Top Farmer Conference: January 10, 2025

As one of the most successful and longest-running management programs specifically crafted for farmers, the Purdue Top Farmer Conference is a one-day event for agricultural producers and agribusiness professionals looking to navigate the complexities of today's agricultural landscape. Participants will have the opportunity to network with peers and hear from farm management experts and agricultural economists from Purdue, Farm Credit Services of America, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Acres, a land value data analytics company.

Chad Fiechter, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics

Chad Fiechter

Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

Chad Fiechter, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Fiechter, Chad, and Jennifer Ifft. “Trade credit and agricultural commodity prices: evidence from the us dairy industry.” European Review of Agricultural Economics 50, no. 2 (2023): 529-562.

Kuethe, T, B. Brewer, C. Fiechter. 2023. “Loss Aversion in Farmland Price Expectation.” Land Economics 98(1):98-114.

Kuethe, T. C. Fiechter, D. Oppendahl. 2022. “Perceived Competition in Agricultural Lending: Stylized Facts and an Agenda for Future Research.” Agricultural Finance Review 82(2): 417-437.