Predicting game winners and market winners
If you have been a follower of this blog over the years you know eventually, I will use basketball as an example. This is the week I am going to do that. My daughter is playing on three teams this...
View ArticleFFA Tribute: Mackenna Clifton
The FFA Tribute goes to Mackenna Clifton, National FFA Southern Region vice president. Mackenna represents southern states and joined FFA because it felt like home and offered an opportunity for...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, Jan. 14, 2023
Farmers across the country were in Puerto Rico for the American Farm Bureau Association annual meeting, and Mike shares highlights. Mike is joined by Dr. Matt Roberts, senior grain and oilseed analyst,...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, January 16, 2023
Max Armstrong shares some thoughts on the National Western Stock Show which was canceled two years ago, and it was limited last year. But for the 117th edition, the event is back in a big way. Max...
View ArticleMidwest Digest, January 16, 2023
Max Armstrong shares some stories about Martin Luther King, Jr., who could be mischievous as a child. Max turns his attention the continuing dangers of grain bins to farmers after the death of a...
View ArticleScott identifies key farm bill issues
House Ag Committee Ranking Member David Scott, D-Ga., identified five key issues he plans to prioritize in the upcoming Farm Bill. They include expanding rural broadband, which Scott says should be...
View ArticleFeed arrives at Foster Farms after rail delays
Union Pacific Corp. and poultry producer Foster Farms said enough corn shipments have been made to replenish feed stocks after delayed trains in recent months caused inventories to drop to critical...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, January 17, 2023
Max Armstrong reports on the marching orders issued to lobbyists from delegates from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Max shares that a poll ahead of the delegate meeting shows that most are family...
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Record low hay stocks this winter
Two years of drought have severely depleted U.S. hay stocks. The recently released December 1 hay stocks from USDA showed total stocks of 71.9 million tons, 16.4 percent below the previous ten-year...
View ArticleRepublicans announce House Agriculture Committee members
The House Republican Steering Committee announced its recommendations for GOP members to serve on the House Agriculture Committee. They include 15 returning members and 12 new ones. Committee Chair...
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