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Dec 2020
Weekly market outlook Dec. 7-11th
Clark Neighbors breaks down a demand-driven rally, how logistics and basis windows shape selling decisions, and why standing orders beat waiting.
Dec 2020
Dad's wisdom with Ken Root
Farm broadcaster Ken Root on why most farm kids must find work elsewhere, why education decides the next generation, and how subsidies become entitlements.
Dec 2020
2021 farm program review
Paul Neiffer on USDA reversing the 500-hour management test for family farms, CFAP payment limits by ownership, and the AGI traps in multi-entity farms.
Dec 2020
2020 year-end tax planning: key considerations
Paul Neiffer on the 50% prepay limit, invoicing rules that survive an audit, which 2020 aid payments can be deferred, and PPP forgiveness timing.
Nov 2020
Sunday market outlook: December decision drivers
Jarod Creed explains why a revenue per acre goal, not a price target, should drive grain sales, and how China's shift to Brazil reshapes basis risk.
Nov 2020
February: end of soybean price strength?
Joe Vaclavik explains why US soybeans lose their edge once Brazil ships, why fund length matters, and why long range forecasts are not actionable.
Nov 2020
Sunday outlook: China vs. South American weather
Garret Brown breaks down why the bullish November USDA report faded, the corn shipment pace exports need, and whether China or Brazil sets price.
Nov 2020
Mark Bowen talks lumber, grass-fed beef, and the 2020 conference
Mark Bowen left active duty in 1999 and built Meadowdale Farm: grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, hay, maple sap, and a sawmill feeding construction.
Nov 2020
Veterans Day, markets, controlled drowning
Brian Splitt on the USDA cutting corn carryout to 1.7 billion bushels, where December corn support sits, and hedging $10.30 beans with a call spread.
Nov 2020
Sunday market outlook: a post-election market, how long can price strength last?
Steve Johnson on tracking local basis for ten years, why commercial storage rarely pays, and the counterparty risk hidden in deferred payment contracts.
Nov 2020
Sunday market outlook: new week, new month, new president?
Grant Shimek argues that sales defended by return on investment beat sales timed on a hunch, and explains how to plan reownership before you need it.
Oct 2020
Election dissection: tax implications on your farm for both candidates
Paul Neiffer compares both 2020 candidates on farm taxes: the estate exemption sunset, stepped-up basis, self-employment tax above $400,000, and gifting.
Oct 2020
Sunday market outlook: market movers to watch in the week ahead
Brian Splitt reads market structure as instruction: no carry and strong basis mean sell the cash, then own the upside on paper instead of the bin.
Rewind
Spooky look back at 2019 (10-22-2019)
Mark Belter reports 0% harvested near Fargo after a 5-inch snow, corn projected at 25 to 28% moisture on December 1, and drying options running short.
Oct 2020
Sunday market outlook: will demand continue to drive the corn and soybean markets higher?
Clark Neighbors converts market carry into cents per bushel per month, a simple test for whether storing grain still pays, and reads a demand-led rally.
Oct 2020
Sunday market outlook: are you rewarding the market rally?
Jarod Creed tells producers to judge the year on revenue per acre, question every bushel that goes in the bin, and set a worst-case price in advance.
Oct 2020
Mid-week market outlook, Oct. 8, 2020
Garret Brown explains how light carry signals tight supply, and how converting record fund length into bushels reveals the selling risk ahead of you.
Oct 2020
Phantom yield loss: what are you leaving in the corn field?
John Maxwell and Ben Blair measured 2.2% yield loss per point of field drying and show why spending 4.5 cents a point to dry corn still pays.
Oct 2020
Are the harvest highs in? Sunday market outlook
Duane Lowry explains how to judge a harvest rally against your own spring, why positioning shapes report reactions, and when to close the books early.
Oct 2020
Check off dollars: what are they used for? IL Soy
Linda Kull and Emily Carls break down how the 0.5% soybean checkoff is collected and spent, and how the AMP program helps Illinois farms plan a transition.
Oct 2020
Quarterly grain stock reports: uncertainty, surprise, and volatility
Garret Brown breaks down the September 2020 stocks report: corn under 2 billion bushels, 255 million below estimates, and what it means for 2021 margins.
Sep 2020
Sunday market outlook: does a new week bring more price opportunity?
Duane Lowry asks producers to measure today's price against what they feared all summer, then decide whether storing beans is a plan or a habit.
Sep 2020
Grain handling and drying: harvest is here
Matt Todd explains mixed flow drying: a bigger grain column, 40 CFM over the burner, less propane per bushel, and better test weight than screen dryers.
Sep 2020
Mid-week market outlook 09-24-2020
Garret Brown argues government payments belong in your breakeven, not in your patience, and traces how South American delays extend US export demand.
Rewind
10 keys to farm transition success
Chris Barron walks through 10 transition steps: build your advisor team, write the vision, set core values, map both business structures, close gaps.
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