Farm credit available despite slumping economy
Farm credit is available to most farmers despite what has happened in other sectors of the economy, according to ag economists.  (Read more...)

Fertilizer Update - Decision time coming?
Snow is flying and temps are falling. It’s pretty safe to say that the fall-application season for fertilizer is over. It was not a good one. Ammonia movement was weak and movement of dry products was even weaker.  (Read more...)

Study defends ethanol credit
If ethanol is the “saving grace” for U.S. corn producers, as one economist suggests, then the federal ethanol tax credit has helped keep biofuels in a relative state of grace.  (Read more...)

Where is price relief for food, ag inputs?
Farmers and consumers, who in recent months witnessed a crash in the stock market and a dramatic downturn in commodity prices, may feel sticker shock at the retail level for at least awhile longer.  (Read more...)

Propane supply-demand tightrope continues around world
For nearly two years, energy markets like many commodity markets, trended one way – higher. Growing world energy demand and a weak U.S. dollar were the primary catalysts behind the strong run-up in prices.  (Read more...)