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High Plains Ag Week – 5/31/23 – Dual-Purpose Annual Forage Insurance Program

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(Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

With summer approaching, it’s time to consider the Dual-Purpose Annual Forage Insurance Program for our next season’s wheat operations (deadline: July 15). The program has shown long-term positive results for wheat producers in many places in Texas. In today’s blog, we’ll discuss the features and advantages of this program, highlighting how it can benefit farmers across the state. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week – 5/31/23 – Dual-Purpose Annual Forage Insurance Program

High Plains Ag Week – 4/19/2023 – Basis and How to Manage It

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In this post, we look at commodity basis and discuss how understanding a commodity’s basis can help you as you develop a marketing plan.

 

 

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High Plains Ag Week – 4/12/2023 – Wheat Grain Alternatives

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Dryland wheat grain and forage conditions in our area are different from what we were expecting in many cases. The Wheat and Small Grain Decision Aids will help you analyze the best alternative for your wheat fields according to your expected yields, production costs, equipment, and other variables.  [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week – 4/12/2023 – Wheat Grain Alternatives

High Plains Ag Week – 3/1/2023 – Wheat Grain vs. Gain

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Dryland wheat grain and forage conditions in our area are better than last year but still not the best.  The Wheat and Small Grain Decision Aids will help you analyze the best alternative for your wheat fields according to your expected yields, production costs, equipment, and other variables. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week – 3/1/2023 – Wheat Grain vs. Gain

High Plains Ag Week – 2/15/2023 – A Look at the 2023 Peanuts Budgets

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The 2023 crop and livestock budgets are now available on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Economics website. In this post, we’ll look at the budgets for peanuts in Districts 1, 2, and 3. For the most part producers can expect higher revenues; however, expect this increase to be offset by higher input costs.

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High Plains Ag Week – 2/1/2023 – A Look at the 2023 Corn & Sorghum Budgets

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The 2023 crop and livestock budgets for District 1 are posted, and the budgets will soon be available for all districts on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Economics website.  Today, we take a look at the expected costs and returns from coarse grains in the High Plains.

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High Plains Ag Week – 1/25/2023 – A Look at the 2023 Cotton Budgets

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The 2023 crop and livestock budgets will soon be available for all districts on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Economics website.  Compared to the numbers in the 2022 budgets, revenue from cotton enterprises is expected to remain largely unchanged, while costs are expected to increase.

 

 

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High Plains Ag Week – 1/18/2023 – Budgets and Input Price Changes

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Rapidly increasing input prices were a major concern in the 2022 crop year. What do input prices look like as we approach 2023’s planting season? Updated AgriLife Crop & Livestock Budgets, as well as some updated decision tools can help you make this year’s production decisions.

 

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