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Grain price crash baffles drought stricken farmers
Marlin Clark explains grain market prices despite an ongoing drought that’s affecting farmers’ crops across the United States — it rained on LaSalle Street.
Got the rain gauge (and grain market) blues
The rain gauge told the story yesterday. I finally limped out there with my shepherd’s crook leaving holes in the ground. (That’s another story: I am getting old and brittle, and couldn’t find a cane in the house.) I knew it would be bad, since it had been more than a week, but I was
A new year means more things to discover
A new year brings new opportunities to explore birds, nature.
Some tips for using fuel oil safely
If you’re heating your home or shop with fuel oil, remember to do so safely.
2011 crop planting progress is slow, confusing
When the weather broke, U.S. farmers did what they are good at doing, which is running day and night when they can, and sleeping next winter. The results were mixed, and a little confusing to the markets.
See you in court: Agricultural society files suit to settle fairgrounds dispute
AKRON – The Summit County Agricultural Society has gone to court seeking a temporary restraining order preventing an eviction and the seizure of personal property on the fairgrounds. The society is also seeking a declaratory judgment, asking the court to make right what the ag society defines as the county’s illegal activities. The agricultural society
Market Monitor: Drumbeat of drought fades to an echo
The drumbeat of drought has been with us all winter. Grain prices have declined, farmer selling has slowed, and the talk has been that prices will recover, because, after all, we are still in drought in the Western Corn Belt. Mississippi This winter we listened to news that the Army Corp. of Engineers was not
What will kick Congress into gear?
Alan Guebert takes Washington to task on the 2012 Farm Bill.
Corn prices looking for direction
URBANA, Ill. — Corn prices have settled into a relatively narrow trading range, with December 2009 futures trading between $3.20 and $3.50 per bushel over the past three weeks. According to University of Illinois Extension Economist Darrel Good, the relatively low price level reflects the anticipation of a large harvest in 2009. The USDA will
Predictions of a fast spring going away
The expected fast pace of spring planting due to dryness over much of the Midwest has gone away. Marlin Clark offers insight into the grain markets.
