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Update on Historic Use of Crop Insurance Products in Illinois

December 17, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Machinery Costs on Illinois Grain Farms

December 10, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Outlook for Farmland Values in 2025

November 26, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

The Arithmetic of Commodity Title Programs

November 19, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

2024 Harvest Prices and Revenue Insurance Payments for Corn and Soybeans

November 12, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

2023 ARC-CO and PLC Payments for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat

October 29, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess

Potential Federal Policy Responses to Negative Grain Farm Incomes

October 22, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Revisiting the Merits of Variable Cash Leases for 2025

October 15, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Perspectives and Strategies for Dealing with Low Farm Incomes in 2024 and Beyond

October 8, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Brad Zwilling, Brittney Goodrich, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Farmer Returns Under Different Lease Designs

October 1, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

2025 Illinois Crop Budgets

September 24, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Bradley Zwilling, and Carl Zulauf

Implications of Non-Increasing Farmer Returns

September 17, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

2024 Low Returns, Prices, and the Federal Safety Net

September 10, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Setting 2025 Cash Rents

September 3, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Introducing the Crop Insurance Summary of Business Tool

August 27, 2024
Ryan Batts, Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey

SCO and ECO Payment Prospects for 2024

August 20, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

ARC and PLC Payment Prospects for 2023 and 2024

August 13, 2024
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Gary Schnitkey

Revenue Insurance Payment Scenarios for Corn and Soybeans in 2024

August 6, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Increasing Pessimism About 2024 and 2025 Corn and Soybean Returns

July 30, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Brad Zwilling, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Bob Rhea, and Jim Baltz

Performance of SCO and ECO in the Midwest

July 23, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Crop Insurance Loss Performance in Illinois and the Midwest

July 16, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

Corn and Soybeans Economics in 2024 and 2025: Back to the New (Old) Normal?

July 9, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

How the EU Deforestation Rule Will Affect Agriculture in Brazil

July 2, 2024
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Revised 2024 Illinois Crop Budgets

June 25, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Where Might Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Be Headed?

June 18, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Catastrophic Floods in Southern Brazil: Implications for Agricultural Sector

June 11, 2024
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Farm Bill Proposals to Enhance Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO)

June 4, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Jim Baltz

Spending Impacts of House Proposal for Commodity Title Changes

May 21, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Bruce Sherrick, and Carl Zulauf

Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill

May 14, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Bruce Sherrick

Base Acre Updating in the Next Farm Bill

May 7, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Bruce Sherrick

Trends in Input Costs for Corn and Soybean Production in Illinois

April 30, 2024
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Gary Schnitkey

Variability in Trend Estimates for US Corn Yields

April 16, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Impacts of Corn Acreage Increases on National Corn Yields

March 26, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

The Curious Case of US Corn Yields in 2023

March 19, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Budget-Driven Crop Insurance Coverage Options for 2024

March 5, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Estimated Likelihoods of PLC and ARC-CO Payments for 2024

February 27, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf

First Look at Crop Insurance Decisions for 2024

February 13, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Ryan Batts

County Yield Variability and ARC-CO

February 6, 2024
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Jonathan Coppess

Considering Low Prices, Yields, and Maximum ARC-CO Payments for 2024

January 30, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Jim Baltz

Comparing 2024 Effective Reference and ARC Benchmark Prices

January 23, 2024
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Gary Schnitkey

First Look at PLC and ARC-CO for 2024

January 16, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, and Carl Zulauf

Revised 2024 Crop Budgets

January 9, 2024
Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey

Comparing Corn Production Direct Costs: United States vs. Brazil

January 2, 2024
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Rising Overhead Costs Driven by Labor and Interest

December 19, 2023
Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Joana Colussi

Brazil Cuts Its Soybean and Corn Production Projections for 2024

December 12, 2023
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Implications of Rising Power Costs for 2024

December 5, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Joana Colussi, and Carl Zulauf

Comparing Direct Costs of Soybean Production in the United States and Brazil

November 28, 2023
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jim Baltz, and Carl Zulauf

Understanding the Relationship between Loss Ratios and Crop Insurance Subsidies

November 21, 2023
Ivan Flores, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Bruce Sherrick

The Rising Costs of Soybean Production in Illinois

November 14, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf and Joana Colussi

Price Loss Coverage: Evaluation of Proportional Increase in Statutory Reference Price and a Proposal

November 7, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

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