CORN trade is talking perhaps 1 million cattle now backed up in the pipeline awaiting slaughter. Seeing similar complications in both the pork and poultry sectors. There is talk that President Trump is going to mandate that processing plants stay open in order to avoid a food problem here in the U.S. Bears are pointing …
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Vintage collectors, history buffs and pretty much every red-blooded American farmer who enjoys a walk down the equipment memory lane will want to check out Mecum’s Gone Farmin auction. In 2010, Dan Mecum, son of Mecum Auctions’ President and Founder Dana Mecum, officially launched a tractor division to stand all on its own, and as …
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The Great Morel Mushroom Hunt… or Silicon Valley’s Push for a “Shroom Boom”Where we live, lots of folks have been out walking the fields and in the woods looking for mushrooms the past few weeks. The first morel sightings this year were reported back in February in the state of Georgia. Imagine that, the first …
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As you know I have argued for many years that building a false sense of high self-esteem in our children was a very slippery slope. Finally, more psychologists are getting on the same page and starting to change their tune. The Wall Street Journal ran an article that showed how in the past many parents, …
With Kids All at Home, Here’s a Little Something for Parents to Debate Read More »
Brian Schinderle currently serves as Executive Vice President – Finance of Grassroots Cannabis (Grassroots) and is focused on strategy, capital markets, investor relations and mergers & acquisitions. Grassroots operates a vertically integrated cannabis business with current operations in 12 states and > 900 employees as of March 2020. On July 17, 2019, Grassroots announced the …
Cannabis, Crude Oil, and Corn with special guest Brian Schinderle Read More »
At least 33 people were killed as a tornado outbreak slashed across the South on Sunday and Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and leaving numerous towns with widespread, severe damage. While tornadoes can and have occurred in every month in the United States, the most active months are typically April and May, with …
As if We Didn’t Have Enough to Worry About … It’s Tornado Season! Read More »
Trying to buy or sell a house or building right now is a tricky proposition. Keep in mind, the value of global real estate is more than all the world’s stocks and bonds combined. It’s also a key growth driver, and will be vitally important moving forward. Unfortunately, what we are seeing in many parts …
Real Estate Game Plan During the Coronavirus Fueled Recession? Read More »
As many of you know, our family started a company last year called AgSwag. During this Coronavirus debacle, we’ve been on a ton of calls with several top Ag CEOs and business leaders about ways they’re pivoting and shifting to win the battle against the virus. Interestingly, they’re also wanting our input and guidance to …
Mr. Wells has over 40 years experience in the agriculture industry. He began his career in 1977 with Archer Daniels Midland Company and has worked in trading and executive capacities for numerous grain and trading businesses including DeBruce Grain, The Scoular Company, Peavey Grain, Con Agra, Farmland Industries, and Drexel Burnham Lambert. In these various …
Under unfortunate and bizarre conditions, researchers are now studying the Earth’s movements as a majority of its citizens are locked down. Scrambling to collect data during the surreal slowdown of life, scientists are measuring how the pandemic is being felt across land, air, and sea. Normally seismologists wouldn’t pick up a 5.5 magnitude earthquake from …
