Farm Management Tour: July 17, 2024

Learn about innovative farm management strategies, new technologies for improving efficiency and productivity, ways to ensure a successful transition of farm operations to the next generation. Join us at the 91st annual Purdue Farm Management Tour and reception honoring the 2024 Indiana Master Farmers in Randolph County (Winchester), Indiana on Wednesday, July 17th.

International Benchmarks for Wheat Production (2021)

July 26, 2021

This paper examines the competitiveness of wheat production for important international wheat production regions using 2015 to 2019 data from the agri benchmark network. 

Read More

July Corn & Soybean Outlook Update

July 14, 2021

Recorded July 14 | Purdue ag economists review USDA’s July Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.

Read More

Ag Economy Barometer falls for second month; rising input costs causing concern for farmers

July 6, 2021

For the second month in a row, the Ag Economy Barometer declined sharply, falling to a reading of 137, which…

Read More

USDA Acreage Report & June 30th Outlook Update

June 30, 2021

According to today’s (June 30) released numbers by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the acreage estimate came in on the low end of expectations.  Purdue ag economists James Mintert, Nathanael Thompson, and Michael Langemeier provide a discussion of the implications for corn and soybean markets following USDA’s release of the June Acreage report.

Read More

International Benchmarks for Soybean Production (2021)

June 30, 2021

This paper examined yield, gross revenue, and cost for farms in the agri benchmark network from Argentina, Brazil, Russia, the Ukraine, and the United States with soybean enterprise data.  Yield, gross revenue, and cost were substantially higher for the U.S. farms. 

Read More

Opportunities and Challenges Associated with “Carbon Farming” for U.S. Row-Crop Producers

June 28, 2021

Alternatives for addressing climate change are varied (McKinsey and Company, 2009). Here we specifically discuss one such alternative that is receiving increasing attention: sequestering carbon in agricultural soils.1 The soil carbon pool plays an important role in the global carbon cycle. However, the expansion of agriculture and modern agricultural practices have contributed to the release of soil carbon into the atmosphere.

Read More

Carbon Markets for U.S. Row Crop Producers: Opportunities and Challenges

June 24, 2021

Recorded June 24 | Purdue ag economists Carson Reeling, Nathanael Thompson and James Mintert discussed the opportunities and challenges of the carbon markets for row crop producers.

Read More

June Corn & Soybean Outlook Update

June 14, 2021

Recorded June 14 | Purdue ag economists review USDA’s June Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.

Read More

International Benchmarks for Corn Production (2021)

June 4, 2021

Examining the competitiveness of corn production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and agreement regarding what needs to be measured. This paper examines the competitiveness of corn production for important international corn regions using 2015 to 2019 data from the agri benchmark network.

Read More

Ag Economy Barometer Declines Sharply; Producers Remain Bullish on Farmland Values

June 1, 2021

The Ag Economy Barometer declined 20 points in May to 158 which is the lowest barometer reading since September 2020 when the index stood at 156. Both principal sub-indices, the Index of Current Conditions and Index of Futures Expectations, declined also.

Read More

Follow @PUCommercialAg to see the latest farm management news.

(Part 2) Indiana Farmland Cash Rental Rates 2023 Update, AgCast 142 video podcast thumbnail
(Part 1) Indiana Farmland Values 2023 Update, AgCast 141 video podcast thumbnail
Purdue Indiana Farmland Values & Cash Rental Rates Survey Report, Purdue Agricultural Economics Report: August 2023
2023 Farm Custom Rates for Indiana
Crop Insurance 2023 Decision text with James Mintert and Michael Langemeier's photos in front of a corn field at sunset used as thumbnail image for video of Purdue Commercial AgCast podcast episode

Purdue Farm Management Tour & Indiana Master Farmer Reception 2024

Two outstanding farms in east-central Indiana will host visitors wanting to learn about farm and crop management on July 17th for the Purdue University Farm Management Tour. The Indiana Master Farmer reception and panel discussion will follow.

Read More

Find out where we will be presenting next as we collaborate with others.