Top Producer
The Risk Management Agency just released official harvest prices for federal crop insurance — and they came in well below the base prices set back in February.
Yes, the Fed is cutting interest rates but the agency can only influence mid- and long-term rates. Concerns about inflation are pushing those rates back up again.
Which Presidential Candidate Is More Likely to Tame Inflation or Support Farm Policies and Biofuels?
Ahead of the election, the October Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor asked economists which presidential candidate will be better for agriculture on taming inflation, providing more certainty on farm policy, as well as more likely to support biofuels policies.
The October Monthly Monitor reflects cautious optimism in certain areas of agriculture, marked by export strengths and potential price recoveries, but shadowed by long-term rebuilding challenges, weather dependencies and the impact of the upcoming election.
For the first time in at least 20 years, the volume is greater for loans >$1 million than loans <$1 million.
Tune in to the Build Better Boards Podcast starting Monday, Nov. 4.
As agriculture faces multiple challenges, USDA’s latest net farm income forecast is masking the reality for farmers. While livestock margins have improved for 2024, high input costs and below breakeven prices for row crops means margins could be the worst in nearly 20 years.
Emily Oberbroeckling, farmland appraiser at Peoples Company, joins the Top Producer podcast to explain three methods for listing farmland.
You run it for a few years and then voila — you have the low-hour, 10-year-old unit everyone wants.
Now is the time to evaluate your land goals, decide what physical assets will bring value to your business and invest in what you personally value to live a purpose-driven life.