Collected Publications for 2017

Forecast of 2017 Net Income on Grain Farms in Illinois

Biomass-Based Biodiesel Prices–How Much Does Policy Matter?

Comparing Economies of Size: Milk vs. Field Crops

Upon Further Review: the Decision on EPA’s RFS Waiver Authority

Assessing the Prospects for 2017 Corn Production

Negative Cash Rent Farmland Returns Since 2014 Reduced Farmer Net Incomes

How to Think About Biodiesel RINs Prices under Different Policies

Limited Impact of Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Under Current Funding Levels

Interpreting USDA’s Net Farm Income Forecast

Cattle on Feed Inventory Remains Above a Year Ago

Increasing Property Taxes Impact Land Owner Returns and Equilibrium Land Values

Projecting Biodiesel RINs Prices under Different Policies

Interpreting USDA’s Recent Farm Income Forecast

Farm Machinery Costs and Custom Rates

Storing Corn and Soybeans in 2017

Long Term Relationship between Yield and Acres of U.S. Field Crops

The Relationship between Biodiesel and Soybean Oil Prices

Margin Protection Insurance

Soybean Consumption Finishes Strong in 2016-17

Should Users of Revenue Protection Add Margin Protection?

Reviewing Cottonseed Provisions in the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill

The Value of Soybean Oil in the Soybean Crush: Further Evidence on the Impact of the U.S. Biodiesel Boom

Trends in Income By Farm Type 2012-2016

Corn and Soybean Production Outlook in 2017-18

Evaluating Payments from Margin Protection with Harvest Price Option

Farm Bill Issue Review: Crop Insurance and Cover Crops

U.S. Farm Sector Balance Sheet

Corn Prices Unlikely to Find Support from September 1 Stocks Report

An Example of Combining Margin Protection and Revenue Protection

Public Funding of Agricultural Research: Assessment and Suggested New Paradigm

Red Ink Reappears in the Cattle Finishing Sector

September 1 Grain Stocks Estimates Provide Muted Support for Prices

Data and Outlook for Making 2018 Cash Rental Decisions

US Agriculture Often Bears the Cost of Trade Disputes

Three Little Words All Over Again: EPA Revisits Inadequate Domestic Supply

2016 ARC-CO Payments

Pork Industry’s Sustainable Expansion

Outlook for 2017 ARC-CO Payments

U.S. Farm Sector Capital Expenditures

The Other General Waiver: RFS and Severe Economic Harm

Comparison of 2016 ARC-CO and PLC Payments

Moving Forward after the October Reports in Corn and Soybeans

Expectations for Corn and Soybean Prices over the Next Five Years

U.S. Farm Sector Financial Performance

The Biodiesel Waiver Provision in the RFS

When Creating 2018 Budgets, Keep In Mind Family Living Costs

Soybean Acreage in 2018

Farmers Desires for Enterprise Units Use across County Lines

Comparing ARC-CO and PLC Payments from 2014 to 2016

Harvest Price Option: Historical Assessment

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