Home - Center for Commercial Agriculture

Managing Strategic Risks Series - Thumbnail feature image_youtube

Making Your Farm Bill Decision in 2020

January 15, 2020

Top Farmer 2020 slidedeck presentation by Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Professors of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University. The 2018 Farm Bill presents producers with several choices to be made by the March 15 sign-up deadline. This session discussed the alternatives and will help you choose between the ARC and PLC programs.

2020 Ag Outlook

December 20, 2019

Recorded December 19, 2019 | Michael Langemeier and Jim Mintert provide an overview of key supply and demand drivers for corn and soybeans, examines basis patterns and possible storage returns, provides updated 2020 crop budget projections, and takes a first look at pricing opportunities for the 2020 corn and soybean crops.

What Do Farmers Have to Say About the Ag Economy?

December 6, 2019

2019 Ag Policy Forum, hosted by the Indiana Soybean Alliance & Indiana Corn Growers Association in Noblesville, Indiana, presentation by James Mintert.

The Incidence of Financial Stress on Kansas Farms

December 4, 2019

Though both having a negative profit margin and a debt to asset ratio over 0.70 are important determinants of financial stress, a high debt ratio explains the vast majority of the variation in financial stress over time.

U.S. Cattle & Hog Sectors

November 27, 2019

Chicago Federal Reserve 2019 presentation by James Mintert.

Long-Term Trends in Pigs per Litter

November 21, 2019

A simple linear trend was used to predict pigs per litter for each year. The annual growth rate in pigs per litter was 0.10 pigs per year or 1.07 percent. This may seem small, however, over the 26-year period, this equates to 2.57 pigs or an increase of approximately 32 percent.

Why Does my Lender Keep Talking About Working Capital?

November 20, 2019

Why is working capital so important in today’s environment? To start with, working capital represents a farm’s first defense against financial stress. When cash flow is tight or even negative, working capital can be used to cover the gap or shortfall.

Measuring Financial Stress

November 1, 2019

Farms with low profitability and high solvency are typically financially stressed. This article uses the operating profit margin ratio and the debt to asset ratio to create a measure of financial stress.

Cattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed

October 31, 2019

USDA’s October Cattle on Feed report, released on Friday, October 25th, indicated that the nation’s on feed inventory of 11.3 million head was about 1% smaller than a year ago, but still more than 4% larger than two years ago.

Impact of Recent Changes in Corn and Fed Cattle Prices on Cattle Finishing Net Returns

September 30, 2019

This article discussed recent trends in feeding cost of gain, the feeder to fed price ratio, and cattle finishing net returns. Average cattle finishing losses in the first six months of 2019 were $52 per head.

« Previous
1
…
33
34
35
36
37
…
62
Next »

What's Trending

Tweets by PUCommercialAg

Follow @PUCommercialAg to see the latest farm management news.

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.

Faculty Speaking Events

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

Center for Commercial Agriculture

Farm Management Tour: July 17, 2024