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…
I have enjoyed writing recently about four retired professors who had a major influence on me both professionally and personally when I was a graduate…
In a previous post, I talked about how a group of four retired ag econ professors had such a big impact on me when I…
When I consider that classic question from a professional academic perspective I am amazed that my answer has not changed in over 40 years. To…
“Tarnished Gold: Fifty Years of New Deal Farm Programs” by Don Paarlberg was written in 1987. It is a withering critique of farm income support…
What is the golden number for Illinois agriculture? I ask this question every year to the students in my commodity price analysis class. It’s guaranteed…
A bit of commodity market research history is up today in this post. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I have a “Commodity…
A perennial topic in the grain markets during the spring is the timeliness of planting corn. I reviewed data from agronomic field trials on the…