
Kub's Den
This year's farm borrowing costs may eat up the equivalent of 6.5 bushels per acre of value, but it's a moving target as the interest rate could go up this week, which might itself cause volatility in grain prices.
New York Mercantile Exchange oil futures and Brent crude on the Intercontinental Exchange fell again in early morning trade Friday.
U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., earlier this week announced that Tidewater Terminal Company has been awarded...
A selection of realistic farm books lets farm children see themselves in print and teach others about daily farm life.
Elaine Kub is the author of Mastering the Grain Markets: How Profits Are Really Made -- a 360-degree look at all aspects of grain trading, which draws on her experiences as a futures broker, market analyst, grain merchandiser, and farmer. She grew up on a family farm in South Dakota and holds an engineering degree and an MBA.
This year's farm borrowing costs may eat up the equivalent of 6.5 bushels per acre of value, but it's a moving target as the interest rate could go up this week, which might itself cause volatility in grain prices.
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