The USDA Crop Production report released on Nov. 9 increased the estimated total soybean production in 2012 to 2.97 billion bushels, which is 4%....More
Now that the 2012 corn and soybean harvest season is completed, many farm operators are focusing their efforts on 2012 crop insurance claims. It is....More
We have received a large number of inquiries for information on the potential use of flexible cash leases for the 2013 crop year. Flexible leases....More
The continued strength in corn and soybean commodity prices in the past few months, and the resulting increase in crop income per acre for 2012, has....More
The Oct. 11 USDA crop report showed significant increases for both corn and soybean yields in Minnesota, as compared to September crop report. This....More
Even though the 2012 harvest season is rapidly drawing to a close, most areas of southern and western Minnesota remain in severe to extreme drought,....More
With federal crop insurance, every year is different, and with the multiple options available to producers, there are many variable results from crop....More
Corn and soybean harvest is progressing at a very rapid rate in most portions of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, as a result of almost perfect....More
The USDA Crop Report released on Sept. 12 made a slight decrease in the expected U.S. corn and soybean production for 2012, as compared to the August....More
The very warm growing season this year has pushed the 2012 corn crop very rapidly toward maturity. Corn harvest has begun in many areas of south-....More
The 2012 drought has brought the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) into the forefront. The RFS regulations are managed by the EPA, and those regulations....More
Many farm operators across the upper Midwest are facing the most severe crop loss since 1988, with some producers facing the most significant drought....More
The corn and soybean meal market prices have responded to the current U.S. drought with dramatic market increases. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)....More
Due to the severe drought affecting much of the major corn- and soybean-producing areas of the United States, the Aug. 10 USDA crop report was very....More
Much of the major corn- and soybean-producing areas of the U.S. are now in the middle of one of the worst droughts in decades, certainly the worst....More
