Market Journal | Nebraska

Television for agricultural business decisions.

Every topic covered is first measured by this standard. The Market Journal crew is determined to help the agricultural producer improve his or her bottom line, to help make the business more profitable. Market Journal is produced in partnership with the Nebraska Rural Radio Network.

This Week's Show

March 14, 2025

FSA Deadlines

With the passage of the American Relief Act, Farm Bill-authorized programs have been extended for another year. This includes both agriculture risk coverage and price loss coverage programs. Producers have a choice when it comes to coverage--ARC-county or PLC for crop-by-crop protection, or ARC-Individual to cover the entire farm. Learn more: https://cap.unl.edu/2025-farm-program-details-directos-arc-plc/ & https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/farm-ownership-loans

Water Use Efficiency

Spring planting is just around the corner, and with another dry year possibly ahead, now might be a good time to think about investing in et gages and soil water sensors. There are plenty of tools out there to help fine-tune irrigation, saving water, energy, and--most importantly--money.

Grain Markets | Luke Beckman

Joining us this week, for an in-depth look at the grain markets was Central Valley Ag's Luke Beckman. Here is our conversation from Wednesday afternoon.

Weekly Forecast | Eric Hunt

It's been a pretty nice week, temperature-wise. Any chance we can keep that trend going into next week? Market journal Chief Meteorologist Eric Hunt has the forecast.

Soybean Exports

Tariffs are "on again off again." See what the US Soybean Export Council says about the future of the global Soybean export.

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