by Dale Durchholz, AgriVisor Senior Analyst

There was a lot of discussion in the corn pits the morning of Aug. 2nd about the validity of the week’s USDA corn condition rating. The trade was questioning how the good/excellent rating in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri (among others) declined, and yet ...

by Cory Winstead, AgriVisor Senior MaxVisor Representative

     We have had the AgriZone out for a couple weeks now and they have finally forced me to write something. As the guy that makes the schedule, I figured I could get by with delegating the writing for a while. Who knows, ...

by Dale Durchholz, AgriVisor Senior Market Anaylst

On Tuesday, the CME held another meeting proposing an increase in the price limit for the corn futures contract. They originally proposed an increase to a 50 cent limit earlier in the spring, but quickly backed off that idea because of extreme opposition. ...

by Dale Durchholz, AgriVisor Senior Market Analyst

It’s interesting in the wake of the new USDA supply/demand forecasts how some in the trade “twisted” the data the USDA released. A number of traders made, or alluded to, the idea that the USDA “didn’t even believe” their own June 30 corn ...

by Bridget Chinowth, AgriVisor Market Analyst

It appears as if the old adage might need to be updated. This picture was taken on July 4th on a farm in northwest Mclean Co. Even in comparison to a three year old, the corn is still well above knee height. The crops ...

by Graham Utter, AgriVisor Senior Risk Manager

I have always felt like I have been very technologically savvy when it comes to computers, the internet, and keeping up on new technology that makes our lives easier. Through my high school and college years email and the internet were exploding and ...

by Dale Durchholz, AgriVisor Senior Market Analyst

Those words, from a song oft used in an old TV show, "Hee Haw," probably best describe feelings in the farm community in the wake of the USDA June 30 Acreage and Grain Stocks reports. The irony is probably best reflected by the ...

by Paula McGowan, AgriVisor Assistant Market Analyst

As time has passed and advances, procedures and the industry in general have changed in monumental ways, we sometimes forget the beginnings of our organization. I wanted to write this entry in honor of Jim Gill, the man who had the foresight and ...