Collected Publications for Profitability - farmdoc daily

Planted Acres and Private Market Profitability over the Current Crop Safety Net Period

February 6, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey

Benchmarking Labor Efficiency and Productivity

February 7, 2025
Michael Langemeier

Impact of Drought in the States in the Colorado River Basin on US Planted Acres

February 14, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Are US Commodity Program Payments Impacting Planted Acres?

February 24, 2025
Carl Zulauf, David Orden, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

US Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Acres in the Planting Flexibility Era

March 3, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

US Crop Agriculture’s Government Payment Trap

April 21, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Are US Crop Production Costs High?

April 30, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

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

August 15, 2025
Bradley Zwilling

Factors Impacting Farm Growth

August 29, 2025
Michael Langemeier and Anil Balchhaudi

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

October 16, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey

Individual US Crop Inputs Post 2014 Farm Bill

October 28, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson