Additional ARC/PLC Payments for 2025: Value of Receiving the Maximum Program Payment November 25, 2025 Nick Paulson, Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: Revised RVOs Backload Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use into 2027 November 24, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
Legislative History of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act November 20, 2025 Andrew Hockenberry, Jonathan Coppess, and Bryan Endres
Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Understanding Africa’s Soy Import Demand November 19, 2025 Peter Goldsmith, Guy Allen, and Mike Doherty
Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 November 18, 2025 Nick Paulson, Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf
U.S.–China Soybean Deal: Comparing Past Export Levels and Global Market Impacts November 17, 2025 Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier
Examining Working Capital Trends in 2024 Amid Lower Net Farm Incomes November 14, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Understanding Africa’s Food and Oil Demand Trends November 13, 2025 Peter Goldsmith, Guy Allen, and Mike Doherty
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Revised RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use for 2026-2027 November 12, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
Estimates of 2024 ARC-CO and PLC Payments November 11, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, and Henrique Monaco
Illinois Agricultural Credit Conditions in the Second Quarter of 2025 November 10, 2025 Gerald Mashange
Nature’s Kidneys: A review of 35 Years of USDA Wetland Restoration November 6, 2025 Marin Skidmore and Nicole Karwowski
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Revised RVOs on Projected D4 Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Generation for 2026-2027 November 5, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
2025 Crop Insurance Harvest Prices for Corn and Soybeans November 4, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Cover Crop Adoption: Results from 5 Years of Ag Economy Barometer Surveys November 3, 2025 Michael Langemeier, James Mintert, and Joana Colussi
What the Numbers Say: Examining the Decline in Capital Replacement and Term Debt Repayment Margins for Illinois Grain Farms October 31, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
Mother Nature Bats Last: Lessons on the Cover Crop Learning Curve, Part 4 October 30, 2025 Shae Cilento, Marin Skidmore and Jonathan Coppess
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Recent EPA Decisions on 2023-2027 RVOs for Biomass-Based Diesel October 29, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
Individual US Crop Inputs Post 2014 Farm Bill October 28, 2025 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Swampbuster Stands, Part 2: The Constitutionality of Conservation Compliance October 23, 2025 Andrew Hockenberry, Jonathan Coppess, and Bryan Endres
Cash Requirements of Owned Farmland: 2025 vs. 2005 October 21, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Brazil Begins Planting with Expected Record Acreage Driven by High Demand but Low Margins October 20, 2025 Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier
Solvency Series: Per Acre Gross Farm and Management Returns of Illinois Grain Farms by their Debt Burden October 17, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
2024 Crop Safety Net Payments: Performance of Contemporary Ad Hoc Assistance October 16, 2025 Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey
Apiculture Rainfall Index Insurance: An Insurance Product for Beekeeping Operations of All Sizes October 15, 2025 Brittney Goodrich
Large Increase in Machinery Costs Suggests Need to Reconsider Machinery Purchase Decisions October 14, 2025 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Brad Zwilling
The Soybean Industry Response to the Renewable Diesel Boom, Part 3: the Value of Soybean Oil in the Soybean Crush October 13, 2025 Joe Janzen and Yu-Chi Wang
Solvency Series: Per Acre Economic Costs of Illinois Grain Farms by their Debt Burden October 10, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
Swampbuster Stands, Part 1: Reviewing the Iowa Lawsuit Challenging Conservation Compliance October 9, 2025 Andrew Hockenberry, Jonathan Coppess, and Bryan Endres
Relationships between Average Cash Rents and Soil Productivity October 7, 2025 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
Comparative Cost Advantages for U.S. Corn and Soybean Production, and a Seed Cost Disadvantage in Soybeans October 6, 2025 Peter Richards and Seth Meyer
Crop vs. Livestock Sentiment: Perspectives from the Ag Economy Barometer October 3, 2025 Michael Langemeier, James Mintert, and Joana Colussi
Annual Cost of Storing US Corn and Soybeans Since 1973 October 2, 2025 Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Joe Janzen
Solvency Series: Debt Related Characteristics of Grain Farms by Debt Service Costs in 2024 October 1, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
Revised Variable Cash Lease Parameters September 30, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Solvency Series: Healthy Debt-to-Asset Ratios Amid Rising Debt Servicing Costs September 26, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
History & Tough Reality: When Payments Do More Harm Than Good, Consider Other Options September 25, 2025 Jonathan Coppess and Otto Doering
Do Changes in Food and Agriculture Policy Align with Changes in Public Priorities? September 24, 2025 Brenna Ellison, Jonathan Coppess, and Maria Kalaitzandonakes
Margin Coverage Option (MCO) Historical Analysis September 23, 2025 Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
U.S. Soybean Harvest Starts with No Sign of Chinese Buying as Brazil Sets Export Record September 22, 2025 Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier
Unpacking the Fed Rate Decision: What It Means for Inflation and Employment September 18, 2025 Gerald Mashange
Tracking Public Perceptions of Payments Across Commodities September 17, 2025 Maria Kalaitzandonakes, Jonathan Coppess, and Brenna Ellison
A New Area-Based Crop Insurance Product: MCO (Margin Coverage Option) September 16, 2025 Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf