Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture

GET THE PODCAST ON YOUR PHONE!

View our podcast archive for past episodes.

May 27, 2020

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Application Details

Beginning May 26th, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) from producers who have suffered losses. Indiana FSA Director Steve Brown and staff join Jim Mintert for a discussion on eligibility requirements, payment rates and application details of the 2020 CFAP program. Below, the recording is available in both video and podcast formats, and the slidedeck is also available for download.

Download the Slides

Additional information is available from USDA at www.farmers.gov/CFAP.

TAGS:

cattle. beef, corn, COVID-19, hogs. pork, policy, sheep, soybeans, USDA, wheat

TEAM LINKS:

James Mintert

RELATED RESOURCES

June Corn & Soybean Outlook Update

June 14, 2021

Recorded June 14 | Purdue ag economists review USDA’s June Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.

International Benchmarks for Corn Production

June 4, 2021

Examining the competitiveness of corn production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and agreement regarding what needs to be measured. This paper examines the competitiveness of corn production for important international corn regions using 2015 to 2019 data from the agri benchmark network.

Pork Cutout Futures Provide New Risk Management Tool

May 26, 2021

Although lean hog futures prices and pork cutout values are correlated, they can diverge significantly at times leading to interest in developing a risk management tool that more closely matches the price series used in many cash contracts. Recently CME Group launched pork cutout futures and options in an attempt to address this challenge.

Carbon Markets for U.S. Row Crop Producers: Opportunities and Challenges

Purdue ag economists Carson Reeling, Nathanael Thompson and James Mintert will discuss the opportunities and challenges of the carbon markets for row crop producers on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

Monthly Corn & Soybean Outlook Webinar Series

Webinar each month following USDA’s release of the updated World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). Join us Wednesday, July 14 for our next monthly update on the corn and soybean outlook following release of USDA’s July Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Registration is free.

Purdue Farm Management Tour & Indiana Master Farmer Reception

The Purdue University Farm Management Tour is July 8-9, 2021. Come visit Posey & Vanderburgh county farms and learn from the experiences of Indiana’s best farm business managers.

POPULAR RESOURCES

See What Others Like >>

Delivered right to your inbox

Don't miss our farm management program and resource updates! Receive our Commercial AGNews monthly newsletter - view the latest email here.