U.S. farmers will not be the only producers looking for ways to hold their financial statements together as it is becoming a worldwide problem. Everyone else in the crop production chain must do the same.
Weather It was 97°F in Fargo, North Dakota yesterday, the warmest day of 2015 despite being in October. It beat the old temperature record by a whopping 12 degrees. Today it is in the 40s with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Is this an indication of global warming or El Nino? The latter continues to strengthen even as weather forecasters are now starting to watch for its collapse. This El Nino is ranked as the second most intense since 1950 with the record set in 1997-98. Most meteorologists don’t think it will st...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
