May 9, 2008
Extension Update--UPDATED
Extension Update is a weekly summary of news from Extension, government, and other attributable sources, focused on marketing, farm management, and other issues that are of interest to Midwestern farm owners and operators. UPDATED WITH NEW USDA MAY SUPPLY-DEMAND NUMBERSPosted by Stu Ellis at 12:12 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
May 8, 2008
If You Are Delivering Corn To An Ethanol Plant In July, Will Your Price Premium Cover The Cost Of Grain Quality Management?
To benefit from the market carry offered by ethanol plants or other processors wanting a constant inflow of grain, farmers must accept the storage risk, which includes keeping the grain in condition. That takes management and requires energy expense, but is there a payoff, and how closely should that grain be kept within parameters? As the outside air warms up and the humidity rises, grain storage issues are going to be on your mind.Posted by Stu Ellis at 12:51 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
May 7, 2008
What Is Stealing Your Nitrogen And Starving Your Corn?
Your decisions for use of Roundup Ready or Liberty Link corn have already been made. It is either in your field, or in your machine shed awaiting a brief ride in a planter box. But your decisions for a post emergent weed control system in corn may have brought some unexpected consequences. You don’t like surprises, so let’s take a look at what to expect this year in those corn fields.Posted by Stu Ellis at 12:27 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
May 6, 2008
The New Farm Bill: What Do We Really Know About It?
The new Farm Bill has not exactly been written in a vacuum, but very little has escaped the Congressional Committee room doors. Even Monday, when the leadership said the document is complete for all practical purposes, they only offered crumbs from the huge cake that has been in the mixing, baking, and decorating process for the last three years. With little else to go on, we’ll look at the crumbs, which do indicate the flavor of the cake.Posted by Stu Ellis at 12:34 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
May 5, 2008
Checking In On The Recent Dynamics In The Wheat Market
As the US wheat crop comes to life, and makes the final turn toward maturity, domestic and global supplies will soon be expanding and concluding a multi-year chapter of short crops and tight supplies. The US wheat producer fed the world, allowing domestic supplies to run critically short in an effort to meet global needs. As the new crop in the Northern Hemisphere takes shape, what factors will dominate the market?Posted by Stu Ellis at 12:43 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
