Farm And Ranch Country (Bill Graff)

(click play for farm podcast) So why all the fuss about Ukraine? Why is Putin doing what he is doing? How does this affect American agriculture? What is a bi-polar versus a uni-polar world? Blame America first crowd is now firmly in control of many of the administration’s policies. How/why…Read More096 – Ukraine, Russia, China

Update on the Farm Bill I have some additional thoughts on the farm bill I share. Other topics California Drought Trade talks with Japan Micro Breweries and distillers grains GMOs in Hawaii Bundy Cattle stand off Keystone Pipeline

(click play button to hear the presentation) 2014 FARRM ACT I was asked to do a Farm Bill presentation to the Illinois Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute.  The audience was realtors and farm managers.  To book me to speak to your group, head over to my speaker page. I…Read MoreFARM Bill presentation to Realtors Land Institute -094

(for farm podcast click play) Update on Ukraine, but before that I look at Flight 370 Global Warming MF Global End with an update on the Farm Bill, or should I say FARRM Bill. Just a good old fashion discussion on odds and ends.

(click play for farm podcast) So is Ukraine turning into Czechoslovakia 1938???  No in 1938 Chamberlain (British Prime Minister) at least got a piece of paper saying this was it and he would have “peace in our time”. We (USA) will also never be able to get Obama’s dream of…Read MoreUkraine = Czechoslovakia? How does this affect the Commodity Markets?

OK, While I am waiting on a preliminary set of FARRM Bill rules to comment on, I will dissect what I think went right and wrong with this last farm bill. Who did what right, who over played their hand.  Who cut the deck just about right.  And, last but…Read MoreWhat about the next Farm Bill?-091

(click play for farm podcast) I am a student of History.  I like to read about it, study, visit historical sites, and if I ever was going to be a college professor it would not have been in agriculture, but military history.  I especially like the time period from the…Read More089 – Is it 2014 or 1914 ?

click play for farm podcast FARRM ACT of 2014 Federal Agricultural Reform & Risk Management Act Before I get into this a few updates. 1.  I have a really good podcast on how 2014 could be 1914 all over again, but Farm Bill will be bigger news and I do…Read More090 – FARRM BILL

To listen to farm podcast, click play. Is Agriculture in as big a hurt as some say it is???? Return of the 1980’s ??? I look at and discuss some of the predictions others are making.  Make a few observations of my own. I give my predictions or possible scenarios.…Read More086 – 2014 Agricultural Economy

Why this matters and how does this affect me? The United States is on in my opinion on an unsustainable course.  What cannot be sustained will not be.  Does not mean the U.S. will not go farther down this road until it just breaks down than I think it can. …Read More085- United States becoming a Banana Republic?

click play for farm podcast Agriculture & Infrastructure I have done quite a bit of driving around the Midwest this past year and I am appalled at how bad the roads are.  I am talking major interstates. What kind of value are we getting for the money spent? Agriculture to…Read More084 – Agriculture and Infrastructure, Roads, Railroads, Locks & Dams

click play for farm podcast Everybody has heard of Peak OIL, what about Peak Entitlements? 17 TRILLION DOLLARS of debt by just the Federal Government, not counting all the state and local government debt. How can this continue, will it continue?  During the last government shut down, the federal government…Read MoreAre we at peak entitlements in the Farm Bill – 83

(click play to listen to farm podcast) Why No Farm Bill Yet I get the above question a lot.  I go over in the podcast many of the reasons there is not a new farm bill by now.  And, most are very valid reasons.  We in agriculture need to listen…Read More2013 Farm Bill, When if ever & Why not by now? – 82

Can Agricultural Machinery Companies and Input Suppliers survive sub $3 corn? I went to the Farm Progress Show.  Was able to attend several “private briefings”.  I also just went around asked questions and observed what was going on.  It has gotten real “expensive” in grain farming real quick. Where is…Read MoreFuture Structure of Ag – 81

(click play above for the farm podcast) How high do beef prices have to go to have a recovery in beef cow numbers? Does beef then become “lobster” in price? Is the beef cycle broken? Normally 2013 would be the high with 2016 as the low in the beef cycle. …Read MoreChanges in the Cattle Industry – 80