Collected Publications for 2026

Illinois Farm Real Estate Values Increase Six Years in a Row

Sulfur and Increasing Phosphate Fertilizer Prices

2026 Area Add-On Insurance Purchases by US Farmers

Agricultural Conservation: Is Measurement the Missing Link to Increased Investment and Adoption?

Farm Machinery Demand Remains Weak as Manufacturers Manage Production

The Other Base Update Issue: PLC Base Yield

Illinois Crop Budgets for 2027

Trying to Picture a Base Acre Update Through a Hypothetical Change in 2025 Payments

Why U.S Farmers Own Farmland and What They Expect for Land Values

Wheat Double-Crop Soybean Profitability in Recent Years

Lettuce Talk About Food Safety: Consumer Responses to Recent Outbreaks

Conservation & Risk, Part 4: Approaching the Nitrogen Application Question

Impact of Higher Corn Prices on Swine Finishing Feed Costs

Changing Public Perceptions of AI and Data Center Development: Results from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey

Illinois Cash Rents in 2026 and Outlook for 2027

The 2027 Margin Coverage Option (MCO) Decision

Under Pressure: The Size and Timing of the Harvest Low in Corn Basis

2025 Illinois Farm Earnings Improve but Remain Below Recent Averages

Farmer Perceptions of AI Benefits in the United States and Argentina

Average Illinois Cash Rents and Soil Productivity in 2026

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land

Updates from the Policy Design Lab: Crop Insurance and Soybeans

Farmland Values and Competitiveness in the United States and Brazil

Managing the Herd: Balancing Anticipated Productivity with Softening Demand

Changing Nitrogen Rates on PCM Farms: Implications for 2027 Nitrogen Decisions

Rethinking Phosphorus and Potassium, Part 3: Economics

Detecting Tillage Practices from Space: A New Approach to Monitoring Conservation Agriculture in the US Midwest

Liquidity and Repayment Capacity

Food Inflation and the Outlook for Beef Prices

Variable Cash Lease Considerations for 2027

Enough Room for the Harvest? Grain Storage Pressure in the Corn Belt

Conservation & Risk, Part 5: Examining a Risk-Payment Gap for Nitrogen Management

Agricultural Lending by Commercial Banks: 2026 Second Quarter

Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Its Implications for Households and Agriculture

2025 Final ARC/PLC Payments

Wind and Solar Leases in Foreign-Held U.S. Agricultural Land

Sample Cost and Returns for a Migratory Commercial Beekeeping Operation 2025-2026

Illinois Farm Financial Trends in 2025: Summary and Analysis

Differences in Sentiment Among Corn and Soybean Producers

Diesel Fuel Price Impact on Fuel & Oil and Per-Acre Machinery Costs

Mixing Politics and Perceptions of AI and Data Centers: Results from the Gardner Food & Agricultural Policy Survey

Conservation Policy: The Baseline Shuffle and Tradeoffs in the Bardo

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