Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payment Rates January 6, 2026 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf
The People Behind the Machines: Precision Agriculture and Farm Service Technician Demand January 5, 2026 Parthu Kalva and Joe Janzen
The Number and Composition of Legal Entities Engaged in Farming: Initial Evidence from FSA Payment Files December 31, 2025 J.R. Glenn and Joe Janzen
Can China Reduce Soybean Import Demand? Evaluating Soybean Meal Reduction Efforts December 30, 2025 Jilang Qing and Joe Janzen
Volatile Biofuels Demand is Reshaping the Price Relationship between Soybean and Palm Oils December 26, 2025 Yu-Chi Wang and Joe Janzen
Winter Oilseeds as a Response to Biofuels Feedstock Demand December 23, 2025 Jacob Lionberger and Joe Janzen
Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2024 and Projections for 2025 and 2026 December 19, 2025 Bradley Zwilling
Impact of Estimated Farmer Bridge Assistance on 2025 Farmer Return Projections December 16, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
U.S. Corn and Soybean Exports: Diversification Drives Growth in Corn and Cushions Decline in Soybeans December 15, 2025 Lourival Monaco, Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier
The Distribution of Debt Burdens and Servicing Costs for Illinois Grain Farms Across Interest Rate Cycles December 12, 2025 Gerald Mashange
Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What They Are and What Consumers Want Them to Be December 11, 2025 Brenna Ellison, Maria Kalaitzandonakes, Mary Muth, and Jonathan Coppess
Circumventing the Federal Budget Process: Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies December 10, 2025 Carl Zulauf
Use of Funds Remains Relatively High on Illinois Farms December 9, 2025 Gary Schnitkey, Brad Zwilling, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
Setting the Holiday Tables: How Do Consumers Say Food Prices Will Affect Their 2025 Holiday Meals? December 4, 2025 Maria Kalaitzandonakes, Jonathan Coppess, and Brenna Ellison
Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Selected Import Markets for Soybeans, Meal, and Oil December 3, 2025 Peter Goldsmith, Guy Allen, and Mike Doherty
The Current Grain Farm Financial Position in a Longer-Term Perspective December 2, 2025 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Brad Zwilling, and Carl Zulauf
Farmer Demonstration Networks as a Catalyst for Conservation Adoption November 26, 2025 Marin Skidmore, Chloe Wardropper, and Heather Craska
Additional ARC/PLC Payments for 2025: Value of Receiving the Maximum Program Payment November 25, 2025 Nick Paulson, Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: Revised RVOs Backload Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use into 2027 November 24, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
Legislative History of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act November 20, 2025 Andrew Hockenberry, Jonathan Coppess, and Bryan Endres
Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Understanding Africa’s Soy Import Demand November 19, 2025 Peter Goldsmith, Guy Allen, and Mike Doherty
Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 November 18, 2025 Nick Paulson, Henrique Monaco, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf
U.S.–China Soybean Deal: Comparing Past Export Levels and Global Market Impacts November 17, 2025 Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier
Examining Working Capital Trends in 2024 Amid Lower Net Farm Incomes November 14, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Understanding Africa’s Food and Oil Demand Trends November 13, 2025 Peter Goldsmith, Guy Allen, and Mike Doherty
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Revised RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use for 2026-2027 November 12, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
Estimates of 2024 ARC-CO and PLC Payments November 11, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, and Henrique Monaco
Illinois Agricultural Credit Conditions in the Second Quarter of 2025 November 10, 2025 Gerald Mashange
Nature’s Kidneys: A review of 35 Years of USDA Wetland Restoration November 6, 2025 Marin Skidmore and Nicole Karwowski
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Revised RVOs on Projected D4 Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Generation for 2026-2027 November 5, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
2025 Crop Insurance Harvest Prices for Corn and Soybeans November 4, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Cover Crop Adoption: Results from 5 Years of Ag Economy Barometer Surveys November 3, 2025 Michael Langemeier, James Mintert, and Joana Colussi
What the Numbers Say: Examining the Decline in Capital Replacement and Term Debt Repayment Margins for Illinois Grain Farms October 31, 2025 Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling
Mother Nature Bats Last: Lessons on the Cover Crop Learning Curve, Part 4 October 30, 2025 Shae Cilento, Marin Skidmore and Jonathan Coppess
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Recent EPA Decisions on 2023-2027 RVOs for Biomass-Based Diesel October 29, 2025 Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin
Individual US Crop Inputs Post 2014 Farm Bill October 28, 2025 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Swampbuster Stands, Part 2: The Constitutionality of Conservation Compliance October 23, 2025 Andrew Hockenberry, Jonathan Coppess, and Bryan Endres
Cash Requirements of Owned Farmland: 2025 vs. 2005 October 21, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf