Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Yield and Carryover Estimates Slashed

The August Crop Report was extremely bullish and the market is expected to open accordingly this morning. USDA's field samples showed this summer's hot, dry conditions have had a greater-than-expected impact on yield potential....

How Kids Perceive Agriculture 

Dave Kohl

Recently, I was co-lecturer along with Dr. Dixie Reaves, a professor in our department, to the Governor’s School of Agriculture students. These are 90 of the brightest and best high school students who spend four weeks on the Virginia Tech campus studying various areas of agriculture....

Nitrate Levels Won't Change in Stunted Corn 

South Dakota State University

Nitrate levels won't decrease in corn that has stopped growing because of severe drought stress, a South Dakota State University specialist said. Drought...

Corn, Bean Production Down 

On Monday, Aug. 12, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its August Crop Production report. Here are the facts and figures according...

Farmland trumps stocks as true blue chip investment 

Purdue University

When it comes to investment options, Wall Street can't pave the way to retirement better than an Indiana crop row. Since 1990, Hoosier farmland has generated...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Yield and Carryover Estimates Slashed The August Crop Report was extremely bullish and the market is expected to open accordingly this morning. USDA's...

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Successful Farm Managers Motivate Workers 

University of Minnesota

Attention to detail is a key to success in farming operations and most other businesses. It's a matter of motivation, says Lee Gross, educator at St....

Chinese Soybean Germplasm Could Hold Key to Future Yields 

University of Illinois

The soybeans grown today in Illinois are descended from Chinese varieties that were introduced into the U.S. between 1910 and 1930. Eight of those varieties...

Brock's Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Brazil Soy Farmers Forward Selling

Forward sales by Brazilian soy growers have taken off this year, driven by firm Chicago futures prices, a weak domestic currency and strong consumer demand, says independent crop analysts Safras e Mercado....

Accounting Games on the Farm: Are We Cooking the Books? 

Dave Kohl

Many farm businesses cash flow, even with the new Farm Bill, but are not profitable. How can that be? The following is an example to prove the point....

USDA Says Ethanol Is Efficient To Produce 

National Corn Growers Association

A USDA report confirms what the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has been saying all along - that ethanol is efficient to produce and should play...

Survey Reported $5400/Year Cost for Average Farm Family 

Agri-Safe of Spencer Hospital

Farm families in northwest Iowa reported spending a median of $5400 per year on health costs (premiums and out-of-pocket expenses), according to a survey...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Soybean Crop Improves Slightly While Corn Crop Drops.

USDA crop update surprised futures traders by indicating a further slight decline in U.S. corn crop conditions last week while indicating a slight improvement in the condition of the U.S. soybean crop during the week ended Sunday...

This Fall 

Dave Kohl

This past week I was in Kearney, NE conducting the Agricultural Lenders School. It was my 15th time teaching there and over 800 Ag bankers from 16 states have graduated from the school....