Financial Expert Warns Focus On Profits Rather Than Yields
Ag economists are urging producers to sharpen their pencils as they prepare for the 2026 season.
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Neiffer: We Can Increase Profits By Having A Tax Plan
Increasing profits is the goal of every farmer out there, but typically to increase profits, you’ll need to increase yields, or make cuts somewhere in the operation. Or, you can structure your Farm Organization To Increase Profit. That was the ...
Improve Pesticide Performance: Yields v Profits
This week, Scott Parrish talks about the shift between focusing on maximizing yields versus maximizing profits.
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Woodall: Producers Are Currently On The Wrong Side Of The Markets
Ask Colin Woodall, and he’ll tell you cattle producers are caught in a balancing act with the packers, as each side works on leveraging supply and demand. The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said it boils down to cattle markets.
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Deere Earnings Beat Expectations
John Deere's quarterly sales and profit estimates beat expectations. According to Reuters, Net income fell 41% to $665.8 million, or $2.11 per share in the quarter, but beat analysts’ average estimate of $1.62 per share.
Equipment sales declined 20% to $8.22 bi
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Lamb Weston Tops Wall Street Expectations
On Friday, Lamb Weston Holdings reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $140.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Eagle, ID-based company said it had profit of 95 cents. The results topped Wall Street expectations.
The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 85 cents per share.
The f...
Precision Ag Makes Impact on Bottom Line
A recent USDA study looked at the impact of precision agriculture on a farmer’s bottom line.
Economist David Schimmelpfennig said there were some positive results.
“GPS, soil and yield mapping have the highest positive impact on profits, almost two percent. Guidance has a 1.5 p...
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
Cargill’s largest contributor to adjusted operating earnings in the first quarter was the Animal Nutrition and Protein Division. The beef business led the way in profitability, which was helped by higher numbers of cattle in the supply chain as well as consumer demand for more beef. The poul...
Farmland Values Lower, But Still Strong
According to Farmers National Company, a ten-year run-up in land prices appears to be leveling off. Farmers National Company said average values of crop ground and grasslands has dropped from the historic highs of recent years but they’re still very strong. The supp...