2024 Farm Bill Dilemma, 1981 Farm Bill, and 2018 Farm Bill Price Support Adjustments July 6, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
Effective Reference Price – Past and Future June 29, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess
Continuous Disaster Aid Programs in U.S. Agriculture: A Policy Discussion June 14, 2022 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
Continued Discussion of Disaster Programs in U.S. Agriculture: Interactions with Crop Insurance June 7, 2022 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
The Continuation of Disaster Programs in U.S. Agriculture: Emergency Relief Program June 6, 2022 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
Prevent Plant Policy Options May 13, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess
US Agriculture’s Strategic Question May 2, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jonathan Coppess
Monopoly Pricing Power and Fertilizer Prices April 13, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
How Related are Crop Insurance and Commodity Program Payments? April 6, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess
ARC vs. PLC: Their Different Policy Objectives and the Design of Commodity Programs March 16, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson
2022 Commodity Program Decision: ARC-CO – PLC Decision Indicator February 24, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
Conservation Reserve Program’s Evolving Mission February 17, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Gary Schnitkey
Policy Budget for Cover Crops and the Lesson of Crop Insurance January 27, 2022 Carl Zulauf and Gary Schnitkey
How Well Have Farmers Done in Choosing Between ARC-CO and PLC January 26, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson
2020 Commodity Program Payment Dashboard January 13, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
US Labor Market and Labor Wage Inflation January 6, 2022 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson
Does December Cash Price Help Predict If ARC-CO or PLC Pays More Next Year? December 9, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
New and Beginning Farmers November 3, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
2021 CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) Sign Up Dashboard October 25, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
2021 Commodity Program Enrollment Dashboard September 30, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
Stock-to-Use Ratios of US Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Since 1960 June 14, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
The Evolving US Cotton Safety Net May 13, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Supplemental Area Insurance and Basis Risk Measures: Part II May 6, 2021 Juo-Han Tsay, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey
Supplemental Area Insurance and Basis Risk Measures: Part I May 5, 2021 Juo-Han Tsay, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey
Case for Ad Hoc Assistance in the Presence of Commodity Programs: MFP 2018 April 29, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Krista Swanson
A Farm Policy Experiment: A Differentiated Rice Commodity Program April 8, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson
Final Thoughts on the 2021 ARC/PLC Decision March 8, 2021 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Krista Swanson
2019 Covered Commodity Dashboard and Implications for the Crop Safety Net February 18, 2021 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess
Using farmdoc Tools to Make the ARC-CO and PLC Decisions February 16, 2021 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson
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
Review of ARC-IC Farm Program Decision November 23, 2020 Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson
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
2019 ARC-CO Payments for Corn and Soybeans in Illinois October 14, 2020 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf
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
CFAP Payments to Date and Possible Future Ad Hoc Farm Payments September 3, 2020 Joe Janzen, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
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
The US Safety Net, Crop Profitability, and a Floor on Cost of Production July 22, 2020 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Michael Langemeier
World Market Conditions Suggest Set-Asides Not an Effective Farm Policy for Corn and Soybeans July 10, 2020 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf
Soybeans and PLC: Example of the Need for Better Equity among Program Crops July 8, 2020 Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson