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Whether it’s an update on your equity, safety tips to use on your farm, or news about what’s going on in each division, we believe it’s important to keep you current on what’s happening in your cooperative.

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Whether it’s an update on your equity, safety tips to use on your farm, or news about what’s going on in each division, we believe it’s important to keep you current on what’s happening in your cooperative.

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12/19/2023

Are Farmers Slow Learners? As I sat in an agronomy meeting this week, an interesting point was brought up – are farmers slow learners?  The literal reading of the question is demeaning, of course, but it followed with explanation.  When implied as intelligence, it’s an obvious “no”; you have a number of decisions on variables…

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11/13/2023

As I type, we are seeing a soybean market that is supported by less than ideal South American weather.  We started the week by adding weather premium to these markets, and word that China bought 20 US cargoes in the last week for the months ahead gave it another boost higher.  Soybean values have gained…

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09/26/2023

Over the past few years, the most commonly used word by market analysts has been "volatile." Volatile markets, volatile weather, and volatile input costs have been the talk of the town. However, over the past 45 days, December corn futures have been anything but volatile, trading between 5.00 and 4.70 every single day since 8/3/2023.…

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