Top Producer Editors

We’re unlocking the mystery and getting inside the heads of Top Producer of the Year winners and finalists. Check out what they’ve learned along the way and tips that you might be able to incorporate into your own farm.

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Moneywise
Shorter Depreciation period, Look up, General!, Positive peer pressure, More sales = more profits, see your banker soon, Relief at the pump to continue.
November 16, 2020 10:55 PM
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Policy
Moneywise December 2010
Beginning farmers get grant support; big market rallies require temperance; New members in Congress will need ag schooling; watch IRS requirements for prepaying expenses
November 16, 2020 10:55 PM
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Policy
Q&A with Secretary Vilasack
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack answers tough questions in this exclusive interview
November 16, 2020 10:55 PM
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Poultry
Major Food Company Signals Interest In Farm Practices
One of the world’s largest food and beverage companies is investing heavily in sourcing of cage-free eggs and focusing on sustainable production practices for numerous additional commodities.
November 16, 2020 10:17 PM
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Soybeans
Market Outlook
Market news and updates
November 16, 2020 10:11 PM
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Soybeans
Moneywise: ‘Crazy Soybean II’ Worries in Brazil
Brazil fights new soybean disease; file claims against Eastern within 60 days; Biotech crop insurance available
November 16, 2020 10:05 PM
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Corn
Specialty-Crop: Producers Look Past Corn and Soybeans For Profits
Many farmers are focused on bringing in the harvest and mapping out marketing decisions for the fall and winter. Yet there are plenty of entrepreneurs willing to look past rows of corn and soybeans to the potential profit locked inside unusual plants. U.S. producers are investigating sales possibilities for crops such as hemp, pawpaw fruit and edamame, three different crops with similar challenges. Farmers who intend to grow them must learn all of their agronomic needs, crunch the numbers on costs and ensure the necessary infrastructure is in place to process and market them. For those who break into a niche, the revenue can be tremendous.
November 16, 2020 09:03 PM
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Over 200 Illinois stores, bars and restaurants carry spirits from CEO Jamie Walter and his company, Whiskey Acres.
Corn
Proof Positive: Grain Farmers Distill Crops into Premium Spirits for Retail
Jamie Walter, CEO and president of Whiskey Acres, was in search of ways to diversify his family’s 2,000-acre corn and soybean operation when inspiration hit: What if they used their grain as a feature ingredient in premium spirits such as vodka, whiskey and bourbon? In 2011, they decided to see if they could make an on-farm distillery work.
November 16, 2020 08:57 PM
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Hay
Farmland Update Iowa Land Values Lead Stabilization Trend
Although spotty, there are signs of stabilization underway in portions of the Corn Belt farmland market.
November 15, 2020 03:29 PM
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Hay
Market Outlook: Japan meat trade shakey
Japan copes with disaster; Chinese crush capacity boosts oil exports; alfalfa hay in high demand
November 15, 2020 03:21 PM
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