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Jul 2021
Weekly market outlook: Jul. 19-23rd, weather continues to drive the corn and soybean markets
Mark Welch of Texas A&M shifts the marketing question from forecasting weather to what you already know: your cost, your yield, your breakeven.
Jul 2021
The boys are back in town: Totally unshucked
Chris Barron, his three sons and Shay Foulk talk about leaving home, deciding with partial information, and taking criticism from your own family.
Jul 2021
Weekly market outlook: Jul. 12-16th - another report and weather drive the markets
Peter Meyer sorts rallies into production and demand, reads a USDA report by hunting the wrong line item, and explains why an unknown cost delays selling.
Jul 2021
Team communication principles: Strong communication skills equals strong businesses
Chris Barron's three Rs for farm communication: reflection, defined roles and regular reviews, plus the identify, discuss, solve habit for meetings.
Jul 2021
Weekly market outlook: Jul. 5-9th - will the fireworks continue?
Jarod Creed shows how to size summer sales off your crop insurance guarantee, pair a short hedge with a call, and stop guessing at the weather.
Jun 2021
June 30th crop report conversation from the field
Joe Vaclavik calls the 2022 crop the real risk: input costs up about 40 cents a bushel, Dec 22 corn just over $5, and a breakeven near $4.25.
Jun 2021
Dad's wisdom with Bruce Moody from Fremont, Indiana
Bruce Moody bought 1,000 Indiana acres from $250 to $1,500 an acre, then lost a partner overnight. What he wishes he had known about insurance.
Jun 2021
June 30th acreage report ahead
Garret Brown previews USDA's June acreage and stocks reports: 93.7 million corn acres expected, why limit moves are common, and how to set a trigger.
Jun 2021
The rollercoaster ride continues
Clark Neighbors shows how to tell a weather break from a macro break, read elevator hedging as sentiment, and use short dated puts on unsold bushels.
Jun 2021
Got insurance? Are you sure?
Adam Brickley on insurance gaps farms miss: replacement versus depreciated values, umbrella limits above $1 million, and key person term life.
Jun 2021
Weekly market outlook: Jun 14-18th, weather markets heat up
Joe Vaclavik on why summer corn rallies usually beat expiration prices, how to avoid being oversold past your insured bushels, and when to skip an HTA.
Jun 2021
Crop update from Iowa: from freezing temps to 90 degrees as drought conditions intensify
Pioneer agronomists on Iowa frost damage, spraying in heat, drought stress at V6, and why 60 to 70 percent of fields come back short on potash.
Jun 2021
Weekly market outlook: Jun. 7-11th - the rollercoaster ride continues
Peter Meyer shows how to value a market you cannot see inside, sizing China's structural corn deficit and the renewable fuel pull on soybean oil.
Jun 2021
All eyes on inflation and interest rates
Brent Gloy explains why 4 to 5 percent inflation is the real risk, how to match long-term assets with long-term debt, and when to be careful buying land.
May 2021
Weekly market outlook, June 1-4th: volatility continues
Clark Neighbors of BIS Commodities lays out risk, reward and responsibility as a marketing discipline, and explains what basis moves signal about demand.
May 2021
Dad's wisdom with John Kermicle, southeast Illinois
AgriGold brand lead John Kermicle on 35-plus years in seed, why he resisted selling soybeans too long, and how he handles agriculture's cycles.
May 2021
Stay focused on risk management
Steve Johnson on adding unsubsidized hail coverage, filing FSA Form 578 with your agent, and margin protection with its September 30 deadline.
May 2021
Weekly market outlook 05-24/05-29
Jarod Creed shows how insurance guaranteed bushels plus option premium let a farmer lock a worst-case revenue per acre, and why deadlines matter.
May 2021
Crop update with Roger and Grant Rix
Roger and Grant Rix on planting the whole crop in three weeks near Aberdeen, why no-till held moisture, and corn basis running 24 cents over.
May 2021
Crop update: SW Minnesota is cold and dry
Neil reports the most timely planting he has seen in southwest Minnesota, temperatures 15 degrees below average, uneven emergence and a dry soil profile.
May 2021
Weekly market outlook May 17th-21st: volatility, where to from here?
Chris Wilson separates a liquidity break from a fundamental change, and explains the sell-and-reown playbook for staying active during a bounce.
May 2021
Crop update from Indiana
Two Indiana growers on May 2021 planting progress, a Mother's Day flood in the central part of the state, and holding 115-day corn into late May.
May 2021
Crop update from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa
Three growers report May 2021 planting: Michigan wheat and 30-over basis, a 36-row Wisconsin planter, and Iowa no-till beans surviving frost.
May 2021
Crop update from Ohio
Mark Schaffer reports north central Ohio rained out two weeks, corn near 35 percent planted, and explains why he doubts a late shift to corn acres.
May 2021
Market horsepower: weekly market outlook May 10-14
Ryan Moe on beating seller's remorse: judge each sale by whether it would still make you happy as the worst sale of the year, then manage the average.
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