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Lessons Learned from 2016
As a new year begins, we take the opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months and learn from what happened in the markets. Below… Read more »
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Give Your Lender More Confidence in Your Future
Historically poor profit margins in 2016 have tightened cash flows across all sectors of production agriculture. While that’s a challenge in itself, it may also… Read more »
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Are You Asking the Right Margin Management Questions
Whether your margin management is guided by a formal policy document or a loose set of rules, chances are that it essentially boils down to… Read more »
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What Hog Producers Need to Know About Changes to USDA Reports
You may have heard that USDA will soon implement changes to its hog industry reports. But if you are like many hog producers, you may… Read more »
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Avoid Local (and Other) Bias
Like many farmers, you may see signs all around you that corn supply is robust and prices will stay low. Strong weekly crop condition ratings… Read more »
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Managing Risk When Margins are Low – or Negative
You may think that the goal of margin management is to capture and protect favorable profit margins. And you would be right – but only… Read more »
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Make a Margin Management Succession Plan
Do you have a plan for passing on your operations? Preparing for the next generation to take over the family operation is a critical challenge… Read more »
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Incorporating Seasonality Into a Margin Management Plan
Typically at this time of year as the season switches to spring or summer, we explore the topic of seasonality as it relates to margin… Read more »
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Margin Management Adjustments – A Look at the Recent Soybean Meal Market
Last summer, we wrote an article in Margin Manager focusing on the corn market and adjustment opportunities that came out of the brief period of… Read more »
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