Why Does my Lender Keep Talking About Working Capital?
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.
Read MoreMeasuring Financial Stress
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.
Read MoreCattle Feeders Place More Heifers on Feed
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.
Read MoreImpact of Recent Changes in Corn and Fed Cattle Prices on Cattle Finishing Net Returns
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.
Read MoreLeasing Land
A series of leasing articles that discuss cash rents and land values.
Read MoreFall 2019 Crop Outlook: Following USDA’s September Crop Production Report
Recorded September 13, 2019 | Jim Mintert and Michael Langemeier discuss the outlook, market analysis, and marketing considerations for the 2019 crops.
Read MoreInternational Differences in Labor Efficiency and Productivity
Examining the competitiveness of crop production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and agreement regarding what needs to be measured.
Read MoreThe Economic Importance of U.S. Animal Agriculture
Today, farms are much more specialized in crops or animals, and many fewer are in both. Has this changed the relative economic importance of crop and animal agriculture in the U.S.?
Read MoreIndiana Farmland Values & Rental Rates – 2019 Survey Results
Recorded August 21, 2019 | The panelists provided updated farmland value and cash rent information from the 2019 Purdue Land Value Survey.
Read MoreAssessment of Management Skills
Assessing management skills is an important part of benchmarking farm performance and figuring out where improvements may be needed.
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