Under unfortunate and bizarre conditions, researchers are now studying the Earth’s movements as a majority of its citizens are locked down. Scrambling to collect data during the surreal slowdown of life, scientists are measuring how the pandemic is being felt across land, air, and sea. Normally seismologists wouldn’t pick up a 5.5 magnitude earthquake from …
CORN traders will be positioning ahead of tomorrow’s USDA report. Most inside the trade are thinking corn ending stocks move higher as ethanol demand faces serious concerns. POET made a formal announcement that it will idle production at three plants and will delay the opening of a new plant. Collectively the cutbacks are thought to …
Corn Under Pressure as Ethanol Demand Faces Serious Concerns Read More »
Grocery shoppers are not the only ones panic buying and hoarding staple food items during the current crises. Some governments are moving that direction to secure their domestic food supplies, and that has some raising the question if this is the start of a wave of food nationalism that could disrupt supply chains and trade …
This is one you don’t want to miss as it features our special guest Tom Willis, CEO at Conestoga Energy. Tom is a longtime friend and business partner and in this podcast provides valuable insight and opinion about the future of ethanol, the current fallout in crude oil, and the struggles many in agriculture are currently …
Diesel engines are critical to the global economy, as data shows more than 99% of all semi-trucks are powered by diesel. At the same time, diesel engines are also nearly universal in heavy-duty equipment for agriculture, construction, and many other applications. Unfortunately, diesel fuel is considered a substantial contributor to the emissions of NOx and …
NEW Diesel Design Could Help Add Demand to Ethanol Industry Read More »
I’ve been on a ton of calls this week and many in the ag space are rightfully worried. If prices remain at these levels or perhaps even lower, many farm families will find themselves in dire financial circumstances. The complications of coronavirus along with the fallout in crude oil has created a dangerous one-two punch …
Coronavirus and Crude Oil Casting Dark Clouds Over Farm Income in 2020 Read More »
CORN bears have taken some massive swings as of late. Not only is flat price down roughly -10% in the past 30-days and down roughly -15% in the past couple of months, but the basis in many locations has gotten completely hammered as ethanol collapses. Several areas have witnessed a very dangerous -$1.00 per bushel …
Coronavirus Continues to Complicate the Big Picture for Corn & Soybeans Read More »
Nobody wants to talk about it… but as coronavirus makes its way into rural America we have to address the 800-pound gorilla in the room. Do you have a plan on the farm if one or more of your key employees goes down? With many small to medium-sized farm operations counting on one or two …
Do You Have a Plan for #Plant20 if Someone Gets Sick? Read More »
This episode will highlight recent investment ideas like Costco and Walmart, what it’s going to take to bring consumer confidence numbers up to the levels we saw weeks ago, changes coming for commercial real estate, where rural America is heading, how to react to the most recent USDA numbers, new crop corn prices, the all-time record …
Current Investment Ideas and Farm Marketing Thoughts with Special Guest Mike Mock Read More »
With all of the buzz about “toilet paper”we thought it would be fun to provide some real data and insight. The research company IRI, TP manufacturer Georgia-Pacific, who makes Quilted Northern and Angel Soft say that the average U.S. household of 2.6 people uses about 409 regular rolls per year. Keep in mind, those numbers …
