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Tracking U.S. Food Supply Chains Through Recent Shocks – Part 2

Initial 2025 FSA Yields and ARC-CO for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat

The Central Crop Safety Net Issue: When Should a Loss be a Loss?

Trends in Cattle Finishing Breakeven Prices and Net Returns

Specialty Corn and Soybean Market Opportunities

Tracking U.S. Food Supply Chains Through Recent Shocks– Part 1

Farmland Prices and Government Programs

Has Ethanol Changed the Long-Term Growth in Total US Corn Use?

The Unfinished Farm Bill: First Reading of Proposed Senate Legislation

ECO and SCO in Illinois in 2025

Non-GMO Soybeans Profitability: Experience from PCM

Rethinking Phosphorus and Potassium, Part 1: Soil Testing 101

Comparing Net Returns for Alternative Leasing Arrangements

Rural Americans are Concerned About the Impact of Data Centers

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Final RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Feedstock Use for 2026-2027

Farmer Support for Crop Farmers from Federal Programs: 2015 – 2024

The Characteristics of Higher Profit Farms in Illinois, 2006 – 2025 Average

The Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (45Z), Part 2: Carbon Intensity

The Evolving US Southern Crop Problem

2025 RMA County Yields and ECO/SCO Payments

Will Brazil’s Corn and Soybean Production Continue to Grow in 2027?

Agricultural Credit Conditions in Illinois – First Quarter 2026

Conventional and Organic Enterprise Net Returns

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Final RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Imports for 2026-2027

Impacts of Consolidation in Ag Inputs: Evidence from a Farmer Survey

Contingency Planning with Cash Flow Shortages

Grocery Bills and the 2026 Midterm Elections

A US Manufacturing Safety Net and Tariffs

Historical Corn versus Soybean Returns in Illinois

Concentration and Monopoly Pricing: What Economics Tells Us

Explaining Differences in Farm Growth Expectations

Conservation & Risk, Part 3: Exploring the Risk-Payment Gap

The Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (45Z); Introductory Discussion

Consolidation Trends in the U.S. Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry

A Tough Nut to Crack: When Do Weekly USDA Crop Condition Reports Become Reliable for Predicting Peanut Yields?

Conservation & Risk, Part 2: Examining the Spring Planting Window in Illinois

Spring Revision to 2026 Illinois Crop Budgets

Comparing Corn Production Costs and Returns in the United States and Brazil

Costs and Returns for Illinois Beef Producers in 2025

2025 ARC/PLC Final Estimates

New-Crop Soybean Oil Export Projection Suggests Greater Price Volatility

2025 NASS County Corn, Soybean, and Winter Wheat Yields

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Challenge of Meeting D4 Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Generation for 2026-2027

The High Cost of Honey Bee Colony Losses: Rebuilding Inventories and Managing Health

Conservation & Risk, Part 1: Introduction and Hypothesis

Margin Coverage Option (MCO) 2026 Input Harvest Prices

Fertilizer Cost Increases Resulting from the Iran Conflict

Producer Sentiment and Land Value Expectations

Chemical Collision: The Pesticide Provisions that Nearly Derailed the House Bill

Strait of Hormuz Disruption Scenarios and Fertilizer Purchasing Risks for U.S. Crop Producers

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