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Trends in General Inflation and Farm Input Prices
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Revised Estimates of Total Crop Acres for the U.S. over 1998-2025
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Are US Crop Production Costs High?
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2024 Corn and Soybean Yields
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Fringe Acres and US Average Corn Yield
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The Financial Efficiency of Illinois Grain Farms: Examining the Operating Expense Ratio by Farm Size
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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
November 28, 2022
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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Corn-to-Soybean Yield Ratios Across Midwestern States
May 6, 2025
2024 Corn and Soybean Yields
April 29, 2025
Comparing Breakeven Prices for Soybeans and Corn in Illinois Since 2000
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2025 Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Prospective Plantings in a Longer-Run Context
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Projected Corn versus Soybean Returns in Illinois for 2025
April 8, 2025
Corn-to-Soybean Yield Ratios Across Midwestern States
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2024 Corn and Soybean Yields
April 29, 2025
Comparing Breakeven Prices for Soybeans and Corn in Illinois Since 2000
April 22, 2025
2025 Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Prospective Plantings in a Longer-Run Context
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Projected Corn versus Soybean Returns in Illinois for 2025
April 8, 2025
Projected Farm Income for 2025: Importance of Rental Arrangements on Farm Income
April 1, 2025
The 2025 Emergency Commodity Assistance Program
March 25, 2025
Additional Thoughts on 2025 Crop Insurance and Farm Program Decisions
March 11, 2025
Crop Insurance Decisions for 2025
March 4, 2025
Should SCO Impact Your Decision to Use ARC-CO for 2025?
February 18, 2025

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Beyond the Adoption Decision: Lessons on the Cover Crop Learning Curve, Part 2
May 9, 2025
Are US Crop Production Costs High?
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Missing the System for the Adoption: Lessons on the Cover Crop Learning Curve, Part 1
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US Crop Agriculture’s Government Payment Trap
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Countercyclical Performance of Commodity, Insurance, and Ad Hoc Crop Programs
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Missing the System for the Adoption: Lessons on the Cover Crop Learning Curve, Part 1
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US Crop Agriculture’s Government Payment Trap
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Countercyclical Performance of Commodity, Insurance, and Ad Hoc Crop Programs
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Demise of the US Countercyclical Crop Safety Net
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Research & Conservation: Reviewing the Illinois Dust Storm of 2023
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Self-Insurance by US Farmers
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US Farm Program Crops in the Planting Flexibility Era
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