Marketing

The financial condition of Idaho agriculture: 2025

bwilder@uidaho.edu — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Idaho has a new top ag commodity: beef cattle. Livestock sector gains led Idaho farmgate cash receipts to a second consecutive all-time high in 2025. Net farm income is forecast to see a small year-over-year increase, with livestock sector gains outweighing losses in the crop sector.

Market Talk: Prepare for next year's marketing plan

clark@jcmanagement.net — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This next year, 2024, will be a good time to hit the ground running when it comes to preparing and implementing a great marketing plan.

Idaho’s 2022 agricultural production totaled a record-high $11.7 billion

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Idaho's top five ag commodities set record highs for value of production.

Idaho's rankings in wheat, barley and small grains

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Idaho again placed No. 1 in barley production in the U.S., at 60.48 million bushels, a 1% increase over 2022 production.

Market Talk: Marketing strength for a jack-of-all-trades

clark@jcmanagement.net — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Most of you keep a close eye on your crops during the growing season. You at least drive by your fields to make sure the water is running, and many will change the water during the day as well as check the overall condition of the crop. Do you do the same with the markets?

[Podcast] Idaho Cattle Women with Maggie Malson

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Maggie Malson joins us to talk about the Idaho Cattle Women and their activities to promote the beef industry in Idaho.

Market Talk: Watching the local basis

clark@jcmanagement.net — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:09:30 -0500

What does the new-crop basis tell you, and how do you know when to jump into the market?

Market Talk: Get serious about a marketing plan now

clark@jcmanagement.net — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:36:57 -0500

Can we really use historical data, or is it too uselessly skewed? How are farmers supposed to watch for marketing opportunities with all the fluctuations?

2023 Idaho hay and forage outlook

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Idaho extension economists look at hay prices and factors influencing pricing for 2023.

Why the Ukraine invasion has not boosted U.S. white wheat prices

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:21:49 -0500

Nothing happens in a vacuum, and while the Russian invasion of Ukraine seems like it would affect wheat prices, this is why it hasn't.

Why put off today what you can do tomorrow?

ben@napmn.com — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 18:36:56 -0400

We’ve all heard the Benjamin Franklin quote, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” It’s the phrase most hated by procrastinators.

Assessing market changes for next year’s crop

clark@jcmanagement.net — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 23:17:58 -0400

None of us knows for a surety just where the markets are going, but we can look at how we can manage our price risk in these markets.