Chip Flory

Cedar Falls, Philadelphia

Host #AgriTalk at Farm Journal Broadcast; Farm Journal economist. Ag Journalist 35 years - 50 yrs in outdoors. My family is awesome. #CyclONEnation #Cubs

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Articles

Follow These 3 Rules To Manage Commodity Market Uncertainty

1 week ago | drovers.com | Chip Flory |Michelle Rook |Angie Stump Denton |Jennifer Shike

Tariff action and trade tiffs have dominated the Trump administration’s first three months, creating one of the greatest periods of market uncertainty many of us have ever had to manage. It’s true what they say: Markets don’t like uncertainty. For markets, certainty equals confidence. If participants are confident in the market’s trend, professional trading funds, for example, pile onto one side of the market with high certainty it’s the right decision.
Cattle and Soybeans Extend Gains: Can Markets Continue to Recover?

1 week ago | drovers.com | Michelle Rook |Chip Flory |Paul Beck |Angie Stump Denton

Grains start mixed Monday morning with soybeans higher, feed grains lower. However, cattle and hogs are both extending Friday’s gains. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle are seeing followthrough buying and strength Monday morning as the S&P 500 continues to stabilize and recover after the tariff delays. Cattle are nearly 87% correlated to the stock market according to Kooima.
Pre-Finishing Nutrition’s Impact on Beef Quality

1 week ago | drovers.com | Paul Beck |Chip Flory |Michelle Rook |Angie Stump Denton

Post-weaning management significantly influences beef quality, particularly through compensatory gain. Compensatory gains is the accelerated growth following a period of nutrient restriction. This growth response varies, with the greatest gains occurring when feed restriction is moderate and short.
Grain Markets

Jan 17, 2025 | agweb.com | Rhonda Brooks |Jerry Gulke |Michelle Rook |Chip Flory

In early January, Illinois crop budgets were revised for 2024. Farmers are predicted to lose $135 to $160 per acre for corn and $20 to $107 per acre for soybeans. What’s a farmer to do when news is a punch in the gut?
USDA Reports

Jan 9, 2025 | agweb.com | Chip Flory |Michelle Rook |Tyne Morgan |Sara Schafer
Trump Taps Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler for Secretary of Agriculture

Nov 22, 2024 | agweb.com | Jim Wiesemeyer |Jerry Gulke |Chip Flory |Michelle Rook

Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) has been offered the position of Secretary of Agriculture by President-elect Donald Trump. This information has been reported by multiple sources. Loeffler, who previously represented Georgia in the Senate, is also co-chairing Trump’s inaugural committee, indicating her significant involvement in the new administration’s activities.
Magnify Your Soybean Yield in 2025

Nov 15, 2024 | agweb.com | Jamie Sears Rawlings |Michelle Rook |Chip Flory |Jim Wiesemeyer

From drought to flooding to lower commodity prices, your soybeans faced many obstacles this season:As you’re planning for 2025, make sure you’re getting the most out of your soybeans – no matter the conditions you face. “You could be rotating crop fields and choosing the right varieties, but in today’s changing world, sometimes that’s not enough. You never know what a season can bring,” says Dale Ireland, Ph.D., Syngenta Seedcare technical product lead.
Grains and Cattle Try to Recover After Thursday's Collapse

Nov 15, 2024 | agweb.com | Michelle Rook |Chip Flory |Jim Wiesemeyer |Margy Eckelkamp
Grains Fall a Third Day as Dollar Hits New Highs: Is it The "Trump Effect?"

Nov 13, 2024 | agweb.com | Michelle Rook |Chip Flory |Jim Wiesemeyer |Margy Eckelkamp

Livestock markets have had a nice run higher over the last few months but appear to be stalling out. Is downside risk starting to outweigh upside potential? Watch us on RFD-TV, today at 12:45pm CT!
Trump Trade Policy Seen As Wild Card for U.S. Soybean Farmers, Opportunity for Crushers

Nov 13, 2024 | agweb.com | Karl Plume |Renee Hickman |Chip Flory |Jim Wiesemeyer

By Karl Plume and Renee HickmanAmerican farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to build more U.S. crushing plants, hungry for domestic supplies.