Collected Publications for Management

Robust Cover Crop Systems for Soybeans

Comparing 2024 Effective Reference and ARC Benchmark Prices

Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2022 and Projections for 2023 and 2024

First Look at PLC and ARC-CO for 2024

Producer Sentiment, Farmland Value Expectations, and Farm Financial Performance

Revised 2024 Crop Budgets

International Benchmarks for Corn Production

Comparing Corn Production Direct Costs: United States vs. Brazil

The Emerging Cannabis Market in Illinois: Prices, Taxes, and Supply Constraints

How Did Corn Farmers Adjust Nitrogen Application Rates in Illinois in 2022?

Rising Overhead Costs Driven by Labor and Interest

Brazil Cuts Its Soybean and Corn Production Projections for 2024

Implications of Rising Power Costs for 2024

Prospects for Swine Feed Costs in 2024

Comparing Direct Costs of Soybean Production in the United States and Brazil

Understanding the Relationship between Loss Ratios and Crop Insurance Subsidies

Strategic Tax Planning for 2023

The Rising Costs of Soybean Production in Illinois

Price Loss Coverage: Evaluation of Proportional Increase in Statutory Reference Price and a Proposal

Trend in Breakeven Prices for Cattle Finishing

2023 Harvest Prices and Revenue Insurance Payments for Corn and Soybeans

Comparing Fixed Cash, Variable Cash, and Share Rents for 2024

When Creating 2024 Crop Budgets, Keep in Mind Family Living Costs

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

Potential Crop Insurance Payments for 2023

Agility and Producer Sentiment

Yield and Yield Risks of Cover Crops in East-Central Illinois

Absorption Capacity and Producer Sentiment

The Rising Costs of Corn Production in Illinois

Variability in Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices in Illinois Over the Last 15 Years

How Historic Were Fertilizer Prices in 2022?

Factors Impacting Succession Planning

Information for Setting 2024 Cash Rents

Conventional and Organic Enterprise Net Returns

2024 Crop Budgets

A Look at the Differences Between Higher and Lower Profit Farms in Illinois as Incomes Change

Fertilizer Prices Continue Decline and May Impact Farmers’ Nitrogen Decisions

Downward Pressures on Farmland Prices in 2023

Fertilizer Prices Continue Year-Long Decline from 2022 Peak

Forecasting 2024 Cash Rents: An Analysis of Farming Returns and Trends

The Characteristics of Higher Profit Farms in Illinois, 2013 – 2022 Average

Comparing SCO and ECO Payment Frequency in Two Illinois Counties

Frequency of SCO and ECO Payments in Illinois

Benchmarking Crop Machinery Cost and Investment

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

Cost of Production and Farm Policy, Part II: Statutory Reference Prices

Premium Support and Crop Insurance: An Analysis of the Proposed 4% Farmer-Premium Payment Cap

Resilience to Strategic Risk

Cost of Production and Farm Policy: Part I

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

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