Tag Archives: corn

022 Sunday night market update

Please leave a review of my show in itunes (click “view in itunes”) Prices as of 9:00 P.M. central time Sunday August 28th Dec. corn $7.72 Nov. soybeans $14.27 Dec. wheat $8.00 Oct. cattle $115.00 Sept. Gold $1814.20 Sept. silver … Continue reading

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013 In Defense of Corn

Podcasting from the tractor planting corn. The CEO of Smithfield Food is worried about his mother being able to afford bacon; blaming ethanol. His article is in the May 1st Wall Street Journal. This podcast is a rebuttal to his … Continue reading

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012 Government regulations and lawsuits

TMDL – Total Maximum Daily Limits – EPA and others are using TMDLs to limit farming activity in the Chesapeake Bay area.  Will this be coming to your watershed? Mississippi River has been on the list of environmentalists for years.  … Continue reading

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Enough young farmers – 2

Below is a comment I received about my podcast that we have enough young farmers.  My reply is below also and I am going to further explain myself.  Thanks for the comments. Listener Comment: “The fact that you think we … Continue reading

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011 – 2012 Farm Bill – Farmer’s Choice Bill

A lot has changed since the last Farm Bill was passed.  Politics, commodity prices, input costs, tea party, global economics, US budget deficit, have all changed. So how do we get a new farm bill? 1. Give farmers choices 2. … Continue reading

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