– Elliott Dennis, Assistant Professor & Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Much of this past crop year has focused on the larger than normal uncertainty of supply in the grain markets due to delayed planting, slow crop progress, and prevent planting acres. As the supply of corn decreases basis [...]

Written by: Matt Woolfolk, ASA Director of Performance Programs When I am struggling to come up with a topic for this column like I was this month, I usually look at the previous month’s article (to make sure I don’t copy it again) and the article from the same month in the previous year; hoping [...]

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) elected new directors and announced new officers June 20 during the group’s annual meeting and symposium in Brookings, South Dakota. Tommy Clark, Culpeper, Virginia, was introduced as the 2019-2020 BIF president during the Thursday luncheon. Joe Mushrush, Strong City, Kansas, is the new vice president. New directors elected to serve [...]

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers considering “prevent plant” crop insurance payments face decisions on what to do with unplanted fields, says Rob Myers, a University of Missouri Extension agronomist. Many farmers will file for “prevent plant” crop insurance payments this year after record-setting May rainfall and flooding. Cover crops are one option. But Myers says there [...]