Feb. 14, 2012

Corn Supply Slightly Lowered

On Feb. 9, USDA released the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report, which showed slightly lower expected U.S. corn....More
Feb. 14, 2012

No Big Surprises in USDA Grain Numbers

USDA’s U.S. corn stocks numbers moved in the right direction for producers – down – but not to the extent the trade expected. Corn stocks are now....More
Feb. 7, 2012

The New Motto: Asset Rich and Cash Flow Rich Agriculture

Historically, there has been an old saying that farmers and ranchers are asset rich and cash flow poor. In other words, they work their whole lives....More
Feb. 7, 2012

2012 Crop Insurance Decisions

During the next few weeks, many farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2012 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to....More
Feb. 7, 2012

USDA Seen Cutting Corn, Soybean Ending Stocks

The consensus in the grain trade is that USDA should cut its estimate of the 2011-2012 U.S. corn carryout by nearly 6% in Thursday’s monthly supply/....More
Jan. 31, 2012

Transition Planning: Not an Overnight Fix

A recent Road Warrior educational experience took place near my own backyard where my business partner and I conducted a two-day business planning....More
Jan. 31, 2012

Career Opportunities in Agriculture

Recently, an article posted on Yahoo Education created quite a stir in agriculture circles. The article listed the “college majors that are useless....More
Jan. 31, 2012

Rains Timely for Argentine Soybean Crop

The weather pattern in Argentina’s main crop belt appears to be turning favorable just as much of the soybean crop heads into its key growing period....More
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