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Trend in Breakeven Prices for Cattle Finishing

November 3, 2023
Michael Langemeier

2023 Harvest Prices and Revenue Insurance Payments for Corn and Soybeans

November 1, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Bruce Sherrick

Impact of Lower Corn Prices on Feeding Cost of Gain for Cattle Finishing

October 13, 2023
Michael Langemeier

Potential Crop Insurance Payments for 2023

October 10, 2023
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Bruce Sherrick

Agility and Producer Sentiment

October 6, 2023
Margaret Lippsmeyer, Michael Langemeier, James Mintert, and Nathan Thompson

Absorption Capacity and Producer Sentiment

September 29, 2023
Margaret Lippsmeyer, Michael Langemeier, James Mintert, and Nathan Thompson

Factors Impacting Succession Planning

September 8, 2023
Margaret Lippsmeyer, Michael Langemeier, James Mintert, and Nathan Thompson

Conventional and Organic Enterprise Net Returns

September 1, 2023
Michael Langemeier

2024 Crop Budgets

August 29, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Crop Insurance, Marketing, and Income Prospects on Midwest Grain Farms

July 5, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Resilience to Strategic Risk

June 23, 2023
Margaret Lippsmeyer, Michael Langemeier, James Mintert, and Nathan Thompson

Cost of Production and Farm Policy: Part I

June 21, 2023
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023

June 20, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf and Jim Baltz

Historical Cropping Patterns on Illinois Grain Farms

June 16, 2023
Bradley Zwilling

Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Stabilize at High Levels in Spring 2023

June 13, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Brazil Harvesting Record Second Corn Crop, As Prices Fall and Sales Stall

June 7, 2023
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Jim Baltz

Perspectives on Non-decreasing National Yield Trends

June 6, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Comparing Crop Insurance Net Farm Indemnities and Crop Production Profits

May 30, 2023
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Why is Managing Strategic Risk So Important in Production Agriculture?

May 12, 2023
Margaret Lippsmeyer and Michael Langemeier

Margin, Price, Revenue in the Farm Bill Commodity Program Context

May 8, 2023
Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Jonathan Coppess

Agility and Absorption Capacity

April 24, 2023
Margaret Lippsmeyer and Michael Langemeier

Trends in General Inflation and Farm Input Prices

April 14, 2023
Michael Langemeier

Risks for 2023 Grain Farm Returns

April 11, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Experience, Knowledge, & Collaboration: Why Good Managers Make an Effort to Improve

March 3, 2023
Margaret Lippsmeyer and Michael Langemeier

Fertilizer Prices and Company Profits Going into Spring 2023

February 28, 2023
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Wheat Production Plunges in Argentina, on Record Pace in Brazil

December 14, 2022
Joana Colussi, Silvina Cabrini, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Evaluating Returns Necessary to Justify Installation of Tile Drainage

November 29, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Bob Rhea, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Crop Production in Brazil Outpaces Storage Capacity

November 23, 2022
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Historic Cost Declines After Price Declines

November 22, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess and Jim Baltz

Outlook for Nitrogen Prices in Spring 2023

November 9, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

PACE and Nitrogen Fertilizer Strategies for 2023

October 11, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Fertilizer Prices, Rates, and Costs for 2023

September 27, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, and Jim Baltz

New Record Grain Production on Horizon for Brazil

August 29, 2022
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Projected Wheat Double-Crop Soybean Profitability in 2023

August 23, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Jim Baltz and Jonathan Coppess

Conventional and Organic Enterprise Net Returns

August 5, 2022
Michael Langemeier

2023 Crop Budgets: Higher Costs and Lower Returns

August 2, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Wheat Outlook After Five Months of War in Ukraine

August 1, 2022
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Silvina Cabrini

Nitrogen Fertilizer Outlook for 2023 Decisions

July 19, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Jim Baltz

Trends in Working Capital

July 1, 2022
Michael Langemeier

Are Illinois Agricultural Retailers Increasing their Margins for Anhydrous Ammonia Over Time?

June 28, 2022
Sarah Sellars, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Inflation and Commodity Prices

June 21, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Jim Baltz

Explaining Fluctuations in DDG Prices

June 3, 2022
Michael Langemeier

Are Long-Run Prices Still $4 for Corn, $10 for Soybeans, and $5.50 for Wheat?

May 31, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jim Baltz

Potential 2022 Fall Prices for Corn and Soybeans Based on History

May 24, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Production from Double-Crop Soybean Rotations

May 17, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, K. Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Prevent Plant and 2022 Acres: A Looming Issue

May 4, 2022
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson

Impact of Higher Corn Prices On Feeding Cost of Gain and Net Returns for Cattle Finishing

April 29, 2022
Michael Langemeier

Agricultural Carbon Markets: A Case Study of Alberta

April 27, 2022
Sarah Sellars, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Potential Disruptions in Nitrogen Fertilizer Trade

April 26, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Trends in General Inflation and Farm Input Prices

April 25, 2022
Michael Langemeier

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