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President’s Message

Nov 23, 2022

President’s Message By Paul Olson Greetings to all. Here in the upper Midwest, we saw our first frost in late September and the leaves turned beautiful fall colors. Corn and soybean harvest was in full swing the second week in October after the crops matured. Fall is...

Dairy Marketing Signals

Nov 23, 2022

Security, Growth, Pooling and Overhead Costs By Brad Rach In the last issue of our magazine, President Olson wrote about our tremendous growth that has taken place under some of the most challenging times your organization has ever endured. This growth has made our...

Cattle Marketing Signals

Nov 23, 2022

Despite Unknowns, We’re Bullish Cattle Marketing By Jeff Rose Nate Kauffman, an economist for the Omaha branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, recently said that despite higher-priced inputs, interest rates and inflation, overall conditions for Midwest...

Grain Marketing Signals

Nov 23, 2022

Now Is the Time To Include Risk Management Tools in Marketing By Harold Walker The Oxford Dictionary defines risk management as the forecasting and evaluation of risks, together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize their impact. In the current...

Fostering Organics

Nov 23, 2022

By Denice Rackley Eddie and Tracy Foster in Montgomery City, Missouri, are on track to support the aspirations of the next generation that are tilling the soil and raising livestock. While some farming traditions have remained the same since the first Foster stepped...

Born to Dairy

Sep 23, 2022

By Denice Rackley Dairy farming is about more than cows. Some families are just born to be dairy farmers. A few minutes visiting with Mike and Missy Cottrell will convince you that dairy farming seeps into your soul. The Cottrells live in Thompson, Pennsylvania, with...