by Remi | Oct 11, 2013 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Crop Marketing, Decisive Farming, Farm Management, Fertilizer Prices, Precision Farming
Farming has been going through a lot of changes in recent years especially as the internet and handheld devices have landed on the farm and inside the tractor. Farmers are connected to the world and the markets on a daily basis they are no longer just talented crop...
by Decisive Farming | Feb 26, 2013 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
In the main growing areas of Paraguay & southern Brazil additional systems will bring rain chances in the near future for areas where crops can still benefit from rainfall. There will also be dry periods allowing harvest to progress & allowing planting...
by Decisive Farming | Jan 11, 2013 | Articles, Crop Marketing, Farm Management
In the ever changing marketplace, here are some tools and steps to establish a more sophisticated approach to grain marketing. Historically, grain marketing and profitability has been a challenge that requires balancing volumetric risks from weather with the ever...
by Decisive Farming | Jan 4, 2013 | Articles, Farm Management, Know-Risk Updates
HEDGE THOUGHTS: It’s a new year, but we seem to have started 2013 the way we ended 2012, on the downside. The main focus is still on generally good weather conditions in South America and demand destruction due to high prices. We have stressed that the high prices of...
by Decisive Farming | Nov 22, 2012 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
Wheat acres and frankly wheat’s reputation have taken a hit in recent years, overshadowed by canola’s promise of big yields and big profits. Then 2012 came along and the crop totally redeemed itself. Even in the face of extreme weather and drought, this year’s wheat...
by Decisive Farming | Oct 24, 2012 | Articles, Farm Management
It’s no surprise that the fertilizer markets have cooled off this fall, but those farmers shopping for a deal may not want to wait too long to pre-buy. Record prices for corn and soy will definitely pressure prices in to the new growing season, and international...