Once a city kid who went to school to be a doctor, Mark Gold with Top Third Ag Marketing in Chicago became a widely-respected grain trader and analyst who continues to serve producers.

The story goes like this.

One college summer, Gold was asked if he wanted to work at the Chicago Mercantile Ex...

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We get an update from the fields on corn diseases producers should be looking for. Catch up with Mike Boehm and Derek McLean at this year's Husker Harvest days and learn what's happening with IANR. Darin Newsom gives us an update on the markets, while Eric Hunt let's u...

On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, Varilek looks at the shorts and the possibility of giving up on the trade, southern cattle views and has a reversal happened in the trade.

Also, consumer demand continues to push towards the grounds.

Leave no kernel behind! Shatter loss affects your bottom line and next year's crop. Darren Hefty helps you get it all in the combine this year.

Join us at the 2023 Husker Harvest Days event.
We get the latest on Nebraska Extension with Dr. Charles Stoltenow and Information on the upcoming Herd That event sponsored by Nebraska Women in Ag. Plus in the field updates with local producers and the latest on the markets and weather.

I was recently asked by two investor friends of mine, “Damian, if I handed you a billion dollars, where in Ag would you invest it?” The question, as well as the six weeks of pondering it inspired in my head, made me think this was a solid and stimulating topic for The Business of Agriculture. Loo...

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We have information that could be helpful for producers seeking seasonal help on their respective operations. Get a behind the scenes look at this year's Roads Scholar Tour and get some tips on how you should be investing any potential profits from Cattle. Plus, Hea...

We are celebrating Nebraska this week as we head to the State Fair in Grand Island. Check out what makes Nebraska Extension's "Raising Nebraska" such a popular draw and How the Nebraska Cattlemen's Beef Pit became a state fair staple. Plus we get an in the field update regarding silage chopping a...

Drought has impacted the state in many ways, including many pastures. Nebraska Extension’s Connor Biehler discusses the option of dyrlotting this fall and its advantages.

Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock gives an update on the cattle markets and discusses...

You turn up the radio when the broadcaster gives the latest market numbers, and you hear him rattle off multiple months for each commodity. Why? What do those trading months mean?

On this episode of Grain IQ, why are there different trading months for corn and soybeans? How do the trading months...

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We get an update from the fields of south central Nebraska with a local area producer. Mike Straub brings us the latest information from Nebraska Extension's recent Soybean Gall Midge field day. Heartland Farmpartner's President, Jeff Peterson joins us for a look at t...

It seems obvious that having good data helps you make better decisions. What you don realize is that that same good data improves your mental state, Futures risk management has its biggest challenge at the psychological level. Knowing your position in DETAIL has many benefits.

Brad Kooima and Susan Littlefield discussed the cattle market, which Brad described as feeling "tired".

Lighter cattle kills in recent weeks were bringing packer boxes back up, but global economic uncertainty from China and the stock market dip were causes for concern.

Brad also mentioned the...

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We are out in the field getting an entomology update for corn pests and soybean diseases that producers should be on the lookout for. When it comes to cattle, is there more value to heifers than steers? We've got some thoughts on that. Plus, Barchart Senior Analyst Da...

We’re several years into various programs looking to sign up acres for such things as carbon sequestration, nitrogen reduction, cover crops, and other regenerative practices. Yet, there are still not very many acres signed up. Why is that and what will it take to get more acres involved with ecos...

This week on Market Journal, we are taking you out to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's South Central Ag Lab for their annual field day. We discuss, entomology and crop disease concerns for crop producers this time of year. Plus, get updated on current wheat harvest conditions as well as the l...

Adding the details behind why advisors often say farmers marker grain in the bottom third of cash prices. Why this is a myth.

If you’re in modern day production Agriculture, you are in business. Probably to the tune of millions of dollars of allocated capital. Yet, many farmers don’t flex their money mindset or think like entrepreneurs. This could make for real on-farm struggles moving into an era of high interest rates...

Wheat harvest continues as corn and soybeans are growing rapidly. We visit a less traditional farm here in Nebraska. We turn now to my colleague Alex Makovica with the Rural Radio Network for this update on the growing season with a flower farm not far from Lincoln.

Last month a team of UNL gra...

The Doldrums of summer usually bring a change within the cattle, but this summer they are doing good.

On this week's Cattle Call, Brad Kooima with Kooima, Kooima, Varilek looks at the north cash, weather concerns, the inventory report of last week and this last full trading week of July.

Every Summer we begin to analyze crop reports, look at the markets and ask the question, “Will Ag make money this year? And if so, which sectors?” Jarod Creed of JC Marketing & Ag Financial Services joins Damian to discuss farm income, recent ag economic history, political winds shaping or shifti...