Posts By: Betsy Urso

The Global Ag Demand Equation: GDP and COVID-19 Cases AgWeb By: Sara Schafer The global economy’s slow-and-steady rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is good news for U.S. agriculture. “We are an excellent producer of agricultural goods, services and products in this country — we make more than we could possibly consume,” says Jackson Takach, chief… Read more »

‘A Different Calculus’ for Inputs for the 2022 Crop Farm Journal By: Sara Schafer During periods of rising corn and soybean prices, costs of fertilizer, pesticides, and other inputs rise in tandem. (AgWeb) The last 12 months have been a pretty positive story for corn and soybean producers. Many locked in production costs for 2021… Read more »

Will High Prices Hinder USDA’s CRP Goal? AgWeb By: Sara Schafer CRP acres often follow market forces, according to research from Farmer Mac. As such, today’s high cash grain prices may dissuade producers from enrolling acreage in CRP programs. (Source: USDA Census of Agriculture, USDA FAS CRP Statistics) In late April, USDA announced an expanded… Read more »

15 Minutes with… Brad Nordholm, President & CEO at Farmer Mac Global AgInvesting By: Michelle Pelletier Marshall Brad Nordholm’s 40-year career has spanned agricultural and energy finance, capital markets, and credit. Since 2018, he has been president and CEO at Farmer Mac, the nation’s secondary market for agriculture credit. He has shepherded the company through… Read more »

Cattle Margins Forecast to Grow, As Weather and Feed Costs Are Wild Cards for 2021 AgWeb By: Tyne Morgan Plunging temperatures and constant snowfall are proving to be a challenge for cattle producers right now, but weather challenges in raising cattle are a struggle every year. “What we ran into in the late spring and… Read more »