Reviewing the Latest Cotton Proposal January 11, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Commodity Program Spending on Dairy and Cotton: Past and Projected Perspective January 12, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson
The Japanese Beef Market’s Lessons for Trade Policy January 18, 2018 Steve Burak, Kathy Baylis, Jonathan Coppess and Qianting Xie
Reviewing the State of the Farm Bill: Perspective from Spending February 1, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Farm Sizes Impacted by a $40,000 Crop Insurance Premium Support Limit February 6, 2018 Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Illinois Ag Perspectives on Trade Matters February 7, 2018 Steve Burak, Kathy Baylis, Qianting Xie and Jonathan Coppess
Farm Bill Round 1: Dairy, Cotton and the President’s Budget February 14, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey and Carl Zulauf
Farm Bill Review: Origins of Fixed Price Policy February 22, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey and Carl Zulauf
Estimated 2017 ARC-CO Payments February 27, 2018 Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Introducing the Gardner Farm Income and Policy Simulator March 6, 2018 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess and Nick Paulson
Farm Bill Review: Historic Fixed Price Policy and Costs of Production March 8, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey and Carl Zulauf
Premium Subsidy and Insured U.S. Acres March 15, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
U.S. Field Crop Income – Return to Normalcy March 21, 2018 Carl Zulauf , Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess and Nick Paulson
Budget Discipline and Farm Policy: An Example and Farm Bill Preview March 29, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Farm Bill Review: Historic Fixed Price Policy and Federal Expenditures April 5, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Interest Rate and Current U.S. Cropland Prices April 11, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess and Nick Paulson
Reviewing the CBO Baseline for 2018 Farm Bill Debate April 12, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Impacts of Chinese Soybean Tariffs on Financial Position of Central Illinois Grain Farms April 17, 2018 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Todd Hubbs, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
A Looming Trade War – An Illinois Ag Perspective April 18, 2018 Steve Burak, Kathy Baylis, Jonathan Coppess and Qianting Xie
Initial Review of the House 2018 Farm Bill April 26, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Continued Review of Fixed Price Farm Policy May 3, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Comparing ARC-CO and PLC Payment Profiles, 2014-2016 Crops May 10, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Premium Subsidy and Insured U.S. Acres: Differential Impact by Crop May 11, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Comparing Price Policy Directions in the 2018 Farm Bill Debate May 17, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson
Revised Estimates of 2017 ARC-CO Payments May 30, 2018 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess and Carl Zulauf
A Policy of First among Equals – The Case of PLC and “Other Oilseeds” May 31, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Reviewing Directions in Conservation Policy: CSP and EQIP in the House Farm Bill June 7, 2018 Jonathan Coppess and Benjamin GramigÂ
Gambling on Exports: A Review of the Facts on U.S. Agricultural Trade June 8, 2018 Steve Burak, Kathy Baylis and Jonathan Coppess
Initial Review of the Senate Ag Committee’s Draft 2018 Farm Bill June 12, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf and Nick Paulson
Progress and Potential Hurdles for the 2018 Farm Bill June 19, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf
Five-Year Income Projections for Grain Farms June 26, 2018 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess and Nick Paulson
Understanding Budget Implications of Cover Crops June 28, 2018 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess and Shalamar Armstrong
2018 Farm Bill: Two Big Steps Forward & the Top Five Issues for Conference July 3, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson
EPA 2019 RFS Proposed Rulemaking: What You See Is Not What You Get July 12, 2018 Jonathan Coppess and Scott Irwin
U.S. Corn, Soybean, Wheat Exports and USSR Grain Embargo: Contemporary Implications July 13, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey
Will Soybean Crop Insurance Payments in 2018 Offset Low Prices? July 17, 2018 Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, and Jonathan Coppess
Conferencing Conservation: Reviewing Title II of the House and Senate Farm Bills July 19, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, Benjamin Gramig, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Alternatives for ARC-CO and PLC in 2018 Farm Bill Negotiations: The Case of Corn July 24, 2018 Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
Trade Timeline and Corn and Soybean Prices July 31, 2018 Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, and Gary Schnitkey
U.S. Share of World Economic Growth: Implications for U.S. Trade Policy August 1, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
2018 Farm Bill Updated: Conference Negotiations Begin August 9, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson and Benjamin Gramig
Managing the Economics of Planting Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop August 14, 2018 Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess and Shalamar Armstrong
The Tariff Conflict and Change in Value of Production of U.S. Field Crops August 16, 2018 Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey
Farm Bill Food for Thought: Research and Extension August 23, 2018 Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey
Market Facilitation Program: Impacts and Initial Analysis August 28, 2018 Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson and Carl Zulauf