Sara Schafer

Sara (Muri) Schafer, editor of Top Producer magazine, grew up on a family farm where they raised hogs and cattle, along with soybeans, corn, wheat, milo and hay. Since joining Farm Journal Media in 2008, she has covered a broad range of topics pivotal to the success of U.S. farmers. In addition to being an award-winning journalist, she has played several key roles with the transformative relaunch of AgWeb.com and spearheaded the Farm Journal Legacy Project expansion. Sara graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in agricultural journalism and a minor in agricultural economics. She resides in Columbia, Mo., with her husband and daughter.

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Alan Brugler’s Take on USDA’s Revised Report
Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing and Management says there were some supportive indicators in yesterday’s revised USDA report, but he is watching today’s interest rate announcement from the Fed more closely.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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Jim Rogers discusses International Agriculture
In researching “Wall Street’s Wildfire” and “Cooling China’s Growth Fever,” I caught up with Jim Rogers at his Singapore home.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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Chip Flory discusses Markets and the Economy
Chip Flory, editor of Pro Farmer newsletter, offers advice on how to position yourself ahead of Friday’s USDA report.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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Interview with Inside the Carbon Market author Jeanne Bernick
Jeanne Bernick, Top Producer Issues Editor, discusses her article, “Inside the Carbon Market.”
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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Downstream Rumblings: Tackle Hypoxia
Hypoxia is not hype. A new report recommends measures to keep nitrogen and phosphorus from floating downstream.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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Shaky Ground: Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute Could Affect U.S. Fertilizer Supply
Due to a pricing dispute, Russia’s main gas company, Gazprom, has shut off gas supplies to neighboring Ukraine, Reuters reported earlier this week. The Russia-Ukraine dispute has already hit 18 countries, which depend on gas supplies from the two countries, as gas supplies were reduced or cut off in the last few days.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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Ready for Snow? Or do you remember last winter?
Yeah I remember December 20th a couple years ago, my wife’s birthday and our first 2 ft snow storm in Colorado for the season, with snow almost every weekend until spring.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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Acreage Ouija Board
As the remarkable year of 2008 ticked to a close, “corn’s move to higher profitability—if preserved through the spring—was probably sufficient to forestall a downturn in plantings, or even encourage a small uptick in plantings,” said Lewis Hagedorn of J.P. Morgan.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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New Flexibility for Cash Rents?
Iowa State University Extension Economist Steven Johnson believes the Farm Service Administration (FSA) will loosen regulations for renters who use flex lease agreements.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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More Evidence the Land Market is Weakening
Land sales demand has softened, according to Jim Farrell, president and CEO of Farmers National Company in Omaha, Neb.
November 17, 2020 01:16 AM
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