Tis the Season

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Partners and Friends,

We are supposed to be winding down with outside work this time of year but the weather is making it hard to work inside! Last week had some record high temperatures and the rain over the weekend only amounted to about 3/4 inch which is allowing us to keep moving forward with outside projects. We tiled last week until we ran out of tile (now restocked) and the big push now is putting a new water line in to Marcus house. The subsoil is very dry and the topsoil is not too muddy. There is talk of LaNina for next year (reduced rain anomaly) but spring is a long way off. We have completed all fall NH3 applications and have worked some compacted and rough spots in fields. The forecast is for no rain in the next 2 weeks so we may still be going at Christmas. The Bushnell light parade was a week ago and Renee and Josh dressed up the white semi to participate. There were around 25 entrants in this fun event and both sides of downtown Bushnell’s Main Street were parked full. No Santa and hot chocolate this year but it was good to get out and see neighbors and friends. The office is busy this month with lots of year end activities and preparation and planning for 2021.

Markets are still strong as we digest the China buying and reduced yields in the crop reports and the weather reports from Brazil. Agriculture is yawning at President Elect Biden's pick of Tom Villshack for Ag Secretary. The longer term shipping capacity worldwide and the weather at the ports are causing some logistical problems and China seems to be jerking neck collars world wide.

What a fun ride these next 4 years will be seeing how the new president stands against unfair trade practices and how we try to police the world. We will see how much is accomplished in the first 100 days. The Georgia senate race is such a huge factor in how much change we will see during this next administration.

Family all well now. Phyllis and I tested positive for COVID-19 about 4 weeks ago. She fared much better than I did. School is coming to an end for fall semester and we are welcoming Christmas break. I hope to have family together for a joyous Christmas celebration.

Merry Christmas to you all. Keep in touch and celebrate the real reason for the season: The birth of our Lord and Savior. Be sure to appreciate all the blessings you have been granted.


Current prices

Corn--4.33

SB--11.87

Best,

Steve