The US equity markets dropped sharply this week, whether you are looking at the Dow, the S&P, the Russell or your IRA balance. Traders are prone to bottom picking, trying to buy things that are a lot cheaper than they were when bought just a couple days ago. The conventional advice to such traders i […]

From the seat of the combine you see the sins of the season. Perhaps one of the most frustrating? Weed escapes.

Every day is an important day to thank farmers for their hard work, but today is especially important.

Green Plains announced it will sell its ethanol plants in Lakota, Iowa, Bluffton, Ind. and Riga, Mich. to Valero Renewable Fuels.

The new North American Free Trade Agreement, now called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) could reduce tariff aid payments.

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war could provide the opportunity one group of American farmers needs to compete with cheaper Chinese imports.

I believe the bean market will continue to decline, perhaps substantially from here. The global alternative protein sources continue to grow as US crops continue to grow. It is my opinion we are on the verge of very large global shifts. The 2019 prices are an opportunity to hedge. The corn, in my op […]

This year farmers across the corn- and soybean-growing states were inundated with a myriad of challenges. Farmer responses to those challenges lended to, or detracted from, the season’s ultimate success.

How do America’s food companies compare with the market’s overall average? The results – this week’s sell-off notwithstanding – are favorable.

USDA's World Agricultura Supply and Demand Estimates for October project higher ending stocks for corn and wheat. Soybean use is unchanged.