Commodity Classic kicks off in Anaheim
Producers of the country's top four crops come together in Anaheim, California March 3 – 6 to embrace opportunities and tackle issues of importance at the 2010 Commodity Classic. The 2010 event features policy-making sessions for American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and National Sorghum Producers. This year’s trade show will host over 800 booths showcasing the latest agricultural equipment, technology, products and services. In addition to walking the trade show floor, participants will also have numerous opportunities to take part in policy discussions, view demonstrations and attend learning sessions The Brownfield Ag News team will ...
ASA and NCGA focus on key issues
Soybean and corn leaders brought important industry issues to the forefront Thursday at the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim. The President of the American Soybean Association, Rob Joslin of Sidney, Ohio, says he cannot think of a more critical time for soybean policy than now. The need to restore the biodiesel tax incentive that was allowed to expire, Joslin says, is the number one issue. He says that expiration idled 23-thousand workers in the biodiesel industry and is taking 25 cents off the price of soybeans - and is lost production that will never be made up. Joslin says the ...
Learning opportunities for growers
Does your ag lender understand and support your marketing efforts? That's the question being asked and discussed in a pre-opening learning center session "Marketing Strategies Your Lenders Will Love" sponsored by Stewart-Peterson and Commodity Classic and moderated by Brownfield's Tom Steever. A producer, an ag lender adn a market advisor are discussing how having their roles in sync is key to successful revenue management. There are many educational opportunities for those attending Commodity Classic this week in Anaheim, California, and as you can see from the lack of empty seats in this room, this one was very popular.
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Sound marketing plan means confident lender
The three gentlemen at the podium in Anaheim are close. Ohio grain farmer Bret Davis; his banker, Kent Kramer and Davis’s paid market advisor, Mike Hogan, discussed for an hour at Commodity Classic the importance of communication, confidence and discipline among these entities. In this case, the producer who’s willing to listen to market advice,... [Read more of this review]
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Pressure mounts to complete Free Trade Agreements
Agricultural interests continue to express frustration with the lack of progress on pending free trade agreements (FTAs) with Columbia, Panama and South Korea. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, for one, has criticized the administration’s “apparent lack of urgency” in resolving outstanding issues with those countries. An official of USDA’s Foreign... [Read more of this review]
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Celebrate diversity in agriculture!
As Americans, we are blessed to live in a country where freedom is and always has been central to so much in our lives. We are a melting pot of different cultures, religious denominations, and ideologies. Our great country was founded on the premise of freedom. In America, one size does not fit all. That applies to those who produce our food,... [Read more of this review]
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Polymer coated urea may qualify for incentive
Producers may be eligible for federal monetary incentives through the use of enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Agrium Advanced Technologies Marketing Manager Ben Nelson says the Natural Resources Conservation Service is interested in soil nutrients applied with water quality improvement in mind. Specifically, the nutrient Nelson has in mind, ESN, is... [Read more]
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Trust but verify
A buddy of mine who used to write about ag and agribusiness for the Chicago Tribune told me once he never reported on “studies” of any kind because there’s always another study that disputes the first study, and the readers just get confused. There may be some truth in that. This week, two “studies” came out. I place the... [Read more]
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