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

January 31, 2023 by justin.benavidez

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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Filed Under: Corn, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Sorghum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources

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

January 17, 2023 by justin.benavidez

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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Filed Under: Business Management, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Crops, Marketing Plan, Peanuts, Risk Management, Sorghum, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 11/14/2022 – Coarse Grain Market Update

November 16, 2022 by justin.benavidez

We continue with our fall market updates this week, spending some time with the corn and sorghum markets. With lower yields and higher prices, what are some early predictions for the marketing year and production year 23/24?

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Filed Under: Corn, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Sorghum

High Plains Ag Week 7/11/2022 – USDA June Acreage Report Review

July 11, 2022 by justin.benavidez

(Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

On June 30th, the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), released its first survey-base acreage report for the 2022-23 season. Today, we will review the highlights of this first report. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 7/11/2022 – USDA June Acreage Report Review

Filed Under: Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Peanuts, Sorghum, Uncategorized, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 6/13/2022 – Corn & Sorghum Market Update

June 13, 2022 by justin.benavidez

June is book ended by the WASDE and the all-important June Acreage report. What is the state of the coarse grain markets as we move into mid-season? [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 6/13/2022 – Corn & Sorghum Market Update

Filed Under: Corn, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Sorghum

High Plains Ag Week 5/23/2022 – Fertilization Break Even Calculation

May 23, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Input costs continue to be the story of interest for the year. Fertilizer in particular is grabbing headlines in both agricultural media and popular press. What do costs look like as we move through planting seasons and develop plans for the remainder of the summer? [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 5/23/2022 – Fertilization Break Even Calculation

Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Sorghum

High Plains Ag Week 5/16/2022 – WASDE Review

May 16, 2022 by justin.benavidez

(Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Last week’s WASDE report projected tightened ending stocks primarily due to weather conditions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The chances of increasing ending stocks to previous levels during this season are very low.  Today will review the WASDE report and discuss those factors that have created this bullish market reaction.  [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 5/16/2022 – WASDE Review

Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Cotton, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Risk Management, Sorghum, Uncategorized, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 2-14-2022 – Corn & Sorghum Market Update

February 14, 2022 by justin.benavidez

This week we tackle the dynamics of the corn and sorghum markets. What are the trends to look for? What are the risks for price and yield?
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Filed Under: Corn, Sorghum

High Plains Ag Week 1-31-2022 – Rules of Thumb for Input Cost Management

January 30, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Input cost management is on everyone’s mind this year. But how do you even begin to approach cutting costs effectively? Each operation, and really, each field is different. We’ll address specific inputs throughout the spring, but for now, we present three rules of thumb to get you started on your input cost management decisions.

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Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Peanuts, Risk Management, Sorghum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 11/29/2021 – CRP and Crop Return Comparison

November 29, 2021 by justin.benavidez

Its time for a review of CRP rental rates for 2021. Is it a good idea to enroll in CRP? How do you evaluate that choice for yourself? [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 11/29/2021 – CRP and Crop Return Comparison

Filed Under: Ag Policy, Corn, Cotton, Sorghum, Wheat

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