http://www.agmanager.info Providing Information and Tools For The Competitive Business http://www.AgManager.info/news Dan O'Brien previews the USDA's May world grain supply and demand report which came out Friday, as part of his weekly commentary on the grain market trends. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:32:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news 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 May 2013 09:48:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/basis/tools/default.asp 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 May 2013 09:41:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/basis/maps/archives/default.asp http://www.lmic.info/memberspublic/InTheCattleMarket/cattlemarkets.pdf "Pasture Conditions and Breeding Herd Dynamics." by Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University. Mon, 13 May 2013 12:11:00 CDT http://www.lmic.info/memberspublic/InTheCattleMarket/cattlemarkets.pdf http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/outlook/newsletters Glynn Tonsor offers this week's cattle market analysis: he shares his latest beef demand index calculations, which show a favorable beef consumption trend, and looks at central and northern plains pasture conditions and the potential impact on cattle numbersMon, 13 May 2013 11:03:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/outlook/newsletters 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, 13 May 2013 08:02:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/graphs/ http://www.AgManager.info/news A roundtable discussion of the just-completed summary of Kansas net farm income for 2012 by the Kansas Farm Management Association, looking at average farm income figures for each area of the state, the significance of crop insurance payments amidst last year's drought, and the ongoing drought-related economic difficulties for cattle producers. Featuring KFMA administrator Kevin Herbel and KFMA economists Mark Wood of northwest Kansas, Dave Rempe of north-central Kansas, Bryan Manny of south-central Kansas, Craig Althauser of northeast Kansas, Hannah Bourbon of southeast Kansas and Scott Laird of southwest Kansas. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:28:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State, gets into the details of this week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which found in favor of Monsanto in the case against a farmer who was re-planting Roundup Ready seed in violation of the seed patent...he says the decision was vitally important to the future availability of advanced production agriculture technology. Wed, 15 May 2013 10:28:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/outlook/newletters Corn and Grain Sorghum Market Outlook in May 2013", and "Wheat Market Outlook in May 2013", by Dan O'Brien.Wed, 15 May 2013 16:54:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/marketing/outlook/newletters 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.Mon, 13 May 2013 17:14:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Agricultural policy specialist Brad Lubben, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, comments on the re-opening of the farm bill debates, with mark-up in both the House and Senate agriculture committees slated to take place next week...he'll talk about what's new on the table, concerning the commodity title of the bill. Wed, 08 May 2013 10:28:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/outlook/newsletters/FinishingReturns/default.asp Glynn Tonsor and Kevin Dhuyvetter present estimated net returns of cattle finishing operations, calculating historical net returns and projecting future net returns which reflect the most recent feedlot closeout estimates and current market conditions. Fri, 10 May 2013 12:44:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/livestock/marketing/database Kevin Dhuyvetter provides the latest update of historical cattle prices. Sat, 04 May 2013 10:46:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/marketing/decisions Kevin Dhuyvetter provides the latest update of historical grain prices. Sat, 04 May 2013 10:47:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp Art Barnaby introduces a paper by Gary Schnitkey and Carl Zulauf, posted on FarmDoc, which provides a good outline of the Farm Bill alternatives. The commodity program will likely will be centered around three programs: a revenue program, a target-price program, and a supplemental insurance program. A passed Farm Bill likely will include two, if not all three, of these programs, giving farmers choices among the programs. Wed, 01 May 2013 17:14:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Vincent Amanor-Boadu comments on what U.S. agriculture has to gain from the trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership...especially in light of the pending addition of Japan to the TPP. Wed, 01 May 2013 10:28:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen, from Iowa State University, covers a recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling on a mineral rights case...in this instance, on the ownership of natural gas that migrated underground, and how the "rule of capture" comes into play. Wed, 01 May 2013 10:25:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Art Barnaby comments on the recent administration proposal to make cuts to premium subsidies and other aspects of the crop insurance program, saying that policy makers need to study the true costs and returns of the program before making any rash budget decisions. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:25:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp Troy Dumler and Justin Waggoner provide a short paper which can provide landowners and cattle producers a starting point in negotiating wheat pasture grazing rates.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:43:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/default.asp Art Barnaby introduces a paper by Keith Collins and Frank Schnapp from NCIS, which helps define the actual costs of crop insurance. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:14:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Kevin Dhuyvetter reports on national recognition that has been bestowed upon two of his Extension colleagues for their standout contributions to U.S. agriculture over the last 30 years: Art Barnaby and Barry Flinchbaugh. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:25:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Agricultural law specialist Roger McEowen cites two recently-decided Kansas court cases, each addressing a farm estate dispute, and illustrating the importance of thorough and detailed farm estate planning. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:25:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/policy/commodity/Analysis/default.asp Troy Dumler updates his paper analyzing direct payments (DCP) and ACRE and also provides an accompanying spreadsheet to analyze your own situation.Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:16:00 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, 15 Apr 2013 11:04:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp Mykel Taylor and Kevin Dhuyvetter provide updated estimates of Kansas land values and non-irrigated cropland rental rates for 2012, using PVD data for 2012 that is now available. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:02:00 CDT http://www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/default.asp The recording and slides from the webinar by Mykel Taylor on "2012 Kansas Land Values and Cash Rents" is available. This is based on the paper that she and Kevin Dhuyvetter released in January, also to be found at this link. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:59:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news Ahead of an upcoming webinar, Mykel Taylor discusses the new report she co-authored on 2012 Kansas land values and rental rates, and how the data in this analysis is a true depiction of farm and ranch land values in the state. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:25:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/livestock/budgets/production/default.asp Kevin Dhuyvetter and Damona Doye, from Oklahoma State University, provide a bulletin on issues related beef cow rental arrangements and a spreadsheet tool (KSU-BeefCowLease.xls) to help determine equitable share lease rental arrangements for beef cowherds. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:16:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/machinery/default.asp Due to budget reductions at Kansas Agricultural Statistics (KAS), the annual "Custom Rates" survey was discontinued in 2010. Kevin Dhuyvetter provides projections of many of the custom rates previously published by KAS for Kansas that are believed to be reasonable for the year 2013 as well as model-estimated values for 2011 and 2012 to allow users to examine year-to-year changes both in absolute and percentage terms. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:27:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/news/KFMA_News/Archives/default.asp 1. American Taxpayer Relief Act Of 2012 And The Fiscal Cliff - Greg Ibendahl; 2. Is Now the Time to Buy Diesel Fuel? - Greg Ibendahl; 3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Kevin Herbel; 4. Variability of Financial Performance By Farm Type - Kevin Herbel and Michael Langemeier. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:53:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/energy Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter offers updated forecasts of diesel fuel prices based on oil futures. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:33:00 CDT http://www.AgManager.info/farmmgt/fmg/default.asp Troy Dumler and colleagues provide the updated versions of K-State's Farm Management Guides, including a spreadsheet with the crops budgets.Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:13:00 CDT