http://www.agmanager.info Providing Information and Tools For The Competitive Business http://www.AgManager.info/news Dan O'Brien comments on the corn and soybean market response to ongoing crop production problems in South America, and what the moisture now falling in the central and southern plains is saying to the wheat market. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/outlook/newsletters/FinishingReturns/default.asp Dr. Michael Langemeier provides a monthly discussion on recent trends in feeding cost of gain and cattle finishing profitability. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:44:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/energy Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter offers updated forecasts of diesel fuel prices based on oil futures. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/marketing/outlook/crop_outlook/video.asp Dr. Dan O'Brien provides a video presentation of his grain market analysis. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:32:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/basis/tools/default.asp This interactive tool can be used to examine historical weekly nearby basis for corn, sorghum (milo), soybeans, and wheat for various locations in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and parts of Colorado and Texas. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:48:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/basis/maps/archives/default.asp GIS maps showing the weekly basis and deviation from 3 year average for corn, wheat, soybeans, and milo in the central Plains. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:41:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State, outlines a recent court ruling on a bizarre negligence case which, while far removed from agriculture, has important implications for farmers and ranchers. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:53:00 CDT http://www.lmic.info/memberspublic/InTheCattleMarket/cattlemarkets.pdf "Drought Impacts Cattle Numbers" by Tim Petry, North Dakota State University. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:11:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/outlook/newsletters Livestock economist Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University supplies the cattle market analysis: he discusses the implications of the USDA cattle inventory report released last Friday, and talks about how much more upside might be left in the feeder cattle market.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:03:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/graphs/ Price, basis, forecast, cattle slaughter, cattle cycle, cattle on feed, livestock feeding returns, and meat trade charts, as well as supply and demand for corn, wheat and soybeans. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:02:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Dan O'Brien provides his presentation from the RAM workshops in Salina on grain marketing tools. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:22:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news/KFMA_News/Archives/default.asp 1. Strategic Assessment of a Farm's Resources and Business Environment - Michael Langemeier; 2. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:02:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Kevin Dhuyvetter tells of the new Kansas agriculture custom rates guide that K-State has just put together, which projects custom rates for various farm and ranch services in 2012. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:53:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp Kevin Dhuyvetter provides a tool for determining the terms of a flexible cash rent lease, with an explanation of the inputs and output for the spreadsheet in the accompanying paper. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:16:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp Updated land lease publications and forms from the North Central Farm Management Extension Committee.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:15:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/livestock/budgets/production/default.asp Kevin Dhuyvetter provides projected pasture rental rates for 2012, to attempt to fill in some of the gaps in information from the discontinued Bluestem Pasture report. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:14:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/outlook/newletters "USDA WASDE Report - Soybean Market Impacts", by Dr. Dan O'Brien.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:54:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen concludes his look at the top ten agricultural law developments of 2011. He also looks ahead to pending legal issues in 2012 that will be of major interest to the agriculture sector. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:44:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news In the first of a two-part series, agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen recaps the top ten agricultural law developments of 2011. Here, he covers items 6-10 including a still-pending EPA stance on wetlands jurisdiction, and court rulings on the anti-trust exemption for cooperatives. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:37:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/machinery/Tools/KCD_CustomRates(Jan2012).pdf Due to budget reductions at Kansas Agricultural Statistics (KAS), the annual "Custom Rates" survey was discontinued in 2010. Kevin Dhuyvetter provides model-estimated values for 2010 and 2011 to allow users to examine year-to-year changes both in absolute and percentage terms. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:16:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/marketing/decisions Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter provides the latest update of historical grain prices. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:47:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/livestock/marketing/database Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter provides the latest update of historical cattle prices. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:46:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news John Crespi discusses the current state of commodity check-off programs and the generic agricultural product advertising they support, and the challenge of sustaining those programs, as so-called "branded" products gain more momentum in the marketplace. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:37:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/graphs/Crops/default.asp USDA supply and demand estimates for corn, soybeans and wheat. Includes graphs of historical data and spreadsheets with raw data.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:14:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/livestock/marketing/clper/default.asp Dr. Glynn Tonsor provides a newsletter to enhance the dissemination of information from peer-reviewed economic research articles to livestock industry decision makers. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:04:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, offers several suggestions on estate and income tax planning for the new calendar year, in light of potential changes in federal regulations in those two areas in 2013. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:37:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/policy/default.asp Mykel Taylor and Elizabeth Sieverkropp provide analysis about the effects of the ban on horse slaughter and the recent recession on sale prices of U.S. horses. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:41:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Art Barnaby looks at the repercussions of the MF Global trading debacle for the commodity markets, and the breach of confidence in the trade system that concerns agricultural producers: he talks about how this affects all grain producers, regardless of their level of participation in the markets, and looks at some of the proposed solutions to prevent a repeat of the situation. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:37:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Kevin Dhuyvetter comments on the prospect of a farmland value "bubble" developing, a notion that has surfaced again following a head-turning sale of farm ground in Iowa last week...he also looks at how rising land values are impacting rental rates. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:37:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/policy/commodity/2007default.asp Dr Carl Zulauf, at Ohio State University, has prepared analysis of the ACRE program. Art Barnaby though you might find this analysis interesting, as it is one of the key economic arguments in the next Farm Bill. Posted with permission of the author. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:46:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp Art Barnaby notes that press reports are suggesting the Farm Bill will have multiple commodity program options. This will increase the administrative cost for implementation of a commodity program. A complicated program with large administrative costs may approach the point where administrative costs exceed the benefit to farmers. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:37:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/tools Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter offers Excel spreadsheet for estimating winter costs for beef cows, a particularly useful tool given the lingering effects of the drought. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:51:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp Art Barnaby notes that lack of sound underwriting will allow farmers to adverse select on the program and cost will exceed CBO estimates in the new farm bill. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:37:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp Art Barnaby provides a brief overview of four different approaches to cover risk through the new farm bill. Other plans will follow but are likely variations of these four types of policies. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:37:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp A question from an extension agent to Art Barnaby on crop insurance coverage on land which used part of its 2012 water allocation in 2011 in order to save the crop generated a prompt answer from RMA. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:37:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp Kevin Dhuyvetter and Terry Kastens reveal a few of the highlights of a study that examined the interaction of agricultural returns,non-agricultural returns, and government payments in driving agricultural land values in 39 states in the U.S. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:26:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp Kevin Dhuyvetter and Terry Kastens focus on buying farm land, and also on expected rate of return on farm land investments. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:15:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp Kevin Dhuyvetter and Mykel Taylor report Kansas Agricultural Statistics' county-level values for cash rents and estimates of county-level land values, which were calculated using estimated CRD land values. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:04:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/agribus/Other/default.asp Vincent Amanor-Boadu shares perspectives of agri-food business leaders on the current state of the economy. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:02:00 CDT