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Historic Corn and Soybean Profitability and 2027 Planting

Insured Acres, Base Acres, and the Farm Bill’s Crop Risk Assistance

The Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (45Z), Part 3: Reviewing the Potential Value

Pesticide Problems, Part 2: Legislative History of the 1972 Amendments

Timely Payments: The Case for Commodity Programs That Pay at Harvest

Crop Insurance Loss Performance and Impacts on Farmer Net Support by Crop

Rethinking Phosphorus and Potassium, Part 2: Grain Removal Values

Impact of Leverage on Rates of Return of Crop Farms

Rural Health Disadvantages in the United States

Could this Cattle Inventory Report Signal Initiation of a New Cattle Cycle?

Crop Insurance Loss Experience in 2025: More of the Same

Harvest Price Option (HPO) Is Extremely Popular With Farmers but Is It Good Policy?

How Do Differences Between High and Low Profit Farms Change with Income?

Pesticide Problems, Part I: Legislative History

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

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