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Gulke: Soybeans Offer Technical Signals

Beans were down for the week, off new highs but closing lower than a week ago which gave us some technical signals. That’s important says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, here's why. 

While the short-term effects of grazing crop residue appear minimal or even beneficial, questions remain regarding longer-term effects of grazing on soil compaction.
Grazing Gold: Long-Term Effects of Corn Stalk Grazing

While the short-term effects of grazing crop residue appear minimal or even beneficial, questions remain regarding longer-term effects of grazing on soil compaction.

As the availability of nutrients in corn residue declines, producers should adjust feeding management or institute rotational grazing.
Grazing Gold: Effects on Crop Yield

As the availability of nutrients in corn residue declines, producers should adjust feeding management or institute rotational grazing.

Grazing harvested corn fields offers a win-win strategy, but requires planning and management.
Grazing Gold: A Win-Win

Grazing harvested corn fields offers a win-win strategy, but requires planning and management.

Terry, left, DenaMarie and Wayne Springer are pushing toward open-pollinating corn and direct-to-consumer beef.
Wayne Springer is Tired of Paying $300 for Traited Corn Seed

Wayne Springer is tired of paying $300 for a bag of traited corn seed. Unafraid to change horses in midstream, the 60-year-old producer is transitioning from a row crop farm to a ranching operation.

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Gulke: Markets Disappoint Despite Trump's EPA Reversal

What should have been good news for the grain and oilseed markets ended up having the opposite effect as we ended the week down, sharply down some cases says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group. 

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North Dakota Cattle, Corn Groups Launch Drought Aid Efforts

North Dakota's largest livestock group and its biggest corn organizations have launched efforts to help ranchers devastated by a summer of drought.

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Mexican Grain Importers Pause Investments

Whether it’s loaded and driven, or rolls out by rail, U.S. grains are pouring out of our country and heading for end users in Mexico.  “We use raw material [such as] corn, sorghum, wheat and fiber-like cotton seed hulls to make feed for livestock,” said Ricardo Elizondo, owner of Forrajera Elizondo, a family-run feed mill in Monterrey, Mexico. This family-run feed mill said the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) helped make that grain, and in turn their feed competitive. Today, they’re bagging or selling roughly 50 million metric tons of corn and sorghum every year. They’d like to buy more.   

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Historic Drought Hammers Dakotas, Montana

Loss and risk are an assumption in farming; devastation is not. Crops in the Dakotas and Montana are baking on an anvil of severe drought and extreme heat, as growers and ranchers make difficult decisions regarding cattle, corn and wheat.

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Why the Market Hasn't Responded to May's Wet Weather

Wild weather in the Corn Belt in the beginning of the month flooded freshly planted fields and dumped inches of snow on Kansas wheat. Farmers were expecting to see a bump in prices, but failed to see any reaction in the markets. 

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Steer-Corn Ratio Can be Deceptive

Corn and steer prices go hand-in-hand.

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Volatility Not Over for Cattle and Other Commodity Markets

Commodities dropped 40-60% in value the past few years. How much longer will the slide continue? 

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In the Cattle Markets: Corn and Feeder Cattle Price Relationship

Historically feeder cattle prices have been determined by several factors, with corn price and fed-cattle price having the greatest impact. 

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Grain Markets Seen Trending Upward

Skepticism over record-breaking crop production estimates explains why the market shrugged off the “hugely bearish” USDA Aug. 12 report, according to Jack Scoville of the Price Futures Group.  

Grain Lower, Livestock Lower

Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

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LSU AgCenter: Losses From March Flooding Could Top $15 Million

The agricultural loss from the March flooding across Louisiana could top $15 million, according to an economist with the LSU AgCenter.

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Crops Poised for Longest Rally in Four Years on Tighter Supplies

Agriculture prices are heading for the longest rally in four years, as adverse weather and rising demand finally help to reduce the outlook for global gluts of food supplies.

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Did the Extra Day Off Impact the Markets? (VIDEO)

Livestock and grain markets have seen some price fluctuation recently. What impact did the day off for Martin Luther King Day have on the markets?

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New Era Begins, Thanks to Fed and Argentina

“The bottom line is that we ended an era and started a new one,” said Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group in Chicago, speaking on Farm Journal Radio with Pam Fretwell. “We’ve ended 10 years of zero interest rates. ... That rodeo is over.”

