The 22nd year of the Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP) was a record-setter for attendance. Under the leadership of Dr. Danny....More
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
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
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
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
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
On Feb. 9, USDA released the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report, which showed slightly lower expected U.S. corn....More
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
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
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
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
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
Recently, an article posted on Yahoo Education created quite a stir in agriculture circles. The article listed the “college majors that are useless....More
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
