Collected Publications for Management

Farm Goals

U.S. Fertilizer Industry in Global Markets: Structure and Supply Risks

Adoption of Conservation Practices and Farm Goals

Projections of Commodity Program Payments for Illinois in 2024 and 2025

Fertilizer Decisions for the 2026 Crop Year

Optimizing Phosphorus Fertilizer Use: Evidence from Michigan Corn Production

Lower Grain Prices Lead to Lower Earnings for Grain Farms in 2024; Livestock Sector Sees Gains

2026 Illinois Crop Budgets

Comparing Returns to Owned vs Cash Rented Farmland

Factors Impacting Farm Growth

Machinery Cost Estimates for 2025

Considerations for Setting 2026 Cash Rents

A New Area-Based Crop Insurance Product: MCO (Margin Coverage Option)

Margin Coverage Option (MCO) Historical Analysis

Revised Variable Cash Lease Parameters

Comparative Cost Advantages for U.S. Corn and Soybean Production, and a Seed Cost Disadvantage in Soybeans

Relationships between Average Cash Rents and Soil Productivity

Large Increase in Machinery Costs Suggests Need to Reconsider Machinery Purchase Decisions

Apiculture Rainfall Index Insurance: An Insurance Product for Beekeeping Operations of All Sizes

2024 Crop Safety Net Payments: Performance of Contemporary Ad Hoc Assistance

Cash Requirements of Owned Farmland: 2025 vs. 2005

Factors Impacting Long-Run Planning

The Current State of the Farm Machinery and Equipment Market

Individual US Crop Inputs Post 2014 Farm Bill

What the Numbers Say: Examining the Decline in Capital Replacement and Term Debt Repayment Margins for Illinois Grain Farms

Cover Crop Adoption: Results from 5 Years of Ag Economy Barometer Surveys

2025 Crop Insurance Harvest Prices for Corn and Soybeans

Explaining Fluctuations in DDG Prices

Estimates of 2024 ARC-CO and PLC Payments

U.S.–China Soybean Deal: Comparing Past Export Levels and Global Market Impacts

Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025

When Creating 2026 Crop Budgets, Keep in Mind Family Living Costs

Additional ARC/PLC Payments for 2025: Value of Receiving the Maximum Program Payment

The Current Grain Farm Financial Position in a Longer-Term Perspective

Crop Machinery Costs

Use of Funds Remains Relatively High on Illinois Farms

U.S. Corn and Soybean Exports: Diversification Drives Growth in Corn and Cushions Decline in Soybeans

Impact of Estimated Farmer Bridge Assistance on 2025 Farmer Return Projections

Crop Machinery Investment

Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2024 and Projections for 2025 and 2026

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