Collected Publications for Weekly Farm Economics

Impacts of Economic Assistance Payments

Revised 2025 Crop Budgets

U.S. Agricultural Trade Background Given Potential Tariffs

Tariff Threats and US Fertilizer Imports

Enhanced Coverage Option for 2025

Should SCO Impact Your Decision to Use ARC-CO for 2025?

Crop Insurance Decisions for 2025

Additional Thoughts on 2025 Crop Insurance and Farm Program Decisions

The 2025 Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

Projected Farm Income for 2025: Importance of Rental Arrangements on Farm Income

Projected Corn versus Soybean Returns in Illinois for 2025

2025 Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Prospective Plantings in a Longer-Run Context

Comparing Breakeven Prices for Soybeans and Corn in Illinois Since 2000

2024 Corn and Soybean Yields

Corn-to-Soybean Yield Ratios Across Midwestern States

2024 NASS County Corn and Soybean Yields

Spending Impacts of PLC and ARC-CO in House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill

Impacts of Premium Support Increase of Basic and Optional Units in House Reconciliation Bill

Spring Revision to 2025 Illinois Crop Budgets

The House Reconciliation Bill Proposal for SCO: Income Support for High-Risk Farmland

2024 County Corn and Soybean Yields from the Risk Management Agency

Dramatic Difference in Expected Yields between Corn, Soybeans, and Cotton for Area-Based Insurance Products

2025 Grain Farm Return Prospects at the Beginning of July with a New Commodity Title

Impacts of the Commodity Title Changes Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) for Midwestern Farms in 2025

Factors Influencing Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Rates and Timing in Illinois

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

Projections of Commodity Program Payments for Illinois in 2024 and 2025

Fertilizer Decisions for the 2026 Crop Year

2026 Illinois Crop Budgets

Comparing Returns to Owned vs Cash Rented Farmland

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

Relationships between Average Cash Rents and Soil Productivity

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

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