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...

What do market signals suggest about planting more corn or more soybeans in ’09? By Melvin Brees Should farmers plant more corn or soybeans in 2009? Most Corn Belt farmers, of course, will plant both crops for a variety of reasons...