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U.S. soybean producers are watching Brazil’s growing role in the global market. A comparison of nine typical farms finds that Brazil’s lower total production costs aren’t coming from lower input costs. See how land, fertilizer, pesticides, and seed contribute to the difference.
Read More about Seed, Fertilizer, and Pesticide Costs: Comparing U.S. and Brazilian Soybean FarmsWhen crop margins are tight, buying more farmland isn’t the only way to grow a farming operation. Matt and Darin Riggs share how they built a value-added business around their farm’s grain, protected their farmland from business risk, and found another path to profitability.
Read More about Beyond Buying More Land: A Different Path to Farm ProfitabilityDo larger crop farms have a financial advantage over smaller operations? FINBIN data from 2007 to 2025 reveal where farm size matters most, and where it doesn’t.
Read More about Convergence of Financial PerformancePurdue’s first 2027 crop budgets provide a starting point for evaluating crop costs and returns. Learn how to use the estimates and customize the accompanying spreadsheet for your farm.
Read More about 2027 Crop Budgets: What Will Your Crops Need to Return?The September 2026 Ag Economy Barometer reveals a wide gap in sentiment among corn and soybean producers. Explore how farmers’ financial expectations, investment plans and concerns differ depending on their outlook.
Read More about Differences in Sentiment Among Corn and Soybean ProducersCorn prices can have a substantial impact on swine finishing feed costs. Michael Langemeier explains what different corn and soybean meal price scenarios could mean for hog feed costs and margins in 2027.
Read More about How Much Could Corn Prices Raise Hog Feed Costs in 2027?Farmer sentiment fell in September, but the latest Ag Economy Barometer results point to more than a simple decline in confidence. Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi discuss what’s driving the change and what farmers’ responses reveal about farm margins, input costs, farmland values and the outlook for agriculture.
Read More about Why Are Farmers Less Confident Despite Higher Crop Prices?Farmer sentiment fell in September as concerns about input costs increased. This AgBrief provides a quick look at the latest Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer results.
Read More about Farmer Sentiment Falls as Input Costs Squeeze Farm MarginsFarmer sentiment fell in September as concerns about input costs reached a record high. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell from 135 to 123, while long-term farmland value expectations reached a new high.
Read More about Farmer Sentiment Drops as Concerns About Input Costs IncreasePurdue analysis of FINBIN data shows how liquidity and repayment capacity have differed across crop farm sizes from 2007 to 2025, with notable changes in the gap between smaller and larger farms.
Read More about Liquidity and Repayment Capacity