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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

Corn Projected More Profitable than Soybeans Well into June

April 19, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson

Monopoly Pricing Power and Fertilizer Prices

April 13, 2022
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson

April Update to 2022 Crop Budgets: Projected Profits Even with Record Costs

April 12, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jim Baltz

Argentina and Brazil Could Expand Wheat Production Due to the War in Ukraine

April 8, 2022
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Silvina Cabrini

Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices and Supply in Light of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict

April 5, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Joana Colussi, and Jim Baltz

Corn Upside and Downside Price Scenarios

March 30, 2022
Heidi Bubela, Krista Swanson, and Gary Schnitkey

Wheat in 2023?

March 29, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jim Baltz

2021 Corn and Soybean Yields: Implications for Crop Insurance and Commodity Title payments

March 22, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jim Baltz

War in Ukraine and its Effect on Fertilizer Exports to Brazil and the U.S.

March 17, 2022
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Should the Russian-Ukraine Conflict Impact 2022 Acreage, Crop Insurance, and Commodity Title Decisions in the Midwest?

March 8, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson

Soybean Prices Rise as Drought in South America Reduces Harvest

February 25, 2022
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

2022 Forecast Returns Under Differing Rental Arrangements

February 8, 2022
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

IFES 2021: Farm Income Outlook for 2022

December 29, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Dale Lattz, and Krista Swanson

IFES 2021: Supply Bottlenecks and Management Decisions

December 28, 2021
Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson

2022 Break-Even Prices for Corn and Soybeans

December 21, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson

Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Above Expected Levels

December 14, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, and Jim Baltz

Prospects for Swine Feed Costs in 2022

December 3, 2021
Michael Langemeier

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