U.S. Agricultural Trade Background Given Potential Tariffs January 21, 2025 Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
Revised 2025 Crop Budgets January 14, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Bradley Zwilling, and Carl Zulauf
Beyond the Climate: Multiple Sources of Risk in Agriculture in the United States, Brazil and Argentina January 13, 2025 Silvina Cabrini, Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Scott Irwin
Impacts of Economic Assistance Payments January 7, 2025 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess
Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2023 and Projections for 2024 and 2025 December 20, 2024 Bradley Zwilling
Update on Historic Use of Crop Insurance Products in Illinois December 17, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
Machinery Costs on Illinois Grain Farms December 10, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
The Evolving Nature of Precision Ag: The Confluence of Societal Interests and Precision Agriculture December 2, 2024 Steve Sonka
The Arithmetic of Commodity Title Programs November 19, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz
2024 Harvest Prices and Revenue Insurance Payments for Corn and Soybeans November 12, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
2023 ARC-CO and PLC Payments for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat October 29, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess
Potential Federal Policy Responses to Negative Grain Farm Incomes October 22, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson
Revisiting the Merits of Variable Cash Leases for 2025 October 15, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Shifting Dynamics in Soybean Farm Funding in Brazil October 11, 2024 Henrique Monaco, Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Rainfall Index Insurance: An Insurance Product for Illinois Livestock and Forage Producers October 9, 2024 Brittney Goodrich
Perspectives and Strategies for Dealing with Low Farm Incomes in 2024 and Beyond October 8, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Brad Zwilling, Brittney Goodrich, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz
The 2024-25 Financial Downturn: Who is the Most Vulnerable October 4, 2024 Michael Langemeier, and Michael Boehlje
Farmer Returns Under Different Lease Designs October 1, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
2025 Illinois Crop Budgets September 24, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Bradley Zwilling, and Carl Zulauf
Higher Costs and Lower Grain Prices Lead to Lower Farm Earnings in 2023 September 20, 2024 Bradley Zwilling
Implications of Non-Increasing Farmer Returns September 17, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
2024 Low Returns, Prices, and the Federal Safety Net September 10, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
Introducing the Crop Insurance Summary of Business Tool August 27, 2024 Ryan Batts, Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey
ARC and PLC Payment Prospects for 2023 and 2024 August 13, 2024 Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Gary Schnitkey
Revenue Insurance Payment Scenarios for Corn and Soybeans in 2024 August 6, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Increasing Pessimism About 2024 and 2025 Corn and Soybean Returns July 30, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Brad Zwilling, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Bob Rhea, and Jim Baltz
Performance of SCO and ECO in the Midwest July 23, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz
Crop Insurance Loss Performance in Illinois and the Midwest July 16, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson
Brazil’s Corn Harvest Declines, Yet Remains Second Largest in Nation’s History July 15, 2024 Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
US Interest Rates and the Price of Capital July 10, 2024 Carl Zulauf, David Orden, and Gary Schnitkey
Corn and Soybeans Economics in 2024 and 2025: Back to the New (Old) Normal? July 9, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
How the EU Deforestation Rule Will Affect Agriculture in Brazil July 2, 2024 Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf
Where Might Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Be Headed? June 18, 2024 Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Catastrophic Floods in Southern Brazil: Implications for Agricultural Sector June 11, 2024 Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf
Farm Bill Proposals to Enhance Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) June 4, 2024 Gary Schnitkey, Bruce Sherrick, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Jim Baltz