Grain Marketing Guidance Archive

Tackling 5 Common Grain Marketing Mistakes

November 12, 2020

What’s a common characteristic of winning sports teams? Ed Usset, a professor at the University of Minnesota’s Center For Farm Financial Management frequently asks farmers, ag students, and now listeners of the ADM In the Driver’s Seat podcast.

Play Ball with Sustainable Farming

August 27, 2020

The spring rains come and gullywashers cut channels in your fields down to the subsoil. The run-off can carry away precious topsoil and standing water can harm the crop. Wet springs tend to happen more regularly in U.S. farm

Offers: How to Let Them Work

June 4, 2020

When it comes to keeping your farm’s balance sheet in the black, using offers with the help of your ADM representative is a proven way to achieve your grain marketing goals. Using offers is a disciplined, incremental way for

The State of Ag in Disrupted Markets

May 14, 2020

When you look at soybeans, wheat, and corn right now–the grain complex–professional marketers say things will get better, they just don’t know when. So, the challenge is getting through the interim. Even with the disruptions (most recently from COVID-19),

Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Health

May 1, 2020

It’s no secret that farming is a stressful occupation – no matter how noble it is. With growing stress around economics, a multitude of daily tasks, and now a global pandemic, mental health has become a bigger conversation –

The 7 Best Ag Podcasts to Listen to through Planting Season

April 16, 2020

As we enter planting season and deal with a storm of daily news, you may be looking for alternative content –especially helpful resources or uplifting stories. We want to help direct you to those sources. We surveyed our employees

5 Spring Tips to Get Ahead

April 9, 2020

There’s some comfort in routine right now. For producers, there’s another crop to plant, harvest, and distribute – and it all starts right now. One thing that’s not routine, though, is making a profit. Challenging markets continue, and that