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Prospects for Swine Feed Costs in 2026

Off-Base, Part 4: A Fundamental Flaw in the Policy

Release of Insurance Evaluator with the New SCO and ECO

US Grain Storage Capacity Growth Has Stopped

Rising Farm Debt and Financial Stress: Evidence from the Ag Economy Barometer

Has the US Crop Safety Net Become Excessive?

Double Trouble Part 2: Producers Impacted by Rising Interest Expenses and Larger Loan Payments

SCO and ECO Choices in 2026

Extending the Cattle Cycle with Still Lower Inventories

Double Trouble Part 1: Producers Request Larger Loan Levels with Rising Interest Rates

Off-Base, Part 3: Picking Winners & Losers with Policy

Expected Yields for SCO and ECO in Illinois

Regional Cost of Living Differences

Off Base, Part 2: The View from the CBO Baseline

Projected Incomes on Owned vs Rented Farmland for 2026

Tenure Characteristics of Illinois Farmland

Off Base, Part 1: Reviewing Issues and Problems with Base Acre Policy

Revised Illinois Crop Budgets for 2026

The Dramatic Change in US Ag Land Price-Rent Ratio

Forecasting US Field Crop Sector Prosperity

Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payment Rates

The People Behind the Machines: Precision Agriculture and Farm Service Technician Demand

Labor Standards

The Number and Composition of Legal Entities Engaged in Farming: Initial Evidence from FSA Payment Files

Can China Reduce Soybean Import Demand? Evaluating Soybean Meal Reduction Efforts

Bearish Market Hog Inventories and Farrowing Intentions

Volatile Biofuels Demand is Reshaping the Price Relationship between Soybean and Palm Oils

Winter Oilseeds as a Response to Biofuels Feedstock Demand

What Caused the U.S. Ethanol Boom?

Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2024 and Projections for 2025 and 2026

Crop Machinery Investment

Area Add-Up Insurance Performance: Insights from Cotton STAX

Impact of Estimated Farmer Bridge Assistance on 2025 Farmer Return Projections

U.S. Corn and Soybean Exports: Diversification Drives Growth in Corn and Cushions Decline in Soybeans

The Distribution of Debt Burdens and Servicing Costs for Illinois Grain Farms Across Interest Rate Cycles

Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What They Are and What Consumers Want Them to Be

Circumventing the Federal Budget Process: Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies

Use of Funds Remains Relatively High on Illinois Farms

Monetizing Crop Risk into Crop Payments

Crop Machinery Costs

Setting the Holiday Tables: How Do Consumers Say Food Prices Will Affect Their 2025 Holiday Meals?

Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Selected Import Markets for Soybeans, Meal, and Oil

The Current Grain Farm Financial Position in a Longer-Term Perspective

Has US Return to Storing Corn and Soybeans Declined over Time?

Farmer Demonstration Networks as a Catalyst for Conservation Adoption

Additional ARC/PLC Payments for 2025: Value of Receiving the Maximum Program Payment

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: Revised RVOs Backload Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use into 2027

When Creating 2026 Crop Budgets, Keep in Mind Family Living Costs

Legislative History of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Understanding Africa’s Soy Import Demand

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