Replant FAQ’s
Every spring during planting season it’s always the hope of producers that Mother Nature will provide perfect growing conditions. Temperatures that aren’t too hot or too cold. Rains that come gently just when our crops need it. But we know that’s not how it works. After planting if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate it can […]
Precision Ag
The use of precision technology in agriculture and the data collected from it has been steadily growing for the past decade or so. The amount of data that can be collected seems endless. Many of us ask ourselves, now that I have this data what can I do with it? How can I utilize […]
Land Values
Missouri Agriculture Lenders Express Mixed Feelings on Land Values The following article was written by Ben Brown, MU Extension- Agriculture Business and Policy Team When asked, producers- with a smile and a laugh- will likely say their lender is the most pessimistic within their circle of advisors- well at least outside university economists. Lenders are […]
Market Thoughts
The USDA Ag Forum is estimating a huge increase in corn acres for 2023 with a prediction of 91 million acres compared to 88.6 million last year. USDA is also predicting an average yield of 181.5 bushels per acre. This is almost a 5% increase over last year’s yield of 173.3 bushels per acre. […]
Marketing with Crop Insurance
February has come and gone and the spring minimum guarantee prices for crop insurance have been set. The spring guarantee for corn is set at $5.91. This is a penny higher than last year. Soybeans are set at $13.76 per bushel. This is down 57 cents from last spring, but still a historically high […]