An important part of profitable farming is controlling input costs. A big part of controlling those costs involves figuring out when to buy. In most cases and if storage is available, pre-buying can be a very effective way to manage your input costs. Fertilizer is one of those inputs that can be pre-bought to great [...]
CNBC Fast Money Talks to Farmer Mike Haley About Cropping Decisions
February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With rising commodity prices TV networks like CNBC are very interested in the financial investment plays in agriculture. Whether that is agricultural based stocks or investments in commodity ETF’s Wall Street is very interested in what farmers are doing. Mike Haley is a farmer in Ohio involved in livestock and crop production. Mike recently appeared [...]
Should the Government of Interfered in the Potash / BHP Deal? – Tony Demarin
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Last week BHP’s bid to purchase Potash Corp was killed by the Federal Government. Led by Brad Wall, Saskatchewan Premier there was a very vocal opposition and the deal was squashed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Federal Conservatives. What has been treated like a vote on the sovereignty of Saskatchewan, there has been jubilation from many farmers [...]
The Federal Government Kills The BHP Acquisition of Potash Corp – Kevin Hursh
November 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
Unless you have been hiding under a rock this week you probably have heard about the Canadian Federal Government killing the BHP acquisition of Potash Corp. Saskatchewan holds a significant amount of the world’s potash and the more people I talk to the more that I realize this is more than just about selling a [...]
Fertilizer Still the Top Topic For Farmers
February 24, 2009 By 2 Comments
Fertilizer prices have been on the minds of farmers all winter and that trend still continues into the spring. Almost every single day on RealAgriculture.com the fertilizer label or a fertilizer story is the most viewed page. I checked out Google Trends and the data on the search for the word fertilizer. You can type [...]
Fertilizer Buddy Gains Attention
December 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In the short life of RealAgriculture.com, by far the most interest has been in the fertilizer stories. Fertilizer prices are a very hot topic in newspapers, on the Internet and in the coffee shops across North America. Due to the volatility of the fertilizer market over the past 12 months, the spread in pricing from one [...]
