Opinion
Analysis and insights from experts across the agriculture industry.
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.
A lot of farmland is being sold this year and many farmers will use a 1031 exchange to defer the gain. We review what type of property qualifies for the deferral.
Market Watch is a weekly overview of ag commodity markets prepared by Brugler Marketing. It is meant to be educational in nature and should not be used or interpreted as trading advice. Call 402-697-3623 with questions.
The lesson is to trust science and technology so that its farmers and citizens stop paying a price they can’t afford.
Corn and soybeans may be trying to carve out a harvest low. Cattle futures continue to look constructive, despite this week’s sideways trade.
Today’s USDA report pressured grain prices, how much more downside is there? Live cattle futures have stalled out against resistance, is the “rally” over?
It discusses what farmers should be storing if they don’t have 100% on-farm storage.
Rather than panicking about an environmental doomsday, let’s embrace the ability of technology and the willingness of farmers to make our world a better place.
Market Watch Looks at the main news drivers for the ag commodities each week, from the Brugler Marketing perspective. This content is meant to be entertaining in nature and not to be used as trading advice.
This meticulously researched book is a myth killer.
The House want to eliminate discounts on non-business assets. Farms are business, but will farmland holdings also qualify as a business and get a discount.
Since 1909, U.S. meat consumption has increased by more than 100 pounds per person. This blog discusses some of the policy and technological developments which drove this increase.
The House Ways and Means Committee plans on capping the Section 199A 20% deduction. We now confirm the plan is not to limit the DPAD from a cooperative deduction.