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Hurricanes and Peanuts
Over the last few years, we have held our breath as hurricanes barrel their way toward the southeastern portion of the United States. ...

Pam Connally


Sunflower Crop Update
Bring on an Indian Summer. Right now old crop black oils are tight. A lot of elevators are sold out and some won’t even offer new crop...

Jason Scott


USDA Acreage Update
On June 28 the USDA released the Acreage and Grain Stocks reports. While the report provided some support for both corn and soybeans, it...

Laurie Ash


Fuel for Thought
Undoubtedly, factoring freight costs and managing logistics is one of the most interesting aspects of merchandising. In an...

Jordan Jolley


Black Oil Sunflower Market
Is it the calm after the storms? The sunflower market is relatively quiet. The Midwest was pummeled repeatedly with moisture, in one...

Jason Scott


Coming to a Polar Vortex Near You
All across the country, folks are bundling up for protection from the extremely cold temperatures this winter; courtesy of some polar...

Jordan Jolley


Winter Bird Feeding Tips and Tricks
There is always the possibility of attracting a very unexpected and exciting feathered friend to your feeder in the winter. But how? We...

Laurie Ash


Do we hurt our "Feathered Friends" by feeding them in the Fall?
A couple of myths have caused some of us to worry, unnecessarily, that our wild birds won’t migrate if we keep our feeders full in the...

Laurie Ash


Waterfowl hunting pellets
Each autumn some 2,000,000 hunters take to the fields, forests and wetlands of the U.S. to hunt game birds. Around 3,000 tons of lead...

Ken Strausheim
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