Anyone who lived through the farm financial crisis in the 1980s can never forget it. My family managed to weather that storm but it definitely…
In a recent post, I talked about the “golden number” for crop production in the U.S. Corn Belt in 2023. I called July precipitation the…
In a previous post, I talked before about the “golden number” for crop production in the U.S. Corn Belt. While it is certainly not the…
Sometimes you need to figure out something that was going on in the grain or livestock markets in the past and Wikipedia just does not…
Last week, I wrote about the long-term trend in the US average corn yield (https://lnkd.in/gSYkmHjY). It was motivated by a post by Bob Nielsen of…
If there is a topic that is sure to generate VERY strong opinions on the part of farmers, seed companies, and market analysts, it is…
There is a tremendous amount of interest and activity surrounding electrical vehicles (EVs) right now, and for good reason. You can hear anything you want…
That title should get your attention! I am talking here about a particular type of silo found on livestock farms—blue Harvestores made by AO Smith…
I often get asked by people with an interest in commodity markets where they should start. What books should I read? My response is always…
The first picture found below truly stopped me in my tracks. This is exactly how I remember my dad plowing when I was a kid…