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ARC-IC in 2019: Release of a 2019 ARC-IC Payment Calculator

January 7, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Ryan Batts, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

What are the Chance of PLC Payments for the 2019 and 2020 Pro-gram Year

January 14, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Expected Payments on ARC-CO and PLC: Update of Gardner Payment ARC/PLC Payment Calculator

January 22, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Yields Below Which ARC-CO Will Make Payments

January 28, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

ARC-IC: Payment Examples and Revised 2019 ARC-IC Payment Calculator

February 4, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Ryan Batts, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

Strategies for Using ARC-IC

February 11, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Ben Brown, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Multi-farm ARC-IC Tool and Other ARC-IC Information

February 18, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Ben Brown, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

Adjusting NASS County Yields to Estimate 2019 ARC-CO Payments

February 25, 2020
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Profitability and Acreage Shifts between Corn and Soybeans in Illinois

March 10, 2020
Gary Schnitkey

2020 Planting Decisions in the Face of COVID-19

March 17, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess and Nick Paulson

What We Know About Income Outlook for Crop Farms Given COVID-19

March 24, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Old-Crop Cash Flow Considerations Under COVID-19

March 31, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Ryan Batts, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Revision of 2020 Crop Budgets with COVID-19 Induced Lower Corn and Soybean Prices

April 7, 2020
Gary Schnitkey and Krista Swanson

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of the CARES Act

April 14, 2020
Dale Lattz, Bob Rhea, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

WHIP+: Farm Aid for Losses Due to Natural Disasters

April 21, 2020
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, Ben Brown, and Carl Zulauf

Estimates of MYA Prices for 2019 thorough 2021, Pre and Post COVID-19, Corn and Soybeans

April 28, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Todd Hubbs, C. Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess

2019 Commodity Title Payments – Updates for Corn and Soybeans with Lower MYA Prices

May 5, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Pandemic Relief Update: Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program

May 12, 2020
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf

Would Commodity Title Choices Change Given COVID-19?

May 19, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf

Making CFAP Applications for Grain Farms

May 28, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Prevent Plant 2020

June 2, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Ryan Batts, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

MFP and CFAP Payments, Corn and Soybean Uses, and Future Farm Profitability

June 10, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Expected Harvest Prices for Corn in 2020

June 16, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Declines in 2020 Corn and Soybeans Harvest-time Futures Contracts in Perspective

June 30, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, and Jonathan Coppess

Prevented Plant Impacts on 2019 Illinois Grain Farms Incomes

July 7, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Dale Lattz, Brad Zwilling, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

Illinois Grain Farm Incomes in 2020

July 14, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess

2021 Budgeting Using $3.40 Corn and $8.50 Soybean Prices

July 21, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Crop Insurance Performance in 2019

July 28, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Release of 2021 Crop Budgets

August 4, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson

Cash Rents in 2020 and 2021

August 11, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Cost Management: Tillage Operations

August 18, 2020
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Cutting Fertilizer Rates to Save Costs

August 25, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Laura Gentry, and Sarah Sellars

Cost Management: Harvest Operations

September 1, 2020
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess

Expected Returns for Wheat in 2021: Wheat-Double-Crop Soybeans Competitive with Corn

September 8, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Cash Rents in 2020 and 2021 Projections

September 15, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Dale Lattz, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Brightened 2020 Income Outlook for Illinois Grain Farms

September 22, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Dale Lattz

Corn and Soybean Yield in 2020

September 29, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Corn and Soybean Price Changes and Relative Profitability

October 6, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf

Acreage Shifts in Illinois

October 13, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jonathan Coppess

Understanding FSA Yields Used to Calculate 2019 ARC-CO Payments

October 20, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jonathan Coppess

Revised 2021 Crop Budgets Lead to Higher 2021 Return Projections

October 27, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

USDA’s Long-Run Forecasts of Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Prices

November 10, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson

Revenue Protection: The Most Used Crop Insurance Product

November 17, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Coverage Levels on RP: Relationship to Premium Levels

December 1, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Premiums for the Enhanced Coverage Option

December 8, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Years in Which Enhance Coverage Option Pays

December 15, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Payment Examples Under Enhanced Coverage Option

December 22, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf