5 Tips for Systems Success 5 Tips for Systems Success
| | | | | Start on a limited acreage and learn the new production system, Ferrie says. “Remember weed control is critical in any system,” he adds. Read More | | |
| | | | | The oil industry and its Capitol Hill allies are pressing the Trump administration to defend its decision to exempt oil refineries from requirements they blend biofuels into gasoline and diesel. Read More | | |
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| | | | | “What we do know is that the production of many the macronutrients and also the active ingredients for ag inputs is heavily concentrated to China. So what happens in China will have profound effects in the short term for sure," says Samuel Taylor, vice president of farm input analysis at Robobank. Read More | | |
| | | | | “One of the most compelling storylines in the analysis is that 83% of shoppers purchase specific cuts of meat and they are eating smaller portions, but with total volume sales up slightly, that means they are eating less more often,” says Rick Stein, FMI Vice President, Fresh Foods. Read More | | |
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| | | | | Can a market be hot and cool at the same time? Yes. Let’s look to the used self-propelled sprayer market as an example. Read More | | |
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| | | | | Grain trade is not a new concept; it is an ancient endeavor. As I reflect on that moment now a decade removed, I can’t help but believe without agriculture, there is no culture. Read More | | |
| | | | | Tile have been running all year around this area, almost like perma frost. Water table still high. Not a good sign for spring. As for prices, why is it that the president gets the blame for the low prices? Like the qb in football, all his fault. C'mon people, everyone plays the part in this, both sides. Global agriculture practices producing crops where they have never been produced before due to increasingly popular genetic traits is a big contributor. 1979, 100 bushel corn in Minnesota was huge, now we are over 200. Finding more outlets for our commodities and being diversified are easier solutions than simply complaining our ways through life. We all want higher prices, but at what expense, that is the question. Read More | | |
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