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Recent Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry
January 20, 2021
Release of the 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool
January 19, 2021
What Changes Are in the New Stimulus Bill That Affect Farmers?
January 15, 2021
Release of the 2018 Farm Bill What-If Tool for 2021 Decisions
January 14, 2021
Covered Cropland vs. Cover Crops: Broadening the Perspective
January 13, 2021
Recent Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry
January 20, 2021
Release of the 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool
January 19, 2021
What Changes Are in the New Stimulus Bill That Affect Farmers?
January 15, 2021
Release of the 2018 Farm Bill What-If Tool for 2021 Decisions
January 14, 2021
Covered Cropland vs. Cover Crops: Broadening the Perspective
January 13, 2021
Cost Management: Interest Rates & Refinancing
January 12, 2021
IFES 2020: Farmland Markets and Macro Linkages
January 11, 2021
Cattle Finishing Net Returns Prospects for 2021
January 8, 2021
IFES 2020: Post-Election Farm Policy Outlook After Three Years of Ad Hoc Payments
January 7, 2021
IFES 2020: Farm Program and Crop Insurance Decisions for 2021
January 6, 2021

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Significant Revisions, Bullish Inventories, and Bearish Farrowing Estimates
January 4, 2021
Many Market Ready Hogs with Industry Contraction to Follow
September 28, 2020
Looking at 2020-21 Corn Consumption
August 24, 2020
Soybeans Rally despite Record Yield Forecast
August 17, 2020
Corn Bottoming or Taking a Breather?
August 10, 2020
Significant Revisions, Bullish Inventories, and Bearish Farrowing Estimates
January 4, 2021
Many Market Ready Hogs with Industry Contraction to Follow
September 28, 2020
Looking at 2020-21 Corn Consumption
August 24, 2020
Soybeans Rally despite Record Yield Forecast
August 17, 2020
Corn Bottoming or Taking a Breather?
August 10, 2020
Soybean Crop Potential Tempering Demand News
August 3, 2020
Few Surprises in USDA Cattle Reports
July 27, 2020
Revisiting Corn Use for Ethanol
July 20, 2020
Soybean Demand Linked to Economic Recovery
July 13, 2020
USDA Surprises Drive Corn Prices Higher
July 6, 2020

Weekly Farm Economics

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Release of the 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool
January 19, 2021
Cost Management: Interest Rates & Refinancing
January 12, 2021
Average Corn and Soybean Yields Across the Midwest
January 5, 2021
Payment Examples Under Enhanced Coverage Option
December 22, 2020
Years in Which Enhance Coverage Option Pays
December 15, 2020
Release of the 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool
January 19, 2021
Cost Management: Interest Rates & Refinancing
January 12, 2021
Average Corn and Soybean Yields Across the Midwest
January 5, 2021
Payment Examples Under Enhanced Coverage Option
December 22, 2020
Years in Which Enhance Coverage Option Pays
December 15, 2020
Premiums for the Enhanced Coverage Option
December 8, 2020
Coverage Levels on RP: Relationship to Premium Levels
December 1, 2020
Revenue Protection: The Most Used Crop Insurance Product
November 17, 2020
USDA’s Long-Run Forecasts of Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Prices
November 10, 2020
Revised 2021 Crop Budgets Lead to Higher 2021 Return Projections
October 27, 2020

Gardner Policy Series

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Historical Analysis of the Frequency of Triggering Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Payments
December 10, 2020
The New Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Crop Insurance Program
November 24, 2020
Pumpkin Patches during the Pandemic: How Agritourism Operations in Illinois are Coping with Covid-19
November 19, 2020
Household Food Acquisition Behaviors during Covid-19
October 29, 2020
Reimagining the Cornerstone of Agricultural Research
October 28, 2020
Historical Analysis of the Frequency of Triggering Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Payments
December 10, 2020
The New Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Crop Insurance Program
November 24, 2020
Pumpkin Patches during the Pandemic: How Agritourism Operations in Illinois are Coping with Covid-19
November 19, 2020
Household Food Acquisition Behaviors during Covid-19
October 29, 2020
Reimagining the Cornerstone of Agricultural Research
October 28, 2020
2019 ARC-CO Payments for Corn and Soybeans in the United States
October 22, 2020
2020 Growing Season Weather & Climate Summary
October 15, 2020
2019 ARC-CO Payments for Corn and Soybeans in Illinois
October 14, 2020
Reviewing the Recent Government Accountability Office Report on MFP 2019
October 8, 2020
Introducing the Cover Crop Decision Support Tool
October 1, 2020

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