Home About Us Department Locations Cash Bids MyGrower Grain Offer System News Contact Us My Account 11/24/2021 Hybrid Placement By Dustin Lounsbery, Agronomist, Marion With harvest starting to wrap up, it is a good time to start on some data management. Getting yield data off your combine monitor can be a huge help when it comes to hybrid selection. Looking at what hybrids did well or did not do well in certain fields or areas is key to hybrid placement. There is no better yield data than what you pull off your own ground. This year was a tough year but with multiple years of yield data compiled you can start to see areas of the field that are consistently better. This can then be used to make variable rate planting prescriptions, if your planter is capable. Placing the right population in the right areas can help push yield across your farm. Talk to your local agronomist about hybrid placement or help with yield data management. We have a great precision technology team to help with any data management you need. I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday season! Grains By Matt Morog, Grain Department Manager Corn and soybeans have both fully recovered from the early November beat down and even added some to the top. The downside got way over done and we are seeing a bit of sling shot action as these markets try to figure out a direction. I’m of the opinion that corn will remain firm if energy demand remains high. Ethanol producers are making massive margins as they sell ethanol into ever rising gasoline prices. We will see them continue to grind corn at a high rate until their margins crash. Which we all know is a possibility as ethanol producers are notorious for over producing their products and then gutting themselves. Export demand for corn out of the US isn’t doing enough to today to rally the market. China hasn’t come to the US like they did last year yet, they are primarily relying off the Ukraine. Is the market rallying the past week or two with the Russian troop build up on the Ukrainian border? I still think the main drivers of the corn market today are energy consumption and fertilizer issues. Selling cash corn at these values though isn’t going to be a mistake based on the net income it would generate you per acre. Pricing some new crop HTA’s with us would be an idea too and wait for some basis improvements. Soybeans have surprisingly rallied off the November lows to new monthly highs. I think many are still scratching their heads as to why we have rallied so quickly. US exports continue to underwhelm, but domestic crush is hanging in there on the demand side. If we want to see a further rally in soybeans, we are going to need some help via exports and a South American weather issue. I’m a proponent of selling old crop beans in this area as well as pricing some new crop of 2022. I’m nervous about how many extra acres of beans we could see this spring if fertilizer logistics hamper corn planting. Thank you to all our customers on your commitments and business this fall harvest. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Employment Opportunities CFC Current Open Positions Grain Originator Location: Lyons, SD. This position will develop long-term relationships with current and prospective customers. Manage a customer base that includes inbound and outbound calls as well as on farm visits on a weekly basis. Assist in procurement of grain for all facilities. Assist in hedging, grain sales and merchandising of all commodities received by CFC/FREMAR LLC. Bring forth new ideas that will increase market share while maintaining margins that benefit grower and CFC/FREMAR LLC. Work with all divisions in joint customer calls both on farm and in office to increase market share. Demonstrate work hab-its that develop, build, and support the team concept within the entire organization. Qualifications include: direct custom-er service experience, bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience, and a preferred minimum of two years prior grain origination experience. Full Time Position. Tire Truck Operator/Station Attendant Location: Salem, SD. This position will be responsible for tire truck operation, shop and light mechanical work including oil changes and tire repair. Tire repair to include both automobile and farm equipment. May also be responsible for assisting customers during the check out process, knowledge of processing checks, credit cards and case transactions accurately is preferred. Full time position. Location Manager Location: Lyons, SD. The Location Manager will be responsible for supervising the daily operations of the Lyons Grain Ter-minal and Agronomy Facility. The role includes customer service, employee supervision, facility and equipment optimiza-tion, financial management, and short/long term planning for the location. Experience requirements include: grain eleva-tor management, and elevator operations. This position reports to the Chief Operations Officer. Full Time Position Custom Applicator Location: Marion, Lyons, Dimock, Irene, Scotland, Salem, Tyndall, SD. Applicate customer fields as instructed in a timely manner while maintaining quality, customer satisfaction and obeying all traffic laws and limits. Assist in other areas of CFC operations as needed, depending on the season. Must be able to work at elevated levels in a dusty environment, lift up to 50lbs, think quickly and follow directions, pay strong attention to safety. Must have a CDL or the ability to get one. Full Time Position. Truck Driver—Full Time and Seasonal Positions Available Location: Most Locations. Make delivers as instructed in a timely manner while maintaining quality, customer satisfaction and obeying all traffic laws & limits. Assist in other areas of CFC operations as needed, depending on the season. Must be able to work in a dusty environment, lift up to 50lbs, think quickly and follow directions, pay strong attention to safety. Must have a valid CDL. Agronomy/Grain Production—Full Time and Seasonal Positions Available Location: Marion, Salem, Lyons, Dimock, Tyndall, Irene SD. This position will assist as needed in agronomy operations and assist customers in grain operation by unloading truck grain and other duties as assigned. Extended hours are re-quired in season. Must be able to work at elevated levels in a dusty environment, lift up to 50lbs, think quickly and follow directions, pay strong attention to safety. © 2021 Barchart.com, Inc. All market data is hosted and powered by Barchart. Information presented is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice, and is delayed. No representations are made by Barchart as to its informational accuracy or completeness. 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