Opinion
Analysis and insights from experts across the agriculture industry.
This article discusses what market variables are contributing to current corn market fluctuations.
Each of the four M’s are verbs—action words—and they represent the actions that farmers everywhere must take as we strive for sustainable food production in the 2020s and beyond.
Grains have been choppy as we head into March options expiration. A seasonal for soybeans is winding down, while one is just getting started for wheat.
We respond to a couple of questions we got on our last post on the new Schedule K2/K3 forms.
The IRS is requiring additional information for partnership and S corporation tax returns this year. However, some returns may not be required to file this extra information. We summarize the details for you.
This article discusses why the recent bean rally is happening and how South American yield uncertainty is contributing to it.
100% bonus depreciation is scheduled to go to 80% in 2023 and then be reduced by 20% each year. We review how Section 179 and bonus depreciation interact also.
I recognized that a simple app on a mobile phone would transform fish farming. Improvements in markets and technology—driven by tools such as the AquaRech app—can help Kenyans transform fish farming.
By any measure, natural disasters have increased in both frequency and severity around the world over the last several decades, in ways clearly linked to the advancing impacts of climate change.
With “The Stupidity of War: American Foreign Policy and the Case for Complacency”, political scientist and Cato Scholar John Mueller has accomplished a remarkable feat.
A reader asks if they can deduct a farm building as they construct it. We go over the details.
This article discusses how I managed to get the highest basis bid in my area of the year.
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This article discusses recent trades I made to collect market premium in a sideways market, which allowed me to sell some of my grain at prices above current market levels.
I’m tempted to think that without the advent and acceptance of GM crops, we wouldn’t now stand at the threshold of a new branch of medicine involving organs harvested from gene edited pigs.
The trend in interest rates is up and the IRS AFRs reflect this trend. We go over some of the details.
For the upcoming crop year, corn farmers using split nitrogen application will have access to a crop insurance product (PACE) to ensure against loss if bad weather hampers their ability to apply the second tranche.
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We provide a post on several points related to the Employee Retention Credit that readers have asked over the last several days.
As a wheat producer, I will be watching developments in Argentina and Brazil closely—and hope they lead to a better future for farmers, consumers, and everyone.
USDA will issue a batch of crop reports on Wednesday, with potential for significant price impact. Brugler Marketing is ready to assist you in managing those price risks, with content like Market Watch.
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This article discusses the variables impacting the bean market to determine if prices can reach $14 or if values will decrease below $13 again.
Agriculture is an ancient activity bound by tradition and habit, but today farming doesn’t mean doing things the way they’ve always been done. It means adapting to change and taking advantage of new technologies.
This article discusses why “free” storage isn’t free and actually hurts all farmers.