http://www.agmanager.info Providing Information and Tools For The Competitive Business http://www.AgManager.info/news K-State grain market economist Dan O'Brien takes a closer look at the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report that came out this week, and it's long-term implications for wheat, feedgrain and soybean price trends. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:23:00 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, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:00 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, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/outlook/newletters "March USDA Report Signals Large World Supplies As U.S. Farmers Approach Spring Fieldwork", by Dr. Dan O'Brien. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp K-State Dept. of Ag Economics Faculty Send Letter to USDA RMA Regarding Crop Insurance Coverage Losses on Consecutive Summer Crops in Intensive Dryland Cropping Systems in Western Kansas. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:38:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp Dr. Art Barnaby provides updated forecasts of expected ACRE payments by crop and by state based on the recently released NASS yields. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:11:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/news K-State agricultural economist Rich Llewelyn reports on a new study of the economic risks associated with converting Conservation Reserve Program acreage to crop production...this research centered on the returns from a wheat-sorghum-fallow rotation on former CRP ground. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:14:00 CDT http://www.lmic.info/memberspublic/InTheCattleMarket/cattlemarkets.pdf "Wholesale Beef Movement", by John Michael Riley, Mississippi State University and John D. Anderson, American Farm Bureau Federation. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:13:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp SURE is not your father's disaster program. It is a whole farm revenue guarantee while past programs provided payments only if yields fell below 65% of a grower's approved yield. SURE covers price and yield risk that is very similar to revenue insurance. SURE provides coverage on top of one's crop insurance coverage and under some extreme conditions it is possible to collect a SURE payment without triggering a crop insurance payment. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:26:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/outlook/newsletters Market analyst Erica Rosa of the Livestock Marketing Information Center offers this week's cattle market analysis: in addition to reviewing last week's fed and feeder cattle price trends, she comments on a new projection of per-capita meat consumption in the U.S. in 2010, and what that means for the beef industry. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:41:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/marketing/decisions Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter provides the latest update of historical grain prices, through February, 2010. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:47:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/livestock/marketing/database Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter provides the latest update of historical cattle prices, through February, 2010. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:46:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/machinery/CHAMP/totreport09.pdf Dr. Terry Kastens and Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter provide the Custom Harvester and Management Program report for 2009, a compilation of survey information from CHAMP members. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:38:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news/KFMA_News/Archives/default.asp 1. Comparative Advantage - Michael Langemeier; 2. Perceived Comparative Advantage of Cow-Calf Producers - Kelsey Frasier-Pope, Ted Schroeder, Michael Langemeier; 3. Factors Impacting Feeding Cost of Gain - Michael Langemeier; 4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:02:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/news Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University reports on two USDA farm program payment items: a recent clarification by the Farm Service Agency on inactive members of a farming enterprise, and how that impacts payment eligibility; and the new requirement allowing the IRS to share a farmer's gross income information with the FSA for payment eligibility purposes. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:14:00 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. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:24:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/news Dr. Art Barnaby reminds producers about the March 15th deadline for spring-planted crop insurance enrollment, which determines eligibility for the SURE program...he also has new numbers on the expected payout for Kansas producers enrolled in the ACRE program. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:36:00 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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:22:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp Dr. Art Barnaby provides updated Marketing Year Average estimates for 2009-2010 ACRE crops. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:07:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/energy Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter offers updated forecasts of diesel fuel prices based on oil futures. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:33:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/about/contributors/Presentations/O'brien/EconomicLandscape_OBrien_02-26-10.pdf Dr. Dan O'Brien provides and overview of macroeconomics and factors which influence U.S. agriculture. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:52:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/energy/default.asp Dr. Dan O'Brien provides and discusses USDA projections of bioenergy-related corn and soyoil use for the period 2010-2019. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:02:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp#Decision-Making%20Tools An updated decision tool by Kevin Dhuyvetter and Terry Kastens for determining the terms of a flexible cash rent lease. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:18:00 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. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:13:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/news Dr. Jason Bergtold reports on his latest research on the costs and returns associated with including a cover crop in a grain crop rotation: the fertilizer and herbicide cost savings certain cover crops can provide, the costs of seeding a cover crop, and why grain prices make a difference in the practicality of including cover crops in rotation. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:36:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/income/papers/default.asp Rich Llewelyn, Jeff Williams, Alan Schlegel and Troy Dumler provide results from a study from western Kansas that was presented at the Kansas Natural Resources Conference in Wichita. They find that for west-central Kansas, if producers are eligible to remain in the CRP program, they probably should do so, unless they do not give much consideration to risk. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:14:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/decisions/default.asp#Storage_and_Handling An Excel spreadsheet by Dr. Dan O'Brien showing grain price differentials for local and national cash markets relevant to six Kansas regions. Users' local prices may be entered and also includes transportation returns. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:48:00 CDT