Something to Watch
One of the projects we were working on this summer was our videos talking about SCIS and who we are. »
High prices bring joy, but invariably they do not last
It is hard to imagine the run-up in commodity prices that coincided with the Great Recession almost 10 years ago. Optimism in agriculture soon reached a record high, and it was not hard to believe farm prices had undergone a permanent upward »
Shaky outlook for '17 wheat yields
As we are wrapping up February, it has been a fairly wet start to the year in the Southern Plains with a large precipitation event--rain, ice, or snow depending on your location--in January and then a smaller event in February. After driving »
Producers gain new option in crop insurance
Our agency (Sustainable Crop Insurance Services, wholly owned by National Sorghum Producers) writes with Diversified Crop Insurance Services, which is a subsidiary to Consolidated Grain and Barge. Diversified is one of the fastest-growing crop insurance providers, and its annual agent meeting just »
Modeling Corn ARC Payment Probabilities by County
USDA is set to release county yields on February 23, and these estimates will provide a lot of clarity on the size of agricultural risk coverage (ARC) payments this fall. While we wait for this information, I think a state-of-play snapshot on »
2016 Precipitation Wrap-up and Looking Forward
Researching climate reports to look for good indicators of expected precipitation for the High Plains can be a tough job as most climate reports focus mostly on temperature and less on rainfall. However, we attempt to provide a recap and a feeble »
