Collected Publications for 2017

On the Value of Ethanol in the Gasoline Blend

Reviewing Farm Bill History: Budgets, Boll Weevils and the 1981 Farm Bill

Then and Now – Machinery Values

Anticipating the March 1 Soybean Stocks Estimate

Historical Planted Acre Changes for Corn and Soybeans

Another Look at Agricultural Trade: Direct and Indirect Corn Exports

Per Acre Payment Caps: Their Role as Payment Limits

Corn Prices Moving Forward

Relationships of Soybean-to-Corn Price Ratios Between Projected and Harvest Periods

An Alternative View of Biodiesel Production Profits: The Role of Retroactively Reinstated Blender Tax Credits

What to expect from the next USDA Prospective Plantings Report?

How Should Farm Business Income be Divided?

Implications of the Prospective Planting Acreage and Grain Stocks for Corn and Soybeans

2017 Break-even Prices for Corn and Soybeans to have the Same Profitability: Revisited

Blender and Producer Sharing of Retroactively Reinstated Biodiesel Tax Credits: Time for a Change?

Dead Zones & Drinking Water: Dismissal of the DMWW Lawsuit

Transferring Business Management

Pork Industry Favored by Strong Demand

Earliest Planting, Final Planting Dates, and Prevented Planting Factors for Crop Insurance

2016 Year End RIN Update

Beneath the Label: A Look at Generic Base Acres

Relationship between Cash Rent and Net Return to Land

Planting Progress and Implications for Corn and Soybean Acreage

Revenues Below $700 per Acre Possible with Corn in 2017

Will the Shift in Soybean Acreage Impact National Yield in 2017? A State-Level Trend Analysis

Have Generic Acres Impacted Planting Decisions?

Cost to Produce Corn and Soybeans in Illinois — 2016

Current Corn Market Price Factors for 2017

Acre Changes in Crops from 1991 to 2016

The Cottonseed Conundrum

A Reminder on NAFTA and Agriculture

NAFTA Trade Is Important for Meat Industry

Areas of Above and Below Trend Yields in the Corn-Belt: These Areas Will Change

U.S. Soybean Yield Trends for Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Production

Historical Background on the Conservation Reserve Program

Assessing and Managing Strategic Risk

Updating Corn and Soybean Export Pace

Late Planting in 2017

What’s Driving the Non-Linear Trend in U.S. Average Soybean Yields?

Farm Safety Net Support for Cotton in Perspective

Cattle Finishing Net Returns in 2017 – A Bit Different from a Year Ago

2017-18 Market Prospects for Corn and Soybeans

2016 Crop Insurance Performance: A Very Low Loss Year

2017 First Quarter RIN Update

Generic Base’s Impact on Planted U.S. Acres: A Multi-Commodity Perspective

The Deferred Tax Monster

Summer Pricing for Corn and Soybeans

Still too Early to Say Much About Illinois Corn Yields

When Should We Start Paying Attention to Crop Condition Ratings for Corn and Soybeans?

Economies of Size in Producing Milk and U.S. Dairy Policy: A Key Relationship

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