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Macri Eliminates Argentine Farm Export Taxes on Wheat, Corn

Argentine President Mauricio Macri carried through on a campaign pledge by eliminating export taxes on agricultural goods including beef, wheat and corn while cutting a tariff on soybeans by 5 percentage points.

Does Market Want Farmers, Ranchers to Cut Production?
Does Market Want Farmers, Ranchers to Cut Production?

“I have never seen livestock and grains in my lifetime as negative as they are right now,” said Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group in Chicago and a farmer in Illinois, speaking with Farm Journal Radio after the report.

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Farming Flourishes Amid Brazil's Fiscal Mess

Financial and political turmoil that put Brazil on the brink of a depression also is contributing to one of the best years ever for domestic farmers.

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Gulke: Correction in Cattle Market Was Waiting to Happen

It was a tough week in the cattle market with both live and feeder cattle futures marking new contract lows on what Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group, says has been correction waiting in the wings.

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July a Bad Month for Commodities

Commodities turned in their worst monthly performance since September 2011.

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Ugly Week for Grains and Cattle Futures

Corn and soybean futures sharply extended their price pullback amid improved weather conditions and active fund selling.

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Soybeans and Cattle Post Corrective Rallies

By week's end, soybean futures were tuned into ongoing strong export demand and cattle traders were looking for higher cash trade.

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February Brings Renewal of Buying to Grain Markets

The flip of the calendar to February brought much-needed short-covering to begin a seasonal uptick in prices.

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Grain Markets Absorb Flurry of News Events

The grain markets were given a lot of news to digest this week and livestock markets were highly volatile.

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NWS Winter Outlook: Cool and Wet Across Southern Plains

Forecast calls for above-normal temps west of the Rockies, with cooler-than-normal temps from the Gulf region to the southern edge of the Midwest.

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Wheat, Stocker Cattle Lease Decisions Impacted by Corn Prices

Rain in July makes things look more optimistic for wheat and stocker cattle operators, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.

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Not a Bad Stalk in Sight

Jerry Gulke of The Gulke Group considers how the markets will react to Tuesday’s USDA crop report.

Kansas Farmers Adjust Practices as Ogallala Aquifer Shrinks

Irrigation transformed this region known by early explorers as the Great American Desert into an oasis of sorts. In an area of limited rainfall and surface water availability, the Ogallala allowed farmers to grow corn, which attracted cattle feedlots, then meatpacking plants, ethanol plants and dairies. Now the nation's largest freshwater aquifer is starting to run dry.

Pro Farmer's Monday Morning Wake Up Call

Rain and cold temps are expected to keep many farmers out of the field this week.

Closing Market Commentary -- November 26, 2013

Listen to closing market commentary from your editors.

Pro Farmer's Monday Morning Wake Up Call

Harvest activity is picking up.

Pro Farmer's Monday Morning Wake Up Call

Unfavorable weather is in focus to start the week.

Drought Monitor Reflects Expansion Across Iowa

The drought areas of Iowa increased by eight percentage points from last week.

The Hogs and Cattle Chime In On GM

Some livestock producers believe that non-genetically modified (GM) corn provides animals with healthier feed, but university researchers are not always in agreement.

Drought Outlook: Further Improvement for Eastern Edge of Drought Area

But a large drought footprint will remain in place across the western states.

Corn Prices Continues to Stem Beef Cattle Market

Even with USDA's higher forecast of 2013 beef production, lower expected corn yields and higher prices continue to stem growth in the U.S. beef herd.

Drought Monitor Reflects Slight Nationwide Improvement

Still reflects more than half of continuous U.S. covered by drought.

USDA: Several Inches of Rain Expected for the Northern U.S.

This is expected to prolong Midwest planting delays.

Sunday's NWS 6-10 Day: Cool and Wet Across Bulk of Corn Belt

Forecast raises concerns about planting delays.

PF Video: Grain Markets Finding Demand

Chip Flory and Brian Grete discuss the market's price discovery process.

Drought Monitor Reflects Slight Drought Improvement

While drought improved in many areas, the Southern Plains saw slight expansion.

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Monsanto Names 2013 Farm Mom

The winner of the America’s Farmers Mom of the Year contest raises corn and soybeans, manages 750 brood cows and more for fifth-generation Quaker Hill Farm.

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Farmland Price Plateau Ahead, Bankers Say

While good values and cash rental rates rose in some places, they fell in other states, and some bankers are worried about farmer financial health.

Extended Outlook Warm Across Plains and Southern Corn Belt

Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for some drought improvement across areas of the Plains.