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Cover story: Harvest on hold

2010-10-13T16:17:09-05:00

Could be a few days. Could be a week. Could be longer. One thing’s for sure: for farmers hit hard by recent heavy rains, harvesting corn and soybeans is going to have to wait.

MDA offers help to farmers with grain storage shortages

2010-08-20T15:43:19-05:00

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is linking up farmers who lost storage facilities due to summer storms with those who may have storage space available. The MDA has established a free online service where farmers needing storage can find a listing of farmers offering storage bins, buildings or space.

Grain Outlook: Little to attract corn buys

2010-06-18T09:04:18-05:00

The corn market took full advantage of the holiday-shortened week to extend the losses of the previous week as there was little to attract buyers to the market.

Grain Angles: Kelly focused, passionate

2010-06-18T08:57:00-05:00

This column is a dedication to Dennis Kelly, who passed away last week as he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Dennis was the author of this column for many years, contributing his vast experience and knowledge to The Land.

Grain Outlook: Corn futures fall hard

2010-06-04T12:54:58-05:00

Potential increases in demand have been supporting the market lately, specifically the Chinese interest in buying corn.

Grain Outlook: Corn shining star for one week

2010-06-04T12:53:54-05:00

Corn was the shining star of the commodity world this week as it was able to push higher in spite of negative macro influences.

Grain Angles: Fundamental case for lower prices

2010-06-04T12:48:50-05:00

The early planting and warm weather is optimal for developing crops. As always, the weather that follows will make or break the crop.

Grain Outlook: Buying rumors, selling facts

2010-05-21T03:08:00-05:00

The corn market staged an impressive mid-week rally this week based on trade talk that China was once again in the U.S. corn market, before giving back those gains - and more - in classic "buy the rumor, sell the fact" fashion.

Grain Outlook: World economics discussion points

2010-05-21T03:07:00-05:00

Corn started off May holding up surprisingly well in spite of the extreme bearishness of outside markets. By the end of the week, everything caught up to it and corn put in its own bearish signals.

Grain Angles: Be a student of your business

2010-05-21T03:05:00-05:00

May has been cooler and is starting to remind us of last year as we had a cooler-than-normal growing season. Soybeans are going into the ground at a record clip and will likely be complete by the time many of you read this column.