Collected Publications for Gary Schnitkey - farmdoc daily

Reviewing the CBO Score of the House Reconciliation Bill

May 22, 2025
Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Spending Impacts of PLC and ARC-CO in House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill

May 20, 2025
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Trade Conflicts and Long-Term Consequences: Are Soybeans Doomed to Repeat History?

May 15, 2025
Joana Colussi, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey

Reviewing the House Agriculture Committee’s Reconciliation Bill

May 14, 2025
Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Bruce Sherrick

2024 NASS County Corn and Soybean Yields

May 13, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Brazil and China’s Strong Ag Relationship: Opportunity or Overdependence?

May 7, 2025
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Corn-to-Soybean Yield Ratios Across Midwestern States

May 6, 2025
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Are US Crop Production Costs High?

April 30, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

2024 Corn and Soybean Yields

April 29, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Comparing Breakeven Prices for Soybeans and Corn in Illinois Since 2000

April 22, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

US Crop Agriculture’s Government Payment Trap

April 21, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Jonathan Coppess

Countercyclical Performance of Commodity, Insurance, and Ad Hoc Crop Programs

April 16, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, Jonathan Coppess, and Gary Schnitkey

2025 Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Prospective Plantings in a Longer-Run Context

April 15, 2025
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Ethanol Boom Drives Sharp Rise in Brazil’s Corn Consumption

April 14, 2025
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Demise of the US Countercyclical Crop Safety Net

April 11, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Projected Corn versus Soybean Returns in Illinois for 2025

April 8, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Self-Insurance by US Farmers

April 3, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Projected Farm Income for 2025: Importance of Rental Arrangements on Farm Income

April 1, 2025
Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, Nick Paulson, and Brad Zwilling

US Farm Program Crops in the Planting Flexibility Era

March 28, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

The 2025 Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

March 25, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

War and Crop Production in Ukraine and Russia

March 19, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Record Soybean Harvest in South America and Favorable Outlook for Exports

March 18, 2025
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Silvina Cabrini

Additional Thoughts on 2025 Crop Insurance and Farm Program Decisions

March 11, 2025
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Crop Insurance Decisions for 2025

March 4, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

US Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Acres in the Planting Flexibility Era

March 3, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

What a Farm’s 2024 Financial Performance Indicates about 2025

February 25, 2025
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Are US Commodity Program Payments Impacting Planted Acres?

February 24, 2025
Carl Zulauf, David Orden, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Brazil’s Agricultural Expansion: Where Are Soybean Yields Headed?

February 20, 2025
Henrique Monaco, Joana Colussi, and Gary Schnitkey

Should SCO Impact Your Decision to Use ARC-CO for 2025?

February 18, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Impact of Drought in the States in the Colorado River Basin on US Planted Acres

February 14, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson

Enhanced Coverage Option for 2025

February 11, 2025
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Planted Acres and Private Market Profitability over the Current Crop Safety Net Period

February 6, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey

Tariff Threats and US Fertilizer Imports

February 4, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Improving Contemporary Ad Hoc Economic Assistance

January 31, 2025
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey

The 2025 Farm Bill What-If Tool

January 28, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, and Carl Zulauf

U.S. Agricultural Trade Background Given Potential Tariffs

January 21, 2025
Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

Revised 2025 Crop Budgets

January 14, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Bradley Zwilling, and Carl Zulauf

Beyond the Climate: Multiple Sources of Risk in Agriculture in the United States, Brazil and Argentina

January 13, 2025
Silvina Cabrini, Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Scott Irwin

Impacts of Economic Assistance Payments

January 7, 2025
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Carl Zulauf, and Jonathan Coppess

Update on Historic Use of Crop Insurance Products in Illinois

December 17, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

A Mid-December Look at 2024 Crop Safety Net Payments

December 13, 2024
Carl Zulauf, Jonathan Coppess, and Gary Schnitkey

Machinery Costs on Illinois Grain Farms

December 10, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

The 2025 Crop Insurance Decision Tool: Lower ECO Farmer-Paid Premium

December 3, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

MultiCrop Insurance

November 27, 2024
Carl Zulauf and Gary Schnitkey

Outlook for Farmland Values in 2025

November 26, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Corn Acreage in South America: Stable in Brazil, Sharp Decline in Argentina

November 20, 2024
Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey

The Arithmetic of Commodity Title Programs

November 19, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, and Jim Baltz

Assessing Design of the FARM Ad Hoc Assistance Proposal

November 13, 2024
Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson

2024 Harvest Prices and Revenue Insurance Payments for Corn and Soybeans

November 12, 2024
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Carl Zulauf

Impacts of Higher Premium Support Rates on ECO Performance

November 5, 2024
Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, Carl Zulauf, Bruce Sherrick, and Brittney Goodrich

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