Collected Publications for 2026

Labor Standards

The People Behind the Machines: Precision Agriculture and Farm Service Technician Demand

Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payment Rates

Forecasting US Field Crop Sector Prosperity

The Dramatic Change in US Ag Land Price-Rent Ratio

Revised Illinois Crop Budgets for 2026

Off Base, Part 1: Reviewing Issues and Problems with Base Acre Policy

Tenure Characteristics of Illinois Farmland

Projected Incomes on Owned vs Rented Farmland for 2026

Off Base, Part 2: The View from the CBO Baseline

Regional Cost of Living Differences

Expected Yields for SCO and ECO in Illinois

Off-Base, Part 3: Picking Winners & Losers with Policy

Double Trouble Part 1: Producers Request Larger Loan Levels with Rising Interest Rates

Extending the Cattle Cycle with Still Lower Inventories

SCO and ECO Choices in 2026

Double Trouble Part 2: Producers Impacted by Rising Interest Expenses and Larger Loan Payments

Has the US Crop Safety Net Become Excessive?

Rising Farm Debt and Financial Stress: Evidence from the Ag Economy Barometer

farmdoc daily Archive: 2026

Labor Standards

The People Behind the Machines: Precision Agriculture and Farm Service Technician Demand

Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payment Rates

Forecasting US Field Crop Sector Prosperity

The Dramatic Change in US Ag Land Price-Rent Ratio

Revised Illinois Crop Budgets for 2026

Off Base, Part 1: Reviewing Issues and Problems with Base Acre Policy

Tenure Characteristics of Illinois Farmland

Projected Incomes on Owned vs Rented Farmland for 2026

Off Base, Part 2: The View from the CBO Baseline

Regional Cost of Living Differences

Expected Yields for SCO and ECO in Illinois

Off-Base, Part 3: Picking Winners & Losers with Policy

Double Trouble Part 1: Producers Request Larger Loan Levels with Rising Interest Rates

Extending the Cattle Cycle with Still Lower Inventories

SCO and ECO Choices in 2026

Double Trouble Part 2: Producers Impacted by Rising Interest Expenses and Larger Loan Payments

Has the US Crop Safety Net Become Excessive?

Rising Farm Debt and Financial Stress: Evidence from the Ag Economy Barometer

Category Archive

Agricultural Policy

2025 Reconciliation Bill Analysis

Biofuels

Crop Insurance

Farmland Prices and Rents

Finance

Management

Marketing and Outlook

Other