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Steven D. Johnson
Newsletter Articles
- Online crop marketing course launched Nov. 10 -- November 2019
- Agricultural professionals expect lower land values and stable crop prices -- June 2019
- Questions frequently asked about prevented planting -- April 2019
- Production evidence for market facilitation program and crop insurance -- December 2018
- Soybean harvest strategy for securing MFP payment -- October 2018
- Overcoming the cash flow crunch -- September 2018
- What's in your crop marketing plan? -- June 2018
- Initial, delayed, and prevented planting decisions -- April 2018
- Expect lower premiums for 2018 crop insurance -- February 2018
- Communication is key when cash flow is tight -- November 2017
- New grain bid comparison tool -- September 2017
- Crop insurance coverage-frequently asked questions in times of drought or floods -- August 2017
- Developing a crop marketing plan -- June 2017
- Caution: cash flow problems ahead -- October 2016
- Selling spring and summer price rallies -- May 2016
- Watch demand and basis -- September 2015
- Expect fall storage challenges -- August 2015
- Strive to capture storage margins -- July 2015
- Review crop marketing fundamentals in new video series -- June 2015
- Five strategies for managing 2015 crop financial risks -- June 2015
- The reliability of the USDA March 31 prospective plantings report -- April 2015
- 2015 crop cost estimates released -- January 2015
- ARC/PLC decisions: a three-step process -- November 2014
- Corn drying, shrink and storage decision tools now available -- October 2014
- Base acreage reallocation decisions -- July 2014
- New farm program to provide enrollment decisions -- April 2014
- Making the right crop insurance choices for 2014 -- February 2014
- 2014 Iowa crop production cost estimates -- January 2014
- Using a basis contract to market corn -- December 2013
- Flexible cash farm leases -- July 2013
- Consider spring and summer price rallies for selling insurance bushels -- April 2013
- Manage crop risk in 2013 -- January 2013
- Profitable opportunities for 2013 -- December 2012
- Fall harvest prices and indemnity payments -- November 2012
- Balance of crop rotations in 2013 -- October 2012
- Preparing for a crop insurance review of APH yields -- September 2012
- 2010 SURE payment sign-up announced -- October 2011
- Harvest crop insurance reminder checklist -- September 2011
- 2012 crop input costs increase, along with profit margin opportunities -- September 2011
- Adding hail insurance coverage -- July 2011
- Selling your crop insurance bushels -- May 2011
- 2011 ACRE enrollment deadline nears -- May 2011
- 2009 SURE sign-up is underway at county FSA offices -- March 2011
- Fall harvest prices and indemnity payments -- November 2010
- Farmland rental rates stable for 2010 -- June 2010
- 2010 ACRE enrollment decision by June 1st -- April 2010
- Will you get a 2009 ACRE payment? -- February 2010
- 2008 SURE disaster claims begin in January -- January 2010
- Proving harvest yields advised -- November 2009
- Flexible cash farm lease considerations -- March 2009
- 2009 flexible cash farm leases gain traction -- August 2008
- 2008 crop insurance decisions and dates -- June 2008
- Deferring crop sales to reduce income tax liability -- November 2007
- Accumulator Contracts -- June 2006
- Historical LDP Trends -- September 2005
Information Files
- Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44
- Margin Protection Crop Insurance -- A1-53
- Revenue Crop Protection Insurance -- A1-54
- Risk Management Practices: Pre-Harvest Marketing New Crop -- A2-55
- Commonly Used Grain Contracts -- A2-73
- Understanding Risk in Hedge-to-Arrive Contracts -- A2-74
Voiced Media
- Risk Management Practices: Pre-Harvest Marketing New Crop -- A2-55
- 2014-18 ARC PLC Decisions
- Farmland Leasing Overview -- C2-20
- Farmland Communication & Stewardship -- C2-20
- Basis, Futures Carry and the Cost of Storage
- Crop Marketing Strategies
- Marketing Tools: Futures
- Marketing Tools: Options
- Developing a Crop Marketing Plan
