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US-Mexico Cattle Trade and Beef Markets
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The US No Loss Crop Sector Safety Net
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Conservation Policy: The Baseline Shuffle and Tradeoffs in the Bardo
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The 45Z Biofuel Tax Credit, Part 4: Inside the Updated USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator
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The 2026 ARC/PLC Decision: ARC-CO vs PLC
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US-Mexico Cattle Trade and Beef Markets
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The US No Loss Crop Sector Safety Net
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Conservation Policy: The Baseline Shuffle and Tradeoffs in the Bardo
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Mixing Politics and Perceptions of AI and Data Centers: Results from the Gardner Food & Agricultural Policy Survey
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Diesel Fuel Price Impact on Fuel & Oil and Per-Acre Machinery Costs
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Differences in Sentiment Among Corn and Soybean Producers
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Illinois Farm Financial Trends in 2025: Summary and Analysis
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Sample Cost and Returns for a Migratory Commercial Beekeeping Operation 2025-2026
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Acreage Surprise Boosts Old-Crop Prices
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Looking Outward, Inward, and Backward to Go Forward
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Tempered Expectations for 2022/23 Supply and Demand for Corn and Soybeans
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No News is Just No News
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WASDE Recap: Corn and Soybeans at a Turning Point
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Acreage Surprise Boosts Old-Crop Prices
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Looking Outward, Inward, and Backward to Go Forward
December 12, 2022
Tempered Expectations for 2022/23 Supply and Demand for Corn and Soybeans
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No News is Just No News
November 14, 2022
WASDE Recap: Corn and Soybeans at a Turning Point
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Production News Rules the Day
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Significant Revisions, Bullish Inventories, and Bearish Farrowing Estimates
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Many Market Ready Hogs with Industry Contraction to Follow
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Looking at 2020-21 Corn Consumption
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Soybeans Rally despite Record Yield Forecast
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The 2026 ARC/PLC Decision: ARC-CO vs PLC
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Diesel Fuel Price Impact on Fuel & Oil and Per-Acre Machinery Costs
October 20, 2026
2025 Final ARC/PLC Payments
October 13, 2026
Variable Cash Lease Considerations for 2027
October 6, 2026
Changing Nitrogen Rates on PCM Farms: Implications for 2027 Nitrogen Decisions
September 29, 2026
The 2026 ARC/PLC Decision: ARC-CO vs PLC
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Diesel Fuel Price Impact on Fuel & Oil and Per-Acre Machinery Costs
October 20, 2026
2025 Final ARC/PLC Payments
October 13, 2026
Variable Cash Lease Considerations for 2027
October 6, 2026
Changing Nitrogen Rates on PCM Farms: Implications for 2027 Nitrogen Decisions
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Average Illinois Cash Rents and Soil Productivity in 2026
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Illinois Cash Rents in 2026 and Outlook for 2027
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Wheat Double-Crop Soybean Profitability in Recent Years
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Illinois Crop Budgets for 2027
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Sulfur and Increasing Phosphate Fertilizer Prices
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The 45Z Biofuel Tax Credit, Part 4: Inside the Updated USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator
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The US No Loss Crop Sector Safety Net
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Conservation Policy: The Baseline Shuffle and Tradeoffs in the Bardo
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Mixing Politics and Perceptions of AI and Data Centers: Results from the Gardner Food & Agricultural Policy Survey
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Conservation & Risk, Part 5: Examining a Risk-Payment Gap for Nitrogen Management
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The US No Loss Crop Sector Safety Net
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Conservation Policy: The Baseline Shuffle and Tradeoffs in the Bardo
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Mixing Politics and Perceptions of AI and Data Centers: Results from the Gardner Food & Agricultural Policy Survey
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Conservation & Risk, Part 5: Examining a Risk-Payment Gap for Nitrogen Management
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Detecting Tillage Practices from Space: A New Approach to Monitoring Conservation Agriculture in the US Midwest
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Updates from the Policy Design Lab: Crop Insurance and Soybeans
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Changing Public Perceptions of AI and Data Center Development: Results from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey
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Conservation & Risk, Part 4: Approaching the Nitrogen Application Question
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