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    Inside The Market

    In the season of 1986–87, U.S. ending stocks of corn were at 66% of annual use, 45 percentage points above the 21% ending stocks-to-use ratio for soybeans. The mountain of corn in relation to soybeans stands as the widest supply disparity those two crops have seen...

  • Flooding along Missouri River in 2019, Image by Jim Patrico

    WeatherLink

    For much of U.S. crop country, the major weather event of the 2019 crop year is flooding. The magnitude and area of coverage are mind-boggling.

  • TaxLink

    Now that tax season is over, I'm visiting my clients and reviewing their year-to-date financial statements. One discussion point is basic blocking and tackling. I recently read that farm income is projected to be 45% lower in 2019 than its peak in 2013. Have you lowered your...

  • Image by Pamela Smith

    CropLink

    A new dicamba herbicide premix from Syngenta offers a combination punch in the field but needs to be used earlier in the season than competing products.

  • Japanese Beetle, Image by Pamela Smith

    CropLink

    Japanese beetles are the insect bullies of the corn and soybean field. The oafish beetles make a big show by mostly munching around field edges, but when push comes to shove, they don't always inflict enough damage to be economic.

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    Family Business Matters

    During the course of working day in and day out with family farms and ranches in transitions, we spend significant time talking about structure and strategy. Structure has to do with the way the farm or ranchland, the equipment, livestock and other assets are owned...

  • Krone predicts there will be gradual improvement in the farm-equipment market, Image supplied by Krone

    Social Marketing

    Dietz Lankhorst's long journey back to Krone North America ended in January, when he was named president and CEO of the hay and forage equipment manufacturer, based in West Memphis, Tennessee.

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