Collected Publications for Weekly Farm Economics

2017 ARC-CO Payments and Outlook for 2018 Payments

Information for Making 2019 Cash Rental Decisions

Fertilizer Prices Higher for 2019 Crop

2019 Crop Budgets Suggest Dismal Corn and Soybean Returns

Closing in on 2018 Gross Revenue Estimates for Corn and Soybeans

Exceptional 2018 Corn and Soybean Yields and Budgeting for 2019

Market Facilitation Program: Impacts and Initial Analysis

Corn and Soybean Budgets for 2018 and 2019: Low Returns Ahead

Setting 2019 Cash Rents with Price Uncertainty due to Trade Disputes

Alternatives for ARC-CO and PLC in 2018 Farm Bill Negotiations: The Case of Corn

Will Soybean Crop Insurance Payments in 2018 Offset Low Prices?

2018 Income Projections After Recent Price Declines

Has the Era of Decreasing Per Acre Corn Costs Come to an End?

Historic Fertilizer, Seed, and Chemical Costs with 2019 Projections

What do $3.80 Corn and $10 Soybean Midpoints Mean for 2018 Crop Revenues?

Overwhelming Use of Harvest Price Option Crop Insurances

Have Soybean Yields Increased Relative to Corn Yields in Recent Years?

2018 Acreage Decisions: Steady as She Goes in Rough Waters

Cash Rents on Professionally Managed Farmland in 2018 and 2019

Exceptional Corn and Soybean Yields in 2017

Trends in Farm Balance Sheets over Time

Revised 2018 Corn and Soybean Budgets

2018 Grain Farm Income: The Need for Above Trend Yields or Higher Prices to Break-Even

Impacts of Lowering Coverage Levels and Using Harvest Price Exclusion on Soybeans

Crop Insurance Performance of Soybeans

Changes to 2018 Crop Insurance Rates for Corn and Soybeans

Projected Prices for 2018: More of the Same?

Switches in Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Acres in the U.S. and Illinois

Little Tax Depreciation Exists on Many Illinois Grain Farms

Projected and Harvest Prices in 2017

Forecast of 2017 Net Income on Grain Farms in Illinois: Lower than in 2016 but Better Than Expected

Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices and Costs Lower for 2018

Determining the Average Cash Rent Based on Productivity Index

A Narrowing of the Gap on Corn and Soybean Crop Revenue

Farmers Desires for Enterprise Units Use across County Lines

Expectations for Corn and Soybean Prices over the Next Five Years

Data and Outlook for Making 2018 Cash Rental Decisions

An Example of Combining Margin Protection and Revenue Protection

Evaluating Payments from Margin Protection with Harvest Price Option

Should Users of Revenue Protection Add Margin Protection?

Margin Protection Insurance

Increasing Property Taxes Impact Land Owner Returns and Equilibrium Land Values

Negative Cash Rent Farmland Returns Since 2014 Reduced Farmer Net Incomes

Forecast of 2017 Net Income on Grain Farms in Illinois

Illinois Farmland Rents: 2017 State Values and 2018 Outlook

2018 Crop Budgets: More of the Same

Seed Costs for Corn in 2017 and 2018

Fertilizer Costs in 2017 and 2018

Use Below $4.00 corn projections for 2017 Income Forecasts

Machinery Cost Estimates for 2017

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