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Oct. 26, 2010

A Family Affair

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Oct. 19, 2010

China Ending Argentine Soyoil Ban

  China’s government appears to have ended a six-month-old ban on imports of soyoil from Argentina, but soyoil trade between the two....More
Oct. 19, 2010

The Fragile Economy

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Oct. 12, 2010

Little Soy Planting Yet in Brazil's Center-West

  A lack of rain has limited soybean planting in Brazil’s large center-west growing belt so far this fall, but widespread rains are....More
Oct. 12, 2010

Small to Midsize Farm Strategy

  So you do not want to be the biggest farmer on the block? What can and should a small farmer do to sustain profitability as the....More
Oct. 12, 2010

USDA Crop Report Surprise

The October USDA crop reports are usually fairly uneventful, and most times just reinforce the data from the September report; however, the latest....More
Oct. 5, 2010

Soybean and Corn Harvest Resumes in Flooded Upper Midwest

By late last week, soybean harvest had resumed in most areas of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. The resumption of soybean harvest varied from....More
Oct. 5, 2010

Is the Recession Over?

It is official now that the Great Recession of the first decade of the 21st century is over according to the National Bureau of Economic Research....More
Oct. 4, 2010

Sugar Is Sugar

  High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is center stage and getting a bad rap – again. How much longer can the confusion continue? Why can....More
Sep. 28, 2010

Corn Harvest Still Running Ahead of Normal

The U.S. corn harvest continued to advance well ahead of the average pace last week as fast progress in the eastern Corn Belt offset the impact of....More
Sep. 28, 2010

Storms and Flooding Cause Harvest Delays

The past several days have been filled with news reports, photos and stories about the great flood across the upper Midwest this fall. Widespread....More
Sep. 28, 2010

The Hats of a Farmer

In my road warrior travels I recently shared the podium with Matt Roberts, an up-and-coming agricultural economist who is a “must see”....More
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