Tag: soybeans
Fickle grain markets are no Christmas present
Take a look at the grain markets and it is hard to find cause for celebration. Celebrate Christmas and the New Year, then get serious about selling grain.
Marketing the ocean waves
Sit by a quote screen the last month and the corn chart for the Chicago Board of Trade is like the ocean tide. It ebbs and it flows. Then ebbs some more.
The grain market’s Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory has been postulated by science to explain the origin of the universe. Some incredibly large explosion, according to this theory,...
Ethanol news leads grain market bounce
The good news is that production of ethanol is up. The bad news is, the production of ethanol is up and all I got was this lousy T-shirt and a lousy price to go with it.
Smartphones enlisted to battle crop disease
The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates crop diseases annually reduce potential yields by as much as 40 percent. A new photo database, 'PlantVillage', will help.
Foreign news, holiday week are grain market price movers
The grain markets are concentrating on South American politics and weather, and on the Thanksgiving holiday. These dominate prices in the absence of other, more direct, news.
Grain harvest winds down to early finish
Although it is only the start of November, this strange and accelerated crop year is winding down to a close.
Farmers brace for lean times in ag economy
Lower commodity prices causing farmers to look more critically at new equipment purchases.
More corn and soybeans, and less crop diversity
With less diversity in the fields, our crops are more susceptible to damage.
DuPont Pioneer plans to increase soybean acres
DuPont Pioneer plans to double acreage of Pioneer brand soybeans with the Plenish high oleic for growers in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.
