Collected Publications for Scott Irwin

Opening Up the Black Box: More on the USDA Corn Yield Forecasting Methodology

Understanding “Implied Ear Weight” in USDA’s August Corn Yield Forecast

Some Perspective on the USDA’s August 1 Corn and Soybean Yield Projections

Uncertainty About 2016 U.S. Average Corn and Soybean Yields Persists

Forming Expectations for 2016 U.S. Average Winter and Spring Wheat Yields: What About El Niño?

Forming Expectations for 2016 U.S. Average Corn and Soybean Yields: What about El Niño Transitions?

Forming Expectations for the 2016 U.S. Average Soybean Yield: What About El Niño?

Forming Expectations for the 2016 U.S. Average Corn Yield: What About El Niño?

Using FSA Acreage Data to Project NASS January Planted Acreage Estimates for Corn and Soybeans

The Crop Acreage Puzzle Revisited–With Implications for 2016

Progression of USDA Corn and Soybean Acreage Estimates and Prospects for Final Estimates for 2015

A Review of USDA Crop Yield Forecasting Methodology

Early Planting and 2015 Corn Yield Prospects: How Much of an Increase?

Understanding and Evaluating WAOB/USDA Soybean Yield Forecasts

Understanding and Evaluating WAOB/USDA Corn Yield Forecasts

Forming Expectations for the 2015 U.S. Average Spring Wheat Yield: What Does History Teach Us?

The Acreage Puzzle

Forming Expectations for the 2015 U.S. Average Winter Wheat Yield: What Does History Teach Us?

Forming Expectations for the 2015 U.S. Average Soybean Yield: What Does History Teach Us?

Forming Expectations for the 2015 U.S. Average Corn Yield: What Does History Teach Us?

Do Big Soybean Crops Always Get Bigger?

Are USDA Soybean Yield Forecasts Getting Better or Worse over Time?

Are USDA Corn Yield Forecasts Getting Better or Worse over Time?

What Can We Learn About Corn and Soybean Yields From Crop Tours?

Do Big Corn Crops Always Get Bigger?

The 2014 U.S. Average Soybean Yield: Headed for a New Record?

The 2014 U.S. Average Corn Yield: Big or Really Big?

Prospects for Timely Planting of the 2014 Corn Crop

The Relationship between Planting Intentions, Actual Plantings, and Prevented Plantings over 2007-2013

Are There Acres Missing from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report?

Evaluation of Selected USDA WAOB and NASS Forecasts and Estimates in Corn and Soybeans

USDA Corn and Soybean Production Forecasting Procedures Revisited With a Focus on Derived Ear Weights

Rapid Corn Planting Progress, But Well Below the Record Pace

How Much of the 2013 Corn Crop Will Be Planted Late?

Was 2012 Really the ‘Big One’ for U.S. Corn Yields?

Do Recent Precipitation Deficits Tell Us Anything about Next Summer’s Precipitation?

How Bad Was the 2012 Corn and Soybean Growing Season?

Where Should We Be Now With Corn Yield Expectations?

Recent Observations on the Tolerance of Corn Yield to Drought Conditions

What is a Reasonable Starting Point for Estimating the U.S. Corn Yield in 2012?

2012 Corn Crop To Be The Earliest Ever Planted?

Winter Precipitation and Corn Yield

How Much Impact Will Early U.S. Corn Planting Have on Potential Yield?

Do Warm Winters Tell Us Anything about Summer Temperatures and Corn Yields?

More about the Historic Pattern of U.S Winter Wheat Yields

The Historic Pattern of U.S Winter Wheat Yields, Any Implications for 2012?

The Historic Pattern of U.S Soybean Yields, Any Implications for 2012?

The Historic Pattern of U.S Corn Yields, Any Implications for 2012?

2011 U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Expectations

USDA Corn and Soybean Yield Forecast Errors Across Report Release Months

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