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Release of the 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool

January 19, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Cost Management: Interest Rates & Refinancing

January 12, 2021
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Average Corn and Soybean Yields Across the Midwest

January 5, 2021
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson

Payment Examples Under Enhanced Coverage Option

December 22, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Years in Which Enhance Coverage Option Pays

December 15, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Premiums for the Enhanced Coverage Option

December 8, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Coverage Levels on RP: Relationship to Premium Levels

December 1, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Revenue Protection: The Most Used Crop Insurance Product

November 17, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

USDA’s Long-Run Forecasts of Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Prices

November 10, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Krista Swanson

Revised 2021 Crop Budgets Lead to Higher 2021 Return Projections

October 27, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Understanding FSA Yields Used to Calculate 2019 ARC-CO Payments

October 20, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jonathan Coppess

Acreage Shifts in Illinois

October 13, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Jonathan Coppess

Corn and Soybean Price Changes and Relative Profitability

October 6, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Carl Zulauf

Corn and Soybean Yield in 2020

September 29, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Brightened 2020 Income Outlook for Illinois Grain Farms

September 22, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Dale Lattz

Cash Rents in 2020 and 2021 Projections

September 15, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Dale Lattz, Krista Swanson, and Carl Zulauf

Expected Returns for Wheat in 2021: Wheat-Double-Crop Soybeans Competitive with Corn

September 8, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Krista Swanson

Cost Management: Harvest Operations

September 1, 2020
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess

Cutting Fertilizer Rates to Save Costs

August 25, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Laura Gentry, and Sarah Sellars

Cost Management: Tillage Operations

August 18, 2020
Krista Swanson, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Cash Rents in 2020 and 2021

August 11, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Release of 2021 Crop Budgets

August 4, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, and Nick Paulson

Crop Insurance Performance in 2019

July 28, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

2021 Budgeting Using $3.40 Corn and $8.50 Soybean Prices

July 21, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Illinois Grain Farm Incomes in 2020

July 14, 2020
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess