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High Plains Ag Week 1/4/2023 – Master Marketer Vernon

January 4, 2023 by justin.benavidez

Since 1996, Master Marketer has taught producers to reduce risk and gain profit through an intensive eight-day series that includes crop and livestock outlooks, developing marketing skills, and a trading game simulating marketing in an actual historic year. This year the flagship program returns to Vernon. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 1/4/2023 – Master Marketer Vernon

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High Plains Ag Week 11/21/2022 – Peanut Market Update

November 22, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Continuing with our fall market updates this week, we reviewed the peanuts market. Less harvested acreage this season will potentially lower ending stocks and support future prices.

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Filed Under: High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Peanuts, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources, Uncategorized

High Plains Ag Week 11/7/2022 – Wheat Market Update

November 7, 2022 by justin.benavidez

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

Early-season wheat prices and winter wheat crop conditions have shown record highs and lows during this planting season.  In today’s Wheat Market Update we reviewed the main market drivers for the following season. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 11/7/2022 – Wheat Market Update

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

High Plains Ag Week 10/10/2022 – PRF Decision for Upcoming year

October 10, 2022 by justin.benavidez

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

The 2022 drought has reminded us about its productive, financial, and economic impacts on our business. Today we will review USDA’s Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program (PRF) which has shown to be an essential tool to support ranchers during these times.

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Filed Under: Ag Policy, Business Management, Cattle, Forage, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources, Uncategorized

High Plains Ag Week 9/26/2022 – Dryland Wheat Budgets Update

September 29, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications.

This week we update Dryland Wheat Budgets and compare them with some grazing scenarios. This will be another year of high production costs and weather uncertainty that will require optimizing our results and having a good marketing plan. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 9/26/2022 – Dryland Wheat Budgets Update

Filed Under: Business Management, Cattle, High Plains Ag Week, Uncategorized, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 9/12/2022 – Price Management Tools for Calves and Stockers – LRP

September 12, 2022 by justin.benavidez

(Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Ranchers face many price risks associated with cattle marketing, as we saw these last years. USDA changes in LRP made this tool more appealing to ranchers that want to reduce price risk.

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High Plain Ag Week 8/8/2022 – USDA Programs to Support Drought Losses

August 8, 2022 by justin.benavidez

(Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

This year’s drought is still producing significant losses to many ranchers in the State of Texas. Today, we will look into two more USDA programs to help ranchers cape the drought, Livestock Forage Disaster Program and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program.

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Filed Under: Ag Policy, Business Management, Cattle, Goats, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Sheep, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources, Uncategorized

High Plains Ag Week 7/25/2022 – Livestock Indemnity Program Review

July 25, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Fire activity on the Coconut Fire in Wilbarger County on May 17, 2022

Numerous wildfire events across the State of Texas have unfortunately developed these last months producing many losses to many ranchers.  Today we will review one USDA program that supports ranchers that have livestock losses due to wildfires and other weather-related events.

 

 

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Filed Under: Business Management, Cattle, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Sheep, Uncategorized

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 6/6/2022 – Bermudagrass Hay Production and Fertilization

June 6, 2022 by justin.benavidez

Lack of rainfall in many areas and high fertilizer costs are the two biggest concerns determining bermudagrass hay production this year. Today we will review our District budgets, breakeven prices, and fertilization decision aids for a profitable bermudagrass hay production.

 

 

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Filed Under: Business Management, Forage, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Uncategorized

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