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Joel Ross began his career in Wall St. as an investment banker in 1965, where he handled public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and other corporate advisory matters for a variety of clients. During the seventies, he was CEO of North American operations for a UK based conglomerate where he acquired and oversaw six …

Highly Volatile with Special Guest Joel Ross… All Kinds of Interesting Topics! Read More »

CORN bulls are pointing to a few uncertainties in the U.S. forecast and some companies using high-tech geospatial and remote sensing technology that are forecasting the early U.S. yield at between 172 and 175 bushels per acre vs. the USDA’s current 178.5 yield forecast. Bulls also point to the continued talk of more unplanted acres …

Traders Grappling with “Fake News”, Demand Uncertainties Read More »

For the last six years, Nathan Verstuyft has been working on a top-secret crop project in Southwest Texas for America’s top-selling hummus brand, Sabra. In partnership with seed breeding company Equinom, he’s been working with Sabra to find a new sesame seed that can be grown in the U.S. to make the company’s best-selling hummus. …

Top-Secret Crop Project in Southwest Texas… NEW Sesame Seed! Read More »

While corporations can always offer more stock and government can always issue more bonds, there is one asset that has had a pretty fixed supply on earth for the last several million years: Land. And some Americans own a lot of it. The Land Report publishes an annual ranking of the biggest private landowners in …

The 10 Biggest Landowners in America Read More »

CORN bulls are hoping to find improved demand and a few weather hiccups in the forecast ahead. The USDA reported another week of strong export inspections which should keep us on track to beat the current USDA estimate. Ethanol should probably see another uptick this week as the economy fires back up. There’s been more …

Weather, China, and Washington Remain Primary Focus for Ag Read More »

For full disclosure I am currently long rice. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any commodity rather just an explanation of my current thoughts about this particular market. I have been asked many times the past few weeks and wanted to update my perspective.  The purpose of this comparison is to point …

UPDATED RICE COMMENTS from Andy Daniels Read More »

Thirty years ago Montana’s open plains held nothing put pastureland and tens of thousands of acres of wheat. But there were a few guys who started looking at things differently and set our to find new markets. David Oien and three friends would start Timeless Seeds Inc., with just a few hundred acres, some volunteer …

Paying Off… Pivoting to the Pea and Lentil Market Read More »