Collected Publications for Scott Irwin

What Do We Know About Revisions to USDA Planted Acreage Estimates?

Where Did All the Crop Acres Go?

Estimating Total Crop Acres in the U.S.

Anticipating USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn and Soybeans in 2021

The Relationship of USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn and Soybeans to Prevented Plant Acreage

The Relationship of USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn and Soybeans to Changes in Price and Planting Progress

USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn, Soybeans, and Principal Crops

Just How Surprising Was the Prospective Plantings Report for Corn and Soybeans?

Using Preliminary FSA Data to Project Final Planted Acreage for Corn and Soybeans

Using Preliminary FSA Data to Project Final Prevented Plant Acreage for Corn, Soybeans, and All Crops

Big Corn and Soybean Crops Get Bigger is a Myth!

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

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

Understanding and Evaluating WAOB/USDA Soybean Yield Forecasts

Understanding and Evaluating WAOB/USDA Corn Yield Forecasts

The Acreage Puzzle

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 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

USDA Corn and Soybean Yield Forecast Errors Across Report Release Months

Have the Accuracy of USDA’s August Corn and Soybean Production Forecasts Changed?

USDA Corn and Soybean Acreage Estimates and Yield Forecasts: Dispelling Myths and Misunderstandings

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