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5 strategies for risk management on the farm in 2016
2016-01-12 23:16:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Projected profit margins for 2016 crop production are still below breakeven levels for many producers. Here are some financial strategies for farm businesses to consider during these highly volatile and potential stressful financial times in the farming business. Focus on Ag read more
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How this farm extends growing season to offer year-round vegetables
2016-01-12 12:06:50| Agriculture - Topix.net
As a freezing wind blew across the field at Green Wagon Farm, Heather Anderson brushed away the frozen dirt and lifted the thick plastic over a tunneled garden cover last week to reveal a healthy green crop of kale. Green Wagon Farm, which has operated as a community-supported agriculture farm since 2010, is extending its growing season and offering produce to its subscribers on a 50-week basis instead of the 22-week subscription it has traditionally offered.
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How would $700 million dollars impact your farm?
2016-01-07 23:26:27| Corn & Soybean Digest
The Powerball jackpot is going to be around $700 million for the Jan. 9 drawing. SEVEN-HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. That's seriously life-changing. Even if you took the lump sum option, which will probably be between $350 and $400 million. Not a bad paycheck. How would winning something like that impact your farm? Would you buy more land? Hire people to run your farm? Or just pack up and leave it all behind? Have a little fun and take our latest poll! Feel free to comment with more options of spending your millions. Buy 50,000 acres, hire managers, move to warm climate to count the returns. Buy my favorite ag input company and lower the prices for all farmers. Create a large buying co-op for all farmers and hold suppliers hostage. Keep farming until its all gone. Buy an island and build homes for all your family and friends. Go to result page on submit: 0
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2016 butter sculpture unveiled at the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show
2016-01-07 18:21:15| Agriculture - Topix.net
This year's slick sculpture pays tribute to the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show and the state's agriculture industry. It depicts the many commodities grown and produced within Pennsylvania with a blue rosette ribbon, while capturing a show enjoyed by all ages: an FFA member exhibiting her dairy cow, along with a 4-H member with his baby chicks, a lady and gentleman showing off their blue ribbon apples and pies, and a quilt and spinning wheel behind them.
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Announcing FBN Procurement Services to Source Farm Inputs at Lower Prices
2016-01-07 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Davenport, IA (January 7, 2016) – FBN Inputs today announces a farm inputs procurement service that provides significantly lower input prices to Farmers Business NetworkSM members, starting with ag chemicals. read more
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