Collected Publications for 2021 - farmdoc daily

Significant Revisions, Bullish Inventories, and Bearish Farrowing Estimates

January 4, 2021
Jason Franken

Average Corn and Soybean Yields Across the Midwest

January 5, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson

IFES 2020: Farm Program and Crop Insurance Decisions for 2021

January 6, 2021
Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey

IFES 2020: Post-Election Farm Policy Outlook After Three Years of Ad Hoc Payments

January 7, 2021
Joe Janzen and Nick Paulson

Cattle Finishing Net Returns Prospects for 2021

January 8, 2021
Michael Langemeier

IFES 2020: Farmland Markets and Macro Linkages

January 11, 2021
Bruce Sherrick

Cost Management: Interest Rates & Refinancing

January 12, 2021
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Covered Cropland vs. Cover Crops: Broadening the Perspective

January 13, 2021
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Joe Janzen

Release of the 2018 Farm Bill What-If Tool for 2021 Decisions

January 14, 2021
Ryan Batts, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

What Changes Are in the New Stimulus Bill That Affect Farmers?

January 15, 2021
Bradley Zwilling and Evie Hanson

Release of the 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool

January 19, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Recent Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry

January 20, 2021
Scott Irwin

Have Consumers’ Food Values Changed During the Covid-19 Pandemic?

January 21, 2021
Brenna Ellison and Melissa Ocepek

Trying to Reason with Parchment Barriers on the Other Side of a Nightmare

January 22, 2021
Jonathan Coppess

Revised 2020 and 2021 Crop Budgets Indicate Higher Returns

January 26, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Ethanol Production Profits in 2020: A Year Like No Other

January 27, 2021
Scott Irwin

US Farm Programs and Distribution of Principal Crop Acres by State

January 28, 2021
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson

Concentration and Diversification in World Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Exports

February 1, 2021
Carl Zulauf, Ben Brown, David Orden, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Quality Loss Adjustment Program

February 2, 2021
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Biodiesel Production Profits in 2020: A Real Rollercoaster Ride

February 3, 2021
Scott Irwin

Introducing an Update to the Cover Crop Decision Support Tool

February 4, 2021
Jonathan Coppess, Christopher Navarro, Sandeep Puthanveetil Satheesan, Vara Veera Gowtham Naraharisetty, Rabin Bhattarai, Shalamar Armstrong, and Rishabh Gupta

Long-Term Trends in Pigs per Litter

February 5, 2021
Michael Langemeier

Higher 2021 Crop Insurance Premiums and 2021 Decisions

February 9, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

What Is Up with USDA Revisions to Quarterly Stock Estimates for Corn?

February 10, 2021
Scott Irwin

The RFS Stands Before the Supreme Court

February 11, 2021
Jonathan Coppess

Using farmdoc Tools to Make the ARC-CO and PLC Decisions

February 16, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer in the U.S.

February 17, 2021
Sarah Sellars and Vander Nunes

2019 Covered Commodity Dashboard and Implications for the Crop Safety Net

February 18, 2021
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Agricultural Debt Continues to Increase

February 19, 2021
Bradley Zwilling

Potential Payouts from Enhanced Coverage Option

February 23, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Food Insecurity on College Campuses: FAQs

February 25, 2021
Brenna Ellison and Meg Bruening

RP, ECO, and SCO Tradeoffs

March 2, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Was the Final USDA Estimate of the 2020 U.S. Corn Yield an Outlier?

March 3, 2021
Scott Irwin

Reviewing the History and Development of USDA’s Farm Loan Programs, Part 1: Origins

March 4, 2021
Jonathan Coppess

Importance of New Technologies for Crop Farming

March 5, 2021
Michael Boehlje and Michael Langemeier

Final Thoughts on the 2021 ARC/PLC Decision

March 8, 2021
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Krista Swanson

Crop Insurance Decisions for 2021

March 9, 2021
Bruce Sherrick and Gary Schnitkey

Soybean – Corn Ratios Since 1974

March 10, 2021
Carl Zulauf and Allan Lines

Reviewing the History and Development of USDA Farm Loans, Part 2: 1937 to 1946

March 11, 2021
Jonathan Coppess

Information Technology and Value Creation

March 12, 2021
Michael Boehlje and Michael Langemeier

50 Years of Little Change: The Distribution of US Farming by State

March 15, 2021
Carl Zulauf and Ben Brown

Tillage Benchmarks for Soybeans in Illinois

March 16, 2021
Sarah Sellars, Laura Gentry, and Gary Schnitkey

farmdoc daily Turns 10 Today

March 17, 2021
Scott Irwin

The Role of Information in Today’s Uncertain Business Climate

March 18, 2021
Michael Boehlje and Michael Langemeier

The Impact of Power and Equipment Costs on Illinois Grain Farms

March 19, 2021
Bradley Zwilling

Estimating March 1st US Soybean Stocks

March 22, 2021
Ben Brown and Carl Zulauf

Impacts of Removal of Illinois Sales Tax Exemptions on Illinois Grain Farms

March 23, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Basic Facts about Food Price Inflation in the U.S.

March 24, 2021
Scott Irwin

The History and Development of USDA Farm Loan Programs, Part 3: 1946 to 1961

March 25, 2021
Jonathan Coppess

Adoption of Precision Agriculture Technologies

March 26, 2021
Michael Boehlje and Michael Langemeier

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