The Bean Trade I Didn't Make

Jon Scheve provides trades he considered doing this past month, but ultimately didn’t make, because he thought they were too speculative.

Cyclical Herd Expansion Over; Record Beef Production In 2020

The latest Cattle report issued by USDA confirms that cyclical herd expansion in the U.S. is over. The numbers indicate that, while cattle inventories have stopped growing, no major liquidation is underway.

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What is Your Farm's EBITDA?

In today’s environment of tight margins and split-second opportunities, you need to work toward being proactive, coaches David Kohl, professor emeritus of agricultural finance at Virginia Tech University. Do so by monitoring a few key financial metrics.

Manage Fallow Field Syndrome For 2020 Planting

When soils are cold, saturated or don’t have active roots it reduces biological activity, according to Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. Prevent plant (PP) fields are at a higher risk of off-balanced microbes that could hurt the 2020 crop.

How Do QBI Losses Carryover

AgWeb's Paul Neiffer helps answer questions about QBI loss carryover.

USDA OKs Disaster Areas for 3 Indiana Counties Hit by Rain

Three western Indiana counties hit by excessive rainfall last year have been declared primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Location
Rock County, Minnesota

Another bad crop from extreme weather. The high cost of seed, fuel, repair labor, insurance, interest, chemicals, and machinery along with huge negative basis and check off have made me lose a lot of money the past few years. At least we have competitive export prices. 36 years of farming and now I quit. Let someone else pay the bills, if they can.

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