Swine Feed Cost Projections for 2019

October 12, 2018

Examines trends in feed costs as well as the impact of corn and soybean meal prices on swine finishing feed costs.

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Flexible Cash Lease Comparisons

October 6, 2018

Compare the net returns of a crop share arrangement with two flexible cash lease arrangements.

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Comparing Net Returns for Alternative Leasing Arrangements

October 6, 2018

A west central Indiana case farm is used to illustrate net returns to land derived from crop share, fixed cash rent, and flexible cash lease arrangements.

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Fall 2018 Crop Outlook

September 13, 2018

Recorded September 13, 2018 | Updated corn and soybean outlook following the release of USDA’s Crop Production and WASDE reports.

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How Can I Improve Labor Productivity?

September 12, 2018

Labor efficiency and productivity can be improved by examining per unit costs among inputs and making appropriate adjustments to a farm’s input mix.

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What Should My Farm Benchmark?

September 8, 2018

Benchmarking is an important component to a continuous improvement program.

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Managing Your Farm in Challenging Times​

August 22, 2018

Recorded August 22, 2018 | Purdue Ag Economists discuss marketing strategies for 2018 corn and soybean crops and provide updated farmland value and cash rent information.

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Cattle On Feed

August 13, 2018

USDA released its August Cattle on Feed report last Friday, providing an update with respect to the current on feed inventory along with estimated placements on feed during July, which will influence fed cattle marketings later this year and in early 2019.

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Net Return Prospects for Cattle Finishing in the Second Half of 2018

August 12, 2018

Recent trends in feeding cost of gain, the feeder to fed price ratio, and cattle finishing net returns.

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Exploring Changes in the Current Ratio from 2006 to 2017

August 8, 2018

Data from three farm management associations and USDA-ERS to further explore trends in the current ratio.

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