MANA’s New Hires
MANA announces the addition of Duane A. Martin, Ph.D., as the company’s new business and product development manager and Tim Ford as an area business manager on its sales team across Louisiana and southern Mississippi.
Martin comes to...
Missouri analyst discusses current market and potential strategies for stored grain.
By Melvin Brees
Store and hope? The corn and soybean price collapse since the summer highs has discouraged making sales. As a result, a large portion of this year’s corn...
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act-2008 benefits farmers as well as the “Street.”
By David P. Webb
and D. Nathan Smith
Editor’s note: “Fertile Ground For Tax Savings,” which outlines recent tax legislation that creates opportunities for farmers and others in agribusiness, was...
- Special Report -
Like the trend in Southern states, California corn acres jump dramatically.
By Brenda Carol
It may be the land of “fruits and nuts,” but driving through California’s countryside these days is almost reminiscent of a leisurely stroll down a...
Chicken litter in fertility programs increases with high fertilizer prices.
By Leo Espinoza
The high price of fertilizers has resulted in an increase in the use of chicken litter as part of a farmer’s fertility program. Extension publication “The Use of...
Marketing Conundrum
By Carroll Smith
Editor
A conundrum is defined in a couple of different ways. For example, it can be a riddle solved by a pun, such as: When is a door not a door? When it is ajar. Or, a...
In Tifton, Ga., four local farmers open Southland Grain, LLC
By Carroll Smith
Two years ago when prices jumped and farmers across the South developed “corn fever,” the elevator infrastructure in most areas struggled to handle the huge crop. And, it...
