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Strong Commodity Prices and Improved Financial Conditions Boost Ag Economy Barometer

April 6, 2021

The Ag Economy Barometer rose in March to 177, the highest reading for the barometer since the record high reading of 184 in October. Strong ag commodity prices and improved farm financial conditions continue to support the Ag Economy Barometer readings as we head into spring.

Planting Intentions & March 31st Outlook Update

March 31, 2021

Purdue ag economists James Mintert, Nathanael Thompson, and Michael Langemeier focus on the corn and soybean outlook in light of USDA’s March Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks reports.

The Value of Farm Data

March 24, 2021

Purdue University agricultural economist Brady Brewer is joined by Purdue agricultural economist Nate Delay to discuss the value of your farm data in this episode of the Purdue Commercial AgCast. They discuss the types of farm data, the trust in sharing your data, and what price you’d put on that data.

The Importance of Managing Hog Operation Feed Costs

March 16, 2021

It comes as no surprise that feed costs on hog operations have risen sharply since last summer. May 2021 Chicago…

March Corn & Soybean Outlook Update

March 10, 2021

Recorded March 10 | Purdue ag economists reviewed USDA’s March Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports and provided implications for the upcoming crop year.

2021 Crop Insurance Decisions

March 2, 2021

Recorded March 1, 2021 | Purdue ag economists Michael Langemeier and James Mintert provided insight into decision making on crop insurance.

Producers Bullish About Farmland Values Amid Strong Current Conditions

March 2, 2021

February’s Ag Economy Barometer changed very little compared to January, down 2 points to a reading of 165. Purdue ag economist James Mintert breaks down the results in the February 2021 Ag Economy Barometer survey.

2021 Crop Cost and Return Guide

February 23, 2021

The Purdue Crop Cost and Return Guide offers farmers a resource to project financials for the coming cropping year. These are the February 2021 crop budget estimations for 2021.

The Value of Data/Information and the Payoff of Precision Farming

February 22, 2021

As we develop technologies and tools to expand the toolkit for precision farming and digitization systems and platforms to enhance farmer’s profit margins as well as create value for the value chain and society as a whole, the farming sector will be increasingly transformed from “growing stuff” to biological manufacturing.

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