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Finance

Time to put on the accounting visor! Even the simplest operations can have highly complicated budgets. Keeping yours in the black means staying on top of everything, from grain marketing, rebates, and rent to government programs, equipment and product purchases, succession planning, and more.

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  • November 17, 2023 | Market Journal

    This week on Market Journal...
    Get an update on some educational opportunities with the University of Nebraska Lincoln's Center For Agricultural Profitability and FSA elections.
    We've got some food for thought when it comes to prescribed burns in your pastures. Jeff Peterson of Heartland Farm Par...

  • Price Protection, Soybean Seeding Rate, Fixing Phosphorus Fertility | Ag PhD

    The Hefty brothers talk about saving you money at the register, planting more soybean seeds per acre, and the tricks to getting the most out of your phosphorus. Also, the Weed of the Week is perennial sow thistle, and the hot topic in Iron Talk is engine coolants.

  • Price Protection on Crop Inputs | Ag PhD

    Protecting prices is just as important as protecting your crop. Brian and Darren help you save money on your seed and chem.

  • November 11, 2023 | Market Journal

    This Week on Market Journal
    Darin Fessler of Lakefront Futures and Options stops by to give us his 2 cents on the Markets. Bryce brings us some highlights from this year's National FFA Convention, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana last week. Get a better understanding of CO OP Month and le...

  • Cattle on Feed Report Haunts Cattle Complex | Cattle Call

    This week had started out tough for the cattle market.

    On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, Varilek looks at the continued haunting of the cattle on feed report and some long-haul trips for cattle in the north to help meat grade in the south.

    We also look at a questi...

  • November 03, 2023 | Market Journal

    This week on Market Journal
    We are getting an update on harvest from Gothenburg, Nebraska
    and a sneak peek at the National FFA Convention taking place this week in Indianapolis Indiana. Ben Beckman gives us some tips on grazing frosted forages and Kyle Bumsted gives us his 2 cents on the markets...

  • October 27, 2023 | Market Journal

    This week on Market Journal
    We get an update from in the field with a western Nebraska producer and get some tips on testing soil samples for soybean Cyst Nematode. Todd Hultman from DTN gives us his two cents on the markets. We'll get some great tips on cattle nutrition and reproduction from th...

  • Is Market a Victim of Algorithm Trade? | Cattle Call

    The livestock complex fell sharply to start the week. Feeder cattle and live cattle saw the heaviest losses. That was a direct result of the cattle on feed report last week.

  • Calling the Women in Agriculture | AgrisAcademy

    Women are an important part of today's farming operations. Many of our female clients are the decision makers for the farms grain merchandising and risk management. We want to personally invite the women of agriculture to attend the AgrisAcademy master class.

  • Will the Marketplace Pay a Premium for “Grown Climate Smart” Designation?

    Using a $40 million federal grant paid over five years via USDA’s climate initiative, DeLong company created the “Grown Climate Smart” program. A 38 branch Ag retailer and grain elevator, DeLong has roughly 250,000 customer acres enrolled in the program that incentivizes wind breaks, cover croppi...

  • October 20, 2023 | Market Journal

    This week on Market Journal
    We get another update on Harvest progress near York, Nebraska and learn about the new heifer development program taking shape at UNL's Haskell Ag Lab. President of Heartland Farm Partners, Jeff Peterson joins us in studio to break down what he's seeing in the markets....

  • Tendencies | AgrisAcademy

    A detailed look at two common tendencies that cost farmers money. First, we define a systematic tendency. Second, we connect that systematic error with how it is costing your farm dollars.

  • How Did Brokers Execute a Commodity Trade Before the Internet? | Grain IQ

    Long before the instantaneous internet, grain traders in Chicago made trades by hand. Literally.

    In fact, traders basically came up with their own version of sign language for this highly-active job.

    Mark Gold of Top Third Ag Marketing in Chicago described what his job looked like in the 1970s...

  • Is Ag Real Estate at a Peak? | Damian Mason

    Farmland prices have been on fire the last couple years. But are those prices peaking? Beyond the huge sale numbers seen on social media, Ag property has been selling well but…there are signs of a cooling off. What can we expect moving forward? Will the institutional investors remain in Ag land? ...

  • October 13, 2023 | Market Journal

    This week on Market Journal...
    We take a trip into the fields near Tekamah, Nebraska to get our weekly update on crop conditions and harvest progress. Get some great advice when it comes to moving your herd from the pasture to the corral. Doug Simon of Tredas gives us our weekly market analysis a...

  • Uncertainly is Bearish for the Cattle Market | Cattle Call

    Wednesday brought a good market trade for cattle.

    On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, Varilek, looks at if this market is oversold & what the immediate need is of the packer.

  • Harvest Loss, Interest Rates & Financing, Fall Nitrogen Management | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren discuss how to calculate potential per-acre loss at harvest, how to spend your money wisely when purchasing crop inputs for next season, and the best way to invest your nitrogen dollars if you're applying nitrogen this fall.

  • Interest Rates and Financing Options | Ag PhD

    With higher interest rates, it may be time to redo the math on purchasing crop inputs for the next crop season. The Hefty brothers share some advice on spending your money wisely.

  • October 07, 2023 | Market Journal

    This week on MJ
    We get a harvest update from south east Nebraska and check in to see how the 2023 academic year is shaping up at UNL's College of Agricultural sciences and natural resources is shaping up. We head out to Briggs Feed Yard near Seward, Nebraska to get the latest take on the cattle ...

  • Correction in a Bull Market | Cattle Call

    The cattle market tossed some cards this week as it came off its highs.

    On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at the weigh-in of the macros along with cash in the north matching the south with that southern market running out of supply.

    We also look at the...

  • Inverses - Harvest is Merchandising Time | AgrisAcademy

    When the crop is about to come the demands on your merchandising skills picks up. You should always be looking forward and reevaluating. Your job in merchandising does not stop until the check is in your account.

  • Enroll in Merchandising & Risk Management Master Class | AgrisAcademy

    Enroll in a Master Class in merchandising and risk management specifically for producers and hosted on the AcresTV platform. Instructors with over 60 years of experience teach you the best practices and tricks of the trade over a 10-week course - www.agrisacademy.com/online-course/

  • September 29, 2023 | Market Journal

    This week on Market Journal we learn why grasshoppers may be a concern for winter wheat. Get some great advice on getting your irrigation systems ready for winter. Luke Beckman of Central Valley Ag gives us his take on the markets. Eric Hunt gives us an update on the weather and we learn how alfa...

  • Macroeconomics Hitting Cattle Trade | Cattle Call

    The cattle market this week is a tough one to describe.

    So many facets effecting the way the trade is working, including the macroeconomic pressure from the outside markets.

    On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, Varilek looks at the government's shutdown talks comparing...