An insurance specialist is encouraging farmers to consider a risk management tool called captive insurance. Van Carlson says his company, SRA 831 (b) Admin, helps business owners develop a self-insurance model. “If I have a huge deductible on my building, or have an actual cash value minus depreciation. Which means if I have a 20-year […]
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Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling, unable to follow through on occasional mixed to firm movement. While weather
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures ended the session higher, waiting for this week’s direct business to get underway.
Combined U.S. and Canadian cattle and hog inventory numbers were mixed when compared to a year ago. The USDA and Statistics
The president of Solutions from the Land is urging the USDA to reconsider closing the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland.
An ag economist says the increased trade tensions between the U.S. and China are starting to negatively impact soybean prices. “We
Sep. corn closed at $3.82 and 1/2, down 5 centsSep. soybeans closed at $10.27 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsSep.
Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed on the week, up on the week. The numbers are in line with USDA projections for
Michigan cash rental values are unchanged this year despite farmland values in the state seeing the largest increase nationwide. Jon LaPorte is a
The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council says expanding market access remains a top priority for soybean farmers heading into
