Farm Aid 30th Anniversary Champaign, Illinois Memorial Stadium September 22nd, 1985. Biggest concert lineup ever. I have asked my good friend, Joe Alexander, to come on the podcast with me and talk about Farm Aid.  Joe has done many things in his past including working for me and he does…Read More112- Farm Aid 30 years ago

Winning the Presidency is all about math.  You have to win enough individual elections to get to 273 electoral college votes. So a republican needs to win both Florida and Ohio and probably Virginia and North Carolina to win.  There are several other combinations but republicans are really boxed in…Read More111-Which Republican Presidential candidate would be good for American Agriculture

Iranian Nuke deal. How does this affect American agriculture. Why? World Corporations?  Many of the people who run these large corporations do not experience living like many in rural, agricultural areas do.  Not good, not bad just different.  p Access to growing markets.  Cheap oil? I examine the potential for…Read More110 – Iran Nuclear Deal & American Agriculture

Boy, for what seemed like a long time all the experts in agriculture had a lot of gloom and doom they were spreading. Well, maybe they are not as bearish now. For awhile they were correct, but in the end I wonder where we are going to end up.  My…Read More109 – Are the Ag Markets Gloom and Doom over ?

Was asked to defend Farm Program payments.  No problem was asked that question all the time for 8 years.  People in Commercial Production Agriculture have been getting beat up over these payments for years. 2 Reasons 1.  Food Security and Cheap Abundant Food 2. Agriculture Economic Security Politically people on…Read More108 – Why do we have Farm Program Payments?

I was going to do this the night before the big January agricultural reports come out, but I decided to wait until spring.  Spring is the time that a new year really starts for many farmers and ranchers so here goes with my predictions. I do know the cash cattle…Read More107-Farm Industry Predictions, Questions, 2015

In both World War 1 and World War 2 American agriculture had very profitable times.  We had to because we were feeding the whole free world.  Now if World War 3 comes along won’t the same thing happen? No, not in my opinion.  American agriculture is very export dependent and…Read More106 – World War 3 – does US agriculture benefit?

Commodity Deflation Grain prices suck right now. And, Fertilizer Prices Increased ?????? OK, where am I going with this.  Profitability in farming is going into the tank right now.  Talked to a very good farmer and with him using $360 an acre cash rent, which could be low for his…Read More105 – Commodity Deflation or what the hell happened to grain prices?

New farm podcast on the latest info on the FARM Program I say episode 105 but it is 104. Get into the FSA office now and prove your yields if you can and update your base acres if it is in your best interests to do that. Remember FSA has…Read More104 – ARC or PLC which to choose in the FARM PROGRAM

New Discoveries for high risk farms in the Farm Bill So, you farm corn and soybeans in the Midwest and you are going to choose ARC county for all your acres.  Not so quick.  If any of these farms have high risk ground you may want to re think that.…Read More103 – High risk discoveries 2014 Farm Bill