Grain and the Birth of Civilization
Originally published at https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/07/19/grain-birth-civilization Grain markets played a...
The Farming Cartel
"So it's decided. We'll all cut back our production -- all of us! And then we'll announce it to the press, and prices will go up. But...
New favorite podcast - Ag News Daily
Literally just yesterday a young woman asked me for some ag-related podcast recommendations, and I'm happy to spread the word about this...
Jethro Tull Spinning in His Grave
Originally published at https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/03/29/jethro-tull-spinning-grave In 1701, Jethro Tull...
Beware Income Volatility
Originally published at https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/03/15/beware-income-volatility Picture someone who...
Alpha Grains
Farmers don't really get a lot of choice about which commodity markets they have exposure to. The geography and the climate of their...
They grow up so fast!
When each week of the corn growing season is smooshed together in this timelapse video, it only takes a minute and a half to go from...
Like flying the Millennium Falcon with Han Solo
That's how I've always described sitting in the Market to Market analyst's chair across the table from the legendary Walt Hackney. Also...
Emergency! (or not so much) Grain Piles
An update on the size of "Emergency" uncovered grain piles: as of October 14, 2016, there were 232 million bushels' worth of space...
Soybeans Taking the Fast Lane -- The Expanded Panama Canal!
Did you know that 1 out of every 4 (more or less-ish) U.S. soybeans get to cruise through the Panama Canal? They may not be on big enough...