Scott Irwin's Blog, page 5
August 9, 2023
How is the “Golden Number” for the U.S. Corn Belt Working out This Year?
In a previous post, I talked before about the “golden number” for crop production in the U.S. Corn Belt. While it is certainly not the only important yield factor, … Read More Test
March 21, 2023
Why Were Grain Prices So High in 1988 and Other Market Mysteries
Sometimes you need to figure out something that was going on in the grain or livestock markets in the past and Wikipedia just does not cut it. For those lacking … Read More Test
March 1, 2023
What does The Who Have to do with the U.S. Corn Trend Yield?
Last week, I wrote about the long-term trend in the US average corn yield (https://lnkd.in/gSYkmHjY). It was motivated by a post by Bob Nielsen of Purdue. Bob presented … Read More Test
February 21, 2023
Corn Trend Yield
If there is a topic that is sure to generate VERY strong opinions on the part of farmers, seed companies, and market analysts, it is the trajectory of corn trend … Read More Test
February 6, 2023
Tractors, Horses, and EVs
There is a tremendous amount of interest and activity surrounding electrical vehicles (EVs) right now, and for good reason. You can hear anything you want about what is going to … Read More Test
January 19, 2023
Blue Tombstones?
That title should get your attention! I am talking here about a particular type of silo found on livestock farms—blue Harvestores made by AO Smith like that in the picture … Read More Test
