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Market Monitor: Harvest pressure and strange dreams
When a grain trader talks about harvest pressure, he is referring to the effect on the futures markets on the Chicago Board of Trade brought about by farmers taking grain to town and elevators selling futures to hedge it. The effect is normally to force down the price of futures since there is more need
Grain markets hang onto highs
Grain markets continue to confound observers, as new highs keep flowing as combines keep rolling. Corn, soybeans and wheat have all made new highs or returned to the high in the case of wheat. This is happening even as we are finishing harvest, a time normally of declining prices. Take your pick of the reason.
Ethanol bandwagon has room for one more
Those booming for ethanol production in Ohio say that even though the wagon is getting crowded, there is still plenty of time for Ohio farmers to hop on.
Manure nutrient management plans important for dairy farms
Learn to account for the nutrient value of livestock manure, develop a management plan for application and maintain appropriate records.
Insect-deterring sorghum compounds may be eco-friendly pesticide
Compounds produced by sorghum plants to defend against insects could be used as a targeted, nontoxic insect deterrent.
USDA outlines help for farmers hit by trade-triggered market losses
USDA announced details Aug. 27 of actions the department will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations.
Ask FSA Andy about losing a spouse
FSA Andy shares her own experience losing a spouse, urging readers to plan ahead and take care of their health in 2017.
We should learn a lesson from Brazil
A farmer from a temperate zone, such as one who farms in Ohio, looking for the first time at a tropical rainforest would be wrong to think of the landscape as a farming bonanza. Many would think: “Just cut down these trees and let’s plant some useful crops. If this forest is so luxuriant, surely
Market Monitor Report bounce goes away, bailout effects unknown
When USDA released their monthly Crop Production and Supply and Demand Reports May 11, the market saw glimmers of hope amongst the nuggets of news. The shiny spots now appear to be fools gold. Reality sets in Markets spurted higher coming out of reports May 11, but reality struck later in the week and we
Midwinter grain report from Great North
The grain markets crashed after the USDA Inventory Report earlier this month.
