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Jul 2019
Special report: MFP
Paul Neiffer breaks down the 2019 MFP payments: county rates, the $15 prevent plant cover crop rate, hog and milk rates, and the $250,000 limit.
Jul 2019
Wrapping up the week with Grant Shimek
Grant Shimek on corn drifting toward $4.20, why dryness needs heat to move the board, softer basis as ethanol plants close, and the August 12 report.
Jul 2019
A dairy good peer group experience
Josh Meisner and Jerod Schmidt on their first Ag View peer group, running 2,600 cows and 5,000 acres in Wisconsin, winter kill, and transition planning.
Jul 2019
Sunday night outlook: expectations, rumors, and conviction
Duane Lowry reads the Sunday night trade: November beans between $8.80 and $9.45, December corn near $4.20 support, and fresh China buying rumors.
Jul 2019
Quality of life, strip till, and fishing in Canada
Two Iowa brothers on strip till timing, rolling all their machinery into an equipment LLC with a neighbor, and why quality of life mattered most.
Jul 2019
Red everywhere: what's going on?
Broker Grant Shimek marks the corn, soybean, and wheat levels where you play defense, plus the downside zones he would not rule out this summer.
Jul 2019
Agronomy update: timing is everything
Agronomist Adam Brinker on three waves of pollination, when to spray uneven corn, the R3 to R5 soybean window, and frost risk on June planted corn.
Jul 2019
End of the upturn as we know it?
Duane Lowry on an 11 cent down day in corn and beans, why crop ratings mislead in a late year, and the sweet corn row counts he is watching now.
Jul 2019
Hot dry forecast: heating up the grain markets this week?
Duane Lowry explains why a weather rally arrives before the trade believes it, and why margin targets beat price targets when volatility shows up.
Jul 2019
Hot, dry forecast driving the grain markets higher next week?
Duane Lowry explains how fund positioning fuels a weather rally, why spreads move first, and why every producer should decide off their own farm numbers.
Jul 2019
Reports, pineapple corn, and a strong market close
Duane Lowry explains why corn closed 8 cents higher on a 2 billion bushel carryout print and what heat in the 6 to 14 day forecast could do next.
Jul 2019
The most rewarding thing you can do for your farm
Mark and Julie Schaffer intercrop soybeans into standing wheat in north central Ohio using FlexiFinger pans, and describe what a peer group visit changed.
Jul 2019
Opportunities ahead?
Duane Lowry on stalled crop ratings, heat in the 6 to 10 day maps, corn resistance at $4.80 and $5.20, and why beans may lead any weather rally.
Jul 2019
5 state crop tour: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk grade 2019 crops state by state from Iowa to Ohio, with Ohio at 1 percent good, 29 percent bad, and 70 percent ugly.
Jul 2019
Hot and dry: Effects on corn and beans
Duane Lowry explains why a hot, dry forecast sends traders into soybeans, not corn, and where farmers should extend corn price protection instead.
Jul 2019
Ready, set... slow
Duane Lowry on corn stabilizing after a bearish USDA report, why traders ignore late planting, and setting a farm-by-farm margin target right now.
Jul 2019
From battlefield to farm field: Independence Day special
Two veterans on what the Marine Corps and Ranger Regiment taught them about structure, prioritizing tasks, and returning to a multi-generation farm.
Jul 2019
Operating in a new stratosphere
Joe Paulson farms with his dad in north central Illinois and counts groceries and family living in his cost of production. Why that makes selling easier.
Jul 2019
Under pressure
Duane Lowry and broker Grant Shimek argue the June break is a correction, not the end of the rally, with 6.5 million bean acres still unplanted.
Jun 2019
5 things you need to know in the week ahead
Duane Lowry on the Trump-Xi meeting, China's 500,000-ton soybean purchase, doubts about the USDA acreage report, and a firming cash basis tone.
Jun 2019
Pre-report discussion 06/28/19
Duane Lowry previews the June 2019 USDA acreage and stocks report: corn acres near 87 million, and why he would use put options instead of cash sales.
Jun 2019
Report, report, hear all about it
USDA pegged corn at 91.7 million acres, 4.7 million above trade guesses. Duane Laurie explains why prevent plant is missing and what basis will tell you.
Jun 2019
3 keys to a successful farm transition or collaboration
Chris Barron maps farm transition in three stages, splits machinery and trucks into their own LLCs by net equity, and builds a workable exit strategy.
Jun 2019
All about weeds
Adam Striegel on matching herbicides to weed size, why residuals matter, cover crop choices, and cleaning up ground with years of poor weed control.
Jun 2019
Price outlook and reports discussion
Duane Lowry reads the June 24, 2019 crop progress report: corn 56% good to excellent, soybeans 71% emerged, and what it means for grain prices.
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