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Oct 2021
Weekly market outlook, Oct. 4-8th: harvest marches forward while 2022 inputs continue to climb higher
Jarod Creed argues the production debate is over, reframes the farm as a listed stock, and shows how to offset every input purchase with matching sales.
Sep 2021
October is here: weekly market outlook Sep. 27 - Oct. 1
Jody Lawrence explains what record cash basis reveals that futures do not, and how to translate a basis anomaly into an ending stocks equivalent.
Sep 2021
Key nuts and bolts for margin protection
Duane Lowry breaks down margin protection: a county-based 95% policy at a $5.06 corn price, why it beats an 80% RP policy, and the Sept. 30 deadline.
Sep 2021
Weekly market outlook: Sep. 20-24, risk vs reward
Paul Neiffer and Duane Lowry ask where the risk hides in a strong market, and why record input costs put more dollars on the table than ever before.
Sep 2021
Margin protection: pay attention, act now
Steve Johnson explains margin protection for 2022 corn and soybeans: the September 30 deadline, coverage levels, and how premiums really work.
Sep 2021
Heading into harvest: weekly market outlook, Sept. 13-17th
Chris Wilson explains why locking input costs without locking revenue raises risk, how to read a report the market already sold into, and basis timing.
Sep 2021
Hurricane damage and the September USDA report driving the markets
Peter Meyer explains how a single damaged export terminal moves basis, how NASS builds a September yield, and how to size 2022 sales to input spend.
Sep 2021
Best Practices for Farm Business Structure
Paul Neiffer and Chris Barron explain when trucking and equipment LLCs make sense, how per-pass billing works, and why structure makes transition possible.
Aug 2021
Transfer tax update
Farm CPA Paul Neiffer explains the proposed transfer tax, what it would mean for non-farming heirs, and the gift exclusion cuts that worried him in 2021.
Aug 2021
Weekly market outlook: Aug 30th - Sep 3rd, pre-harvest market strategies
Grant Shimek on why open basis at harvest is an avoidable risk, judging storage by ROI, and covering revenue once you have locked expensive inputs.
Aug 2021
Markets under pressure - weekly market outlook: Aug. 23-27th
Clark Neighbors names the pre-fall fade, the habit of talking your own yield down, and shows how carry and export timing decide which crop you store.
Aug 2021
Defining growth: a process, not a pill
Chris Barron walks through 8 factors that define growth on a farm: why, relationships, goals, leadership, education, risk, health, and reflection.
Aug 2021
Keep your eyes on margin management
Joe Vaclavik explains why risk management is not prediction, when a fund-position signal stops working, and how to set carry roll targets in advance.
Aug 2021
Equipment cost perspective: how high can we go?
Brent Judisch on 7.5 percent tractor and 7.7 percent combine price hikes, year-long waits, record used values, and which wear parts to buy before harvest.
Aug 2021
Peer group perspective: Bringing value to the farm
Indiana farmer Brad Downing on hosting a 2.5-day peer group visit, the trust it takes to open your books, and the four pages of action items he left with.
Aug 2021
Weekly market outlook Aug. 9-13th: August 12th USDA report on the way
Jarod Creed shows how to stack cash sales, early-delivery premiums and margin protection so next year's crop is profitable before it is planted.
Aug 2021
Beginning farmer 2: lending
Ag lender Tevis Mott explains what beginning farmers need before a loan: a business plan, a written cash flow, 3 years of tax returns, and collateral.
Aug 2021
Beginning farmer: land, with Mike Downey
Mike Downey explains the entrance strategy for beginning farmers: build a network, carry outside cash flow, and structure land so it stays in the family.
Aug 2021
Weekly market outlook Aug. 2-6th: new month, new market
Ryan Moe reframes grain sales as portfolio management, not stock picking, and explains why locking input costs can matter more than the revenue side.
Jul 2021
Witness Distillery: roots in ag
Rick Radliff left Pioneer after 23 years and now runs Witness Distillery with his wife and son, aging 5,500 gallons of spirits made from local grain.
Jul 2021
Dad's wisdom with Roger Patterson
Roger Patterson bought his first farm at 22 in 1971 on a 20-year contract, tiled his own ground, and handed decisions to his sons early enough to matter.
Jul 2021
What path does the market take now? Weekly market outlook, Jul. 26-30th
Grant Shimek explains how seasonals shape buying, what evidence would justify aggressive sales, and why doing nothing is a position with real risk.
Jul 2021
Brothers in business: Chris and Terry Patterson
Iowa brothers Chris and Terry Patterson on splitting roles, farming the same acres from 2003 to 2020, selling hog sites in a 1031, and planning exit at 50.
Jul 2021
Conservation and carbon credits
Bill Northey tells farmers to test cover crops and no-till on one field, learn their carbon intensity score, and slow walk any carbon credit contract.
Jul 2021
Dad's wisdom with Bill Northey
Former Iowa ag secretary Bill Northey on farming with his grandfather, earning an MBA on Saturdays, and why he was too cautious buying land early on.
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