Collected Publications for February 2026

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

US Grain Storage Capacity Growth Has Stopped

Release of Insurance Evaluator with the New SCO and ECO

Off-Base, Part 4: A Fundamental Flaw in the Policy

Prospects for Swine Feed Costs in 2026

Off-Base, Part 5: Farm Policy Has Been Here Before; Lessons Reinforced by History

Comparing Crop Insurance Scenarios with SCO and ECO for 2026

Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry: 2025 Update

Revisiting the Basis Risk when evaluating SCO and ECO

Historical Cropping Patterns for Illinois Grain Farms

U.S. and Brazil Soybean Competitiveness: Farm-Level Costs and Returns

Common Questions on SCO and ECO

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of No Half-RIN and Higher RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use for 2026-2027

Now Would Seem Like a Good Time to Think Seriously About the CRP

The U.S. Farm Machinery & Equipment Market: Sales, Inventories, and Tariff Headwinds

farmdoc daily Archive: February 2026

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

US Grain Storage Capacity Growth Has Stopped

Release of Insurance Evaluator with the New SCO and ECO

Off-Base, Part 4: A Fundamental Flaw in the Policy

Prospects for Swine Feed Costs in 2026

Off-Base, Part 5: Farm Policy Has Been Here Before; Lessons Reinforced by History

Comparing Crop Insurance Scenarios with SCO and ECO for 2026

Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry: 2025 Update

Revisiting the Basis Risk when evaluating SCO and ECO

Historical Cropping Patterns for Illinois Grain Farms

U.S. and Brazil Soybean Competitiveness: Farm-Level Costs and Returns

Common Questions on SCO and ECO

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of No Half-RIN and Higher RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use for 2026-2027

Now Would Seem Like a Good Time to Think Seriously About the CRP

The U.S. Farm Machinery & Equipment Market: Sales, Inventories, and Tariff Headwinds

Category Archive

Agricultural Policy

2025 Reconciliation Bill Analysis

Biofuels

Crop Insurance

Farmland Prices and Rents

Finance

Management

Marketing and Outlook

Other