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According to the United Nations, the global popu-lation will increase by more than 2 billion people in the next 40 years, and many reports have indi-cated that food production needs to double by 2050. Industry experts agree that increased food production will be achieved by intensified crop production, more so than by an expanded arable land base....More

Bull markets are a source of joy or heartache, depending on the approach taken to price grain and your current position in the market. It is joy for the farmer with unpriced grain in storage and nothing priced for 2011 or beyond. It can be heartache for the proactive marketer who stepped up to the plate and swung early and often at pricing opportunities that today look cheap....More

I confess that as 2010 came to a close, I felt exhausted. Maybe you did, too. There is nothing easy about grain markets, or the pricing decisions that must be made in a difficult environment. We should be thankful that the new year arrived, and with it a fresh start....More

  I just read "My View" in the October Corn & Soybean Digest.  Look up "sugar the bitter truth" on Youtube and listen to the argument against high-fructose corn syrup.  It's lengthy (maybe an hour), but could change your mind or maybe even your long-term health. It starts with the history of HFCS, then the politics and finally the health science. Thanks for the magazine, I always read it nearly cover to cover.      Ken Little Wapakoneta, Ohio...More

What a year in grains! The first half was dominated by the bears, but the momentum shifted and the second half has been all bulls. With Christmas and year-end looming, the 2010 battle is ending in a rout....More