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Release of the 2018 Farm Bill What-If Tool for 2021 Decisions

January 14, 2021
Ryan Batts, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Covered Cropland vs. Cover Crops: Broadening the Perspective

January 13, 2021
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Joe Janzen

IFES 2020: Post-Election Farm Policy Outlook After Three Years of Ad Hoc Payments

January 7, 2021
Joe Janzen and Nick Paulson

IFES 2020: Farm Program and Crop Insurance Decisions for 2021

January 6, 2021
Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey

Historical Analysis of the Frequency of Triggering Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Payments

December 10, 2020
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

The New Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Crop Insurance Program

November 24, 2020
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Review of ARC-IC Farm Program Decision

November 23, 2020
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Pumpkin Patches during the Pandemic: How Agritourism Operations in Illinois are Coping with Covid-19

November 19, 2020
Maria Kalaitzandonakes, Brenna Ellison, Jessica Guarino, Renata Endres, and Bryan Endres

Household Food Acquisition Behaviors during Covid-19

October 29, 2020
Brenna Ellison and Melissa Ocepek

Reimagining the Cornerstone of Agricultural Research

October 28, 2020
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Joe Janzen

2019 ARC-CO Payments for Corn and Soybeans in the United States

October 22, 2020
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Understanding FSA Yields Used to Calculate 2019 ARC-CO Payments

October 20, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jonathan Coppess

2020 Growing Season Weather & Climate Summary

October 15, 2020
Trent Ford

2019 ARC-CO Payments for Corn and Soybeans in Illinois

October 14, 2020
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Reviewing the Recent Government Accountability Office Report on MFP 2019

October 8, 2020
Jonathan Coppess, Joe Janzen, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Introducing the Cover Crop Decision Support Tool

October 1, 2020
Jonathan Coppess, Christopher Navarro, Sandeep Puthanveetil Satheesan, Vara Veera Gowtham Naraharisetty, Rabin Bhattarai, Shalamar Armstrong, and Rishabh Gupta

The Rule of Law vs. the Rule of Power: a Reflection

September 25, 2020
Jonathan Coppess

A Farm Policy Dilemma: Base Acres, Planted Acres, and Ad Hoc Payments

September 23, 2020
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Joe Janzen, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, Part 2

September 21, 2020
Jonathan Coppess, Joe Janzen, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

The Distribution of CFAP Payments across Commodities and States

September 17, 2020
Joe Janzen, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

Trade and COVID-19 Ad Hoc Payments by Commodity

September 16, 2020
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

Food Waste and Covid-19: Impacts along the Supply Chain

September 10, 2020
Brenna Ellison and Maria Kalaitzandonakes

CFAP Payments to Date and Possible Future Ad Hoc Farm Payments

September 3, 2020
Joe Janzen, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

Reviewing USDA Revisions to the Payment Limitation and Eligibility Rules

August 28, 2020
Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson

Revenue Loss Coverage and Other Farm Safety Net Proposals in an Era of High Ad Hoc Payments

August 19, 2020
Carl Zulauf and Gary Schnitkey