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Assessing Risk Management Skills
As farms continue to consolidate it becomes increasingly important to assess a farm’s management skills. At a certain farm size, it is no longer easy or feasible for the manager or managers to wear every management hat. How does the…
Assessing Relationship Management and Leadership Skills
As farms continue to consolidate it becomes increasingly important to assess a farm’s management skills. At a certain farm size, it is no longer easy or feasible for the manager or managers to wear every management hat. How does the…
Another Look at Late Planting of the 2019 Corn Crop
The lateness of planting the 2019 U.S. corn crop has been much discussed in recent weeks. We have highlighted this issue and its implications for acreage, yield, and prices in several previous farmdoc daily articles. The measure of late planting…
Prevent Plant Decisions in Early to Middle of June
Many unplanted acres remain across the Corn Belt and in Illinois. As of the week ending on June 9, only 73% of the intended corn acres and 49% of the soybean acres have been planted in Illinois (Planting Progress, June…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Prospects
Market attention continues to focus on the potential size of the U.S. corn and soybean crops. Acreage totals look to remain uncertain for the rest of the year and any adjustments in the next WASDE report may not reflect the…
The 2019 Nitrogen Challenge
One of the most pressing questions as planting continues into June after a very wet May is whether or not the high rainfall amounts over the past month have affected the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed for the corn crop…
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House Ag Subcommittee Agricultural Trade Hearing- USMCA Approval “Vital”
On Tuesday, the House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing highlighting agricultural trade issues. Lawmakers discussed the USMCA, the ongoing trade negotiations with China, and the impact that trade conflicts are having on U.S. farmers. Meanwhile, recent…
Additional Information on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance from USDA
A news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday provided additional details regarding disaster aid and trade-related assistance for farmers this year.
Positive Trade News with Mexico in the Midst of an Awful Spring for Planting
As a dreadful spring for planting limps into the second week of June, producers continue to assess the impacts of record Midwestern precipitation on corn and soybeans. Meanwhile, a welcome ray of good news appeared on Friday as President Trump…
After an Unprecedented Spring, Planting Decisions Unfold for Corn Belt Farmers
Washington Post writers Andrew Van Dam, Laris Karklis and Tim Meko reported on Tuesday that, “Corn Belt farmers are used to being at the mercy of the weather. But they are not used to the weather being quite this merciless.”
Farmers Unsettled by U.S. Tariff Threats, While USDA Projects Lower Agricultural Exports
Recent news articles point to a feeling of unease among U.S. farmers regarding President Trump’s threat late last week to impose import tariffs on Mexican goods. Mexico is a top export market for U.S. corn and pork, and additional complications…
Farmers Face Difficult Decisions as Spring Planting Lumbers On
Farmers continue to cope with difficult planting conditions that have bogged down corn planting this spring to a record slow pace. Policy uncertainty stemming from recently announced executive branch trade assistance persists, and the House of Representatives has been stymied in…
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