In recent columns, I have discussed why I am enthusiastic about the future of agriculture. This request came from an agricultural broadcaster in the....More
I was in Omaha, Neb., when the notorious football game between Green Bay and Seattle boosted television ratings and had Facebook and Twitter going....More
In a recent webcast for the Farm Credit University Commercial Ag Lender class, one of the lenders asked me an intriguing question: What do you feel....More
The other day a lender in a Farm Credit University class asked me an interesting question. Based upon his perspective, it seems when the national....More
At the request of an ag broadcaster in the Northwest, I came up with the Road Warrior’s top 10 reasons why I am enthusiastic about the future of....More
Many of you have faced this summer’s drought and its implications. Of course, crop insurance was a key player in this year's economics, and some....More
The announcement last week by the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of quantitative easing part three (QE3) came as a surprise....More
Recently, a longtime friend who is now an agricultural news broadcaster asked me an intriguing question: “You've traveled 8 million air miles, been....More
If you have heard me speak or have followed my columns in recent years, you know I have discussed the great super cycle and how it brought prosperity....More
Based on the title of this column, many of you probably think I have been listening to too much of the Elvis Channel on satellite radio during my....More
In the last article I indicated that farm family living cost increases were hotter than this summer’s sun-baked fields. With average farm family....More
Farm family living costs appear to be hotter than the searing sun scorching the landscape across a good share of North America. The annual family....More
In some of my recent columns I have been a bit critical of the educational system and today’s young people. I guess it must be that I am getting old....More
