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Nicholson Gets Promotion at RaboBank

Published January 17, 2022

RaboBank Food and Agribusiness Research Vice President Stephen Nicholson has been promoted. Nicholson is now the global strategist for grain and oilseeds at RaboBank. This change is effective as of January 15.

Navigating Higher Input Costs

Published January 5, 2022

The agriculture industry is trying to navigate rising input costs. "The potato industry had problems in 2020 and 2021," says Stephen Nicholson, senior grain and oilseed analyst, Rabobank. "We have to be thinking about how to mitigate those damages." Nicholson…

Joint Acquisition for Conservis

Published July 19, 2021

Rabobank and TELUS Agriculture have acquired Conservis, an ag tech company that integrates different farm technologies into one streamlined interface. The new owners plan to further develop this farm management platform for supply chain validation, agronomic decisions, financial management, inventory…

Agriculture Economists Take On Cattle Market Questions

Published June 25, 2021

The three-hour-long cattle market hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee was the first addressing fairness and competition issues since 2019. After cattle producers and agriculture economists shared their statements, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven asked Kansas State University agriculture economist…

Securing Long-Term Financial Stability on the Farm

Published April 13, 2021

With higher commodity prices, RaboBank Senior Grain and Oilseed Analyst Stephen Nicholson says farmers may want to consider strategies to help secure long-term financial stability. "Working capital depleted in the past seven years. Let's rebuild the working capital first," says…

China Has a Need for Feed

Published February 1, 2021

Last week was a record for U.S. corn sales to China. Rabobank Senior Director of Animal Protein Christine McCracken says China’s interest is due, in part, to a growing protein sector. There's structural changes taking place in China’s hog herd.…

Rising Feed Costs May Challenge Pork and Poultry in 2021

Published November 30, 2020

Rabobank Senior Animal Protein Analyst Christine McCracken says rising feed costs may become an issue for the pork and poultry sectors in 2021. "It may impact the availability and costs of protein going forward. Higher corn and meal will be…

Fumasi Picked for RaboBank Leadership

Published October 21, 2020

Roland Fumasi has been picked to lead Rabobank’s Food and Agribusiness research team in North America. Fumasi grew up on a farm in California and joined Rabobank as an analyst in 2014.

Seeking Stability in Volatile Times

Published May 26, 2020

Class III milk prices have improved since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. However, Rabobank Global Dairy Strategist Mary Ledman would not call it a recovery. With so much volatility, Ledman encourages farmers to find stability within the business. "What…

China Losing Huge Numbers of Hogs to ASF

Published July 30, 2019

By the end of this year, China could lose half of its swine herd to African Swine Fever. Rabobank says the disease has already taken out 40 percent of the hog supply. Vietnam, which is also dealing with African Swine…

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Nicholson Gets Promotion at RaboBank

Navigating Higher Input Costs

Joint Acquisition for Conservis

Agriculture Economists Take On Cattle Market Questions

Securing Long-Term Financial Stability on the Farm

China Has a Need for Feed

Rising Feed Costs May Challenge Pork and Poultry in 2021

Fumasi Picked for RaboBank Leadership

Seeking Stability in Volatile Times

China Losing Huge Numbers of Hogs to ASF

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