Opinion
Analysis and insights from experts across the agriculture industry.
Last week May corn prices blew past $6, and then a few days later $6.50.
USDA February Report observations and highlights that will impact farmers short and long-term.
A reader asks us about constructive receipt on grain sales. We go over the rules to have a proper deferral of grain sales.
Market Watch is an overview of the information driving ag market prices for the week. It is not intended to be trading advice. Please call Brugler Marketing & Management with questions @ 402-697-3623 for marketing aids.
Most farmers prepay farm expenses at year-end. It may be more difficult this year.
This practice undermines, so to speak, our loud proclamation as stewards or rewrites the definition.
A few decades ago a group of local farmers, young bucks full of vim and vigor, spent a winter pranking each other.
Inflation climbs but consumers still feel a touch better
Like many family traditions, these cookies are a sign of the past, unique to a specific heritage and a little weird.
Farmers who want to own farmland in an IRA need to understand the tax risks. It is likely not a good idea.
If you are installing a new u-joint, here’s a quick way to dramatically reduce its lifespan: Over-tighten the bolts on the straps that hold the caps in place.
Here’s how to build a torquing stand that allows one man to easily do the job.
Customers often ask Dan Anderson how often to oil chains on planters. Here’s his answer.
If you’ve got a slow oil leak on a gearbox, possibly even an engine crankcase or hydraulic reservoir, consider this temporary fix to get you by until you have time to fix it “right.”
Many assume it will make the spouse benefit equal to 50% of their own higher benefit, but that only applies if they start collecting at full retirement age.
For many years, climate activists have criticized agriculture and farmers as part of the climate change problem, ultimately determining laws that inhibit our work. Yet we are in fact a part of the solution.
More than 10 years after enactment, the Food Safety Modernization Act has radically changed the regulatory approach of the Food and Drug Administration, which oversees the safety of 75 percent of the U.S. food supply.
2021 crop returns have been strong. 2022 expected corn and soybean returns should be strong too but with increased costs.
It’s time to set the record straight on Indian farmers and stubble burning. We must go beyond the finger pointing and propose constructive solutions.
I first (was forced to) read “Return of the Native,” a Victorian novel set in 1850 rural England in high school.
Markets Consolidate as US Harvest Nears Completion
Market Watch looks @ the main news items driving ag commodity prices each week. It should be seen as educational, and not trading advice. Contact Brugler Marketing @ 402-697-3623 for questions or professional advice.
Export Sales Fall Within Expectations, But Lower on the Week
The emergence of COVID-19, a zoonotic disease, which has killed more than 5 million people globally, has triggered many policy responses. One area that needs increased attention is animal disease surveillance.
Pulses are a very important crop for India. They are an important source of protein, grow quickly, generate good profits for farmers, and contribute to agricultural and environmental sustainability.
In the EU, unfortunately, regulators have blocked farmers from planting the best seeds, developed with science-based gene technologies that allow producers to grow more food on less land than ever before.