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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

Yield Increases of Grains and Major Crops in the United States

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Final RVOs on Projected D4 Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Generation for 2026-2027

Middle East Ceasefire Fails to Ease U.S. Fertilizer Price Pressure on Farmers

Once Again Through the Payments Lens; Another Update from the Policy Design Lab

Illinois Farmland Turnover Rates: 2003–2025

Paraguay’s Role in the Global Soybean Market

Middle East Conflict Revives Concerns Over Fertilizer Dependence in the U.S. and Brazil

Cost to Produce Corn and Soybeans in Illinois—2025

Rewriting the RFS Playbook: Final 2026-2027 RVOs for Biomass-Based Diesel

Forecast Performance of RMA Expected Yields: Comparison of Yield Projection Methods

Historical View of U.S. Row Crop Acreage

Illinois Cash Rents and Leasing Expectations Through 2027

The Iran Conflict and Fertilizer Markets: Why Brazil Faces Greater Near-Term Risk than the U.S.

Fats in the MAHA Era: Consumer Perceptions of Common Cooking Fats

Trillionitus and the US Farm Safety Net

2026 Illinois Farmland Price Expectations: Navigating a Stable Yet Softening Market

USDA Baseline Points to Declining U.S. Row Crop Acreage

Trends in General Inflation and Farm Input Prices

Net Interest Margins of U.S. Commercial Banks Participating in Agricultural Lending Widen in the Fourth Quarter of 2025

Forecast Performance of RMA Expected Yields

High Fertilizer Prices Suggest Reconsidering Application Rates

Managing Supply: Balancing Fewer Farrowings with Record Litter Sizes

The Strait of Hormuz: Why Global Trade Dependency Turns a Localized Conflict into a Global Crisis

Another Round of Crop Insurance; Update from the Policy Design Lab

Burdensome Grain & Oilseed Stocks?

Nitrogen Prices Remain in Focus After Iran Conflict

Strait of Hormuz Closure and Fertilizer Supply Risks for U.S. Agriculture

How Do Your Components of Net Worth Stack Up?

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