Ag Economics on the Plains
Ag Economics on the Plains

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 1/4/2023 – Master Marketer Vernon

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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

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

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(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

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

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

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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

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

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(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

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

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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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