Mark Milam

1 month ago | croplife.com | Mark Milam |Matt Hopkins

By The Fertilizer Institute|March 22, 2025 The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) has extended its sincere thanks to President Donald Trump for including Potash alongside critical minerals in an Executive Order (EO) titled “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production.” This designation, combined with the provisions in the EO, sets into place a framework to ensure that Potash and our nation’s other critical mineral resources are leveraged to create jobs and fuel American prosperity....

1 month ago | croplife.com | Mark Milam |Matt Hopkins

By CropLife Staff|March 15, 2025 Picketa Systems, Canadian-based agricultural technology company, is proud to announce the addition of canola to its LENS (Leaf Evaluated Nutrient System) platform. Building on the initial success in potatoes and corn, Picketa is expanding its support of staple broadacre crops to meet the precision nutrient management needs of North America’s canola growers.

2 months ago | linkedin.com | Mark Milam

Mark Milam 3d Report this post It’s easy to lose context regarding mortgage rates. The only time in modern history that mortgage rates have dipped below 5.30% was during a period when the Fed was actively buying mortgage-backed securities. Prior to The Great Recession, the Fed had never entered the MBS market as an active participant.

Jan 16, 2025 | housingwire.com | Mark Milam

“The standard of living of the average American has to decline,” he said. “I don’t think you can escape  that.” These were the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as he testified before Congress in October 1979. Inflation was 13%. Volcker’s predecessors, Arthur Burns and William Miller, had  failed to control prices. Stagflation gripped the United States. We were in an economic death spiral.

Jan 8, 2025 | croplife.com | Mark Milam |Matt Hopkins |Eric Sfiligoj

By Eric Sfiligoj|January 8, 2025 As one of the largest ag retailers in the country, Decatur, AL-based GreenPoint Ag is keenly attune to what goes on in the agricultural marketplace each and every year. The company’s 78 outlets, spread out across 10 states, supply a range of crop inputs and services to grower-customers. This includes seed, crop protection products, custom application services, and fertilizer.