What If U.S. Farmers Plant 95 Million Acres of Corn in 2020?

As the market starts to transition its focus to 2020 production, U.S. farmers may be poised to plant 95 million acres of corn. What would that mean for the markets? Chip Nellinger weighs in.

1973 Is the Wettest Year On Record, What Happened In 1974?

Karin Gleason, Climate Scientist with NOAA, says it’s too early to tell if 2020 will be similar to 1974 after the wettest year on record. Yet, they are still looking at the data for possible predictions.

Defer taxes. Preserve value.

Join us for this free webinar where you’ll learn how to defer capital gains taxes and receive up to 99% of the net farmland sale.

Signal to Noise: Farmers Will Need MFP 3.0. Will They Get It?

Ag leaders and economists plan to go to USDA next month armed with data on why farmers will need another Market Facilitation Program (MFP) in 2020, according to Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer.

The 5-Minute Business Plan

A proactive business plan is simple and actionable, Kelly says. She offers this template to create your farm’s business plan in five minutes.

Farm Journal Hemp College Teams up with World Ag Expo

Join Farm Journal for an information packed three-hour Hemp College Workshop in Tulare, CA in conjunction with World Ag Expo on Feb. 12. Register today.

Gone With the Wind

As bluntly summarized by Franzen: “People can’t believe how much soil we once had in this state. The really rich stuff is long gone, and some farmers never realize that.”

Join our $100 Ideas Club

Think you have an idea worth $100 – or even $200? Submit it here! Upon publication in Farm Journal, the Double Your Money winner receives $200. Other farmers featured receive $100 each.

Legislation to Legalize Hemp in Idaho Introduced in Senate

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to clear the way for a hearing on the bill brought forward by Republican Rep. Dorothy Moon.

Mississippi County, MO

There is no question that the head of NASS should be fired immediately. The methodology they use is not science or statistics, it is creative writing designed to keep a cheap food policy in place. I used to trade on the floor at CBOT and manage risk for ethanol plants before I came back to run my family's farm that was ruined by the 2011 flood. Since I have returned, this is what I have established: Farmers are shrinking demographic that few if any care about. (taxation with declining representation) Private property rights and self reliance are under imminent threat. Many land grant universities teach indoctrination not education. Consolidation of the land and moving people into urban centers is the end goal of government and corporations. Manipulation of markets is the new norm. Most environmental NGO's and environmentalists are people committed to living off a problem not solving one. My advice: Help your neighbor, get involved politically, stand up for each other and continue to educate yourselves on how we can band together to promote each other. Otherwise, I think food production and the family farm in the U.S. will look much different in 20 years or less.

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