Collected Publications for Nick Paulson

Loss of US Farmland in the 21st Century, Part II: Regional Perspective for Major Land Use Categories from the Census of Agriculture

Farmer Returns Under Different Lease Designs

2025 Illinois Crop Budgets

Loss of US Farmland in the 21st Century: The National Perspective from the Census of Agriculture

Implications of Non-Increasing Farmer Returns

2024 Low Returns, Prices, and the Federal Safety Net

Setting 2025 Cash Rents

Introducing the Crop Insurance Summary of Business Tool

Examining the Restriction on Using SCO Insurance for Acres in ARC

SCO and ECO Payment Prospects for 2024

ARC and PLC Payment Prospects for 2023 and 2024

Use of Supplemental Coverage Option by Crop

Revenue Insurance Payment Scenarios for Corn and Soybeans in 2024

Increasing Pessimism About 2024 and 2025 Corn and Soybean Returns

US Federal Debt, Interest Outlays, and the Farm Safety Net

Performance of SCO and ECO in the Midwest

Crop Insurance and Statutory Reference Prices

Crop Insurance Loss Performance in Illinois and the Midwest

Brazil’s Corn Harvest Declines, Yet Remains Second Largest in Nation’s History

Corn and Soybeans Economics in 2024 and 2025: Back to the New (Old) Normal?

How the EU Deforestation Rule Will Affect Agriculture in Brazil

Revised 2024 Illinois Crop Budgets

Where Might Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Be Headed?

Cotton STAX and Modified Supplemental Coverage Option: Concerns with Moving Crop Insurance from Risk Management to Income Support

Commodity Program Base Acre Update: Overlooked Issues

Catastrophic Floods in Southern Brazil: Implications for Agricultural Sector

Farm Bill Proposals to Enhance Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO)

Are Changes in Cost of Production and Statutory Reference Prices Related in the House Agriculture Committee 2024 Farm Bill?

Spread of Corn Stunt Disease Lowers Production Expectations in Argentina

Spending Impacts of House Proposal for Commodity Title Changes

Reference Price Disparities & Why It Matters to Farmers

Crop Insurance Unit and Adverse Selection

Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill

The Sprouts of Farm Bill Reauthorization: Reference Prices

Base Acre Updating in the Next Farm Bill

Fungicides Use in a Lower Price Environment

Trends in Input Costs for Corn and Soybean Production in Illinois

Agricultural Land Shifts to the Tropics: A Strategic Challenge for US Crops

Variability in Trend Estimates for US Corn Yields

The Dilemma of Actuarial Soundness, A Legislative History

Potential for Crop Expansion in Brazil Based on Pastureland and Double-Cropping

Land, not Exports, is the US Field Crop Problem – Part 1, US vs. World

Impacts of Corn Acreage Increases on National Corn Yields

Exploring Yield Growth: US Crops in a Global 21st Century Context

The Curious Case of US Corn Yields in 2023

U.S. Dominance in Corn Exports on the Wane Due to Brazilian Competition

Assessing US Performance: Land and 21st Century Field Crop Production

Budget-Driven Crop Insurance Coverage Options for 2024

Crop Insurance Decisions for 2024

Estimated Likelihoods of PLC and ARC-CO Payments for 2024

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