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What Did We Learn in 2019 That We Can Apply in the Future? – Weed Science

Top Farmer 2020 conference session by Bill Johnson, Professor & Weed Science Specialist, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Link to the Purdue Weed Science web page.

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The Promise of Digital Ag: Growing Your Digital Agriculture Strategy

Top Farmer 2020 slidedeck presentation by Nathan Delay, Nathanael Thompson, Assistant Professors of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University and James Mintert, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University. The Center for Commercial Agriculture has been surveying crop farmers regarding their usage of digital ag technology on their farms. Learn what farmers have to say about adoption, usage and benefits of digital ag tech on their farms.

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Making Your Farm Bill Decision in 2020

Top Farmer 2020 slidedeck presentation by Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Professors of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University. The 2018 Farm Bill presents producers with several choices to be made by the March 15 sign-up deadline. This session discussed the alternatives and will help you choose between the ARC and PLC programs.

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2020 Ag Outlook

Recorded December 19, 2019 | Michael Langemeier and Jim Mintert provide an overview of key supply and demand drivers for corn and soybeans, examines basis patterns and possible storage returns, provides updated 2020 crop budget projections, and takes a first look at pricing opportunities for the 2020 corn and soybean crops.

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What Do Farmers Have to Say About the Ag Economy?

2019 Ag Policy Forum, hosted by the Indiana Soybean Alliance & Indiana Corn Growers Association in Noblesville, Indiana, presentation by James Mintert.

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The Incidence of Financial Stress on Kansas Farms

Though both having a negative profit margin and a debt to asset ratio over 0.70 are important determinants of financial stress, a high debt ratio explains the vast majority of the variation in financial stress over time.

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U.S. Cattle & Hog Sectors

Chicago Federal Reserve 2019 presentation by James Mintert.

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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.

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Measuring 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.

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Cattle 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.

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