Trade uncertainty, tepid prices, excessive supplies and crop rotations are stacking up to cause another year of grain market volatility.
Dive into the headwinds and tailwinds for the major crop and livestock markets so you can smartly plan your 2020 production and marketing decisions. Read our 2020 market outlooks.
Between 2009 and 2018, the average value of U.S. farm real estate increased a dramatic 50%. Since then, values have leveled off, and that looks to be the trend for the next few years, according to the 2019 U.S. Baseline Outlook compiled by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri.
So often farm operations define their profitability at year-end, waiting to see exactly where expenses end up, then trying to manage inventory, income, and taxes at the very end of the year.
Find information to achieve your farm, business and professional goals from speakers who have "been there, done that" and are sharing what they've learned along the way.
John Phipps says the one thing worthy of notice for the bulk US ag is approval of USMCA neutralizes the significant damage that withdrawal from NAFTA would have caused.
