Even though it is only Tuesday, there are still plenty of stories to be covered. Here are the headlines.
Farmland News
Jim Knuth with Farm Credit Services of America spoke recently at the 2022 Land Expo about the changing landscape of land value in America and the way farmers who use the land can get the most out of it. Knuth’s views on land value, interest rates and grain production are written by Madelyn Ostendorf, editor.
AcreValue, an online farmland evaluation and information platform, aims to collect disparate data and make it searchable by investors, farmers, brokers, bankers, and other professionals. Megan Schilling, editor, covers the company’s mission statement and technology.
Sam Zell is the son of immigrants. He has spent his entire life weighing the benefits and risks of business and has learned many valuable life lessons. Zell is the founder of Agricultural Real Estate, and Editor Madelyn Ostendorf captures some stories.
Markets
Editor Mike McGinnis shares his thoughts on what to look out for in the USDA report due Wednesday. He says, “In a report that the USDA uses to print its final U.S. crop production estimates for 2021, the number that could get most of the attention Wednesday will be Brazil’s soybean production output.”
After years of American pressure, India has finally agreed to allow imports from the United States of pork and other pork products. The National Pork Producers Council said the agreement would end a de facto ban on U.S. pork. “After decades of work, a market that had been closed to U.S. pork is being opened,” said NPPC president Jen Sorenson.
Source: Successful Farming