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Apr 2020
More PPP funding and aid for farmers: update
Paul Neiffer on Treasury confirming farmers qualify for PPP, the payroll certification you must document, and why some should repay the loan by May 7.
Apr 2020
Talking safety with Pioneer
Grain entrapments rose 27% in 2019 to 38 cases. Traci Rodemeyer of Corteva on bin entry, rescue tube donations, and keeping kids safe during planting.
Apr 2020
A new marketing week and USDA announces assistance for farmers
Duane Lowry breaks down USDA's $19 billion aid package: $5.1 billion for cattle, $3.9 billion for row crops, nothing for ethanol, and no sales advice.
Apr 2020
Podcasts you should listen to
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk name the ag and business podcasts they listen to in the tractor, from DC Signal to Noise to Grain Markets and Other Stuff.
Apr 2020
The complexities of agriculture with Shay Myers
Shay Myers of Owyhee Produce on splitting crop expertise among family, a standing Tuesday meeting, and following the crop all the way to the sale.
Apr 2020
Paycheck Protection Program update for farmers
Paul Neiffer on why partnerships apply instead of partners, why H-2A workers do not count, and why a Schedule F farmer with low taxable income gets little.
Apr 2020
Farm health series #3: Nutrition
Chris Barron's five nutrition principles for farmers: water, fewer simple carbs after 4 p.m., eating every two hours, portion size, and knowing yourself.
Apr 2020
Easter Sunday night market outlook
Duane Lowry on reading a market with no catalyst: why stabilization matters, when to avoid panic basis sales, and floors that keep upside open.
Apr 2020
2020: More kids on the farm than any time in modern ag history
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk on keeping kids safe when school closures put more children around the farm: ground rules, walkthroughs, and liability.
Apr 2020
Sunday night market outlook 04-05-2020
Duane Lowry argues that choosing not to decide is a real decision, and explains why sales made in a panic rarely look good a few months later.
Apr 2020
Paycheck Protection Program: a moving target for farmers
Banker Andy Roach explains how PPP loan amounts are calculated from payroll, what counts as payroll cost, and how the forgivable portion worked in 2020.
Mar 2020
Important information: CARES package for farmers passed last week
Paul Niekerk explains why most row crop farms come out ahead taking the refundable payroll tax credit instead of a small SBA loan under the CARES Act.
Mar 2020
Sunday night market outlook for the week ahead
Duane Lowry shows how to judge what a market has already absorbed, bound an ethanol demand scare with math, and hold a longer inflation frame.
Mar 2020
Farm health series #2: Working out
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk on fitting three to five workouts a week around planting and harvest, building the habit, and measuring progress.
Mar 2020
Near-term uncertainty, but the horizons offer hope
Duane Lowry on why panic sales in March 2020 were a mistake, holding old crop corn 60 to 90 days, and how a weaker dollar could lift ag prices later.
Mar 2020
Farm health series #1: sleep
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk on sleep: adults need over 7 hours, teens 10, plus wind-down routines, dark rooms, and cutting screens before bed.
Mar 2020
Ridin' the storm out! Coronavirus and its current impact on agriculture
Chris Barron and Duane Lowry on cross-training before planting, restructuring farm debt as rates fall, and why Duane expects stimulus to be inflationary.
Mar 2020
Fear, markets, and opportunities
Chris Barron and Duane Lowry on March 2020: refinance while rates drop, stretch amortization, avoid panic sales, and watch crude oil over the virus.
Mar 2020
Learning when to put the work away as farmer veterans and veteran farmers
Shay Foulk, an Army Ranger turned farm consultant, names why veterans cannot stop working and gives daily habits that make stepping away stick.
Mar 2020
Farmers need seed business partners, not more friends
Shay Foulk on why growers want a seed business partner instead of barbecues, and how product knowledge and transparent pricing win the order.
Mar 2020
Dad's wisdom: on the planter with Rick Childs
Rick Childs started farming in 1978 at 23, survived the 1980s with no land debt, and explains why knowing your numbers still decides who makes it.
Mar 2020
Farm flood health threats; 2019 lessons learned
AgriSafe experts on flood recovery: well testing and chlorination steps, flooded grain rules, PPE use, and the mental health timeline after a flood.
Mar 2020
Market fear; is it justified? Sunday night market outlook
Duane Lenz separates panic from fact, reads the corn-soybean ratio as an acreage signal, and argues for marketing tools that keep upside open.
Feb 2020
Biologicals, profit management, and peer groups
Brad Downing explains what biologicals are, why there is no silver bullet, how to spot weak transparency, and why he orders live cultures in December.
Feb 2020
Sunday night market outlook 02-23-2020
Duane Lowry tests the bearish corn story against spreads, fund positioning and USDA's Phase One disclaimers, and explains why fear-driven sales fail.
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