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The 2016 election cycle created a lot of confusion about the importance and benefits of trade in general. In particular, a good bit of the election year rhetoric focused on trade within the NAFTA trade bloc (U.S., Canada and Mexico).
Read More about NAFTA Trade is Important for Meat IndustryThis article examines the relationship between cash rent and net return to land for Indiana, and attempts to answer this question.
Read More about Relationship between Cash Rent and Net Return to LandPrices will be supported by stronger demand because of a growing U.S. economy and by a robust eight percent growth in exports as projected by USDA.
Read More about Pork Industry Favored by Strong DemandThere are numerous methods to transfer the ownership of farm machinery. Lease agreements often lower the cash flow requirements of the younger generation.
Read More about Transferring Farm Machinery Through a Lease AgreementTransferring business management between generations is one of the most critical steps in transitioning the business from an older generation to a younger generation.
Read More about Transferring Business ManagementRecorded April 3, 2017 | Chris Hurt, Michael Langemeier and James Mintert discuss the crop outlook which includes updated information from USDA’s March 31 Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports.
Read More about Spring 2017 Crop Outlook – After USDA’s Planting Intentions ReportA model described that can be used to divide farm business income and provided an illustration of how this model could be used in practice.
Read More about How Should Business Income be Divided?Sweat equity may arise when an on-farm heir is paid less than their true opportunity cost to work for the business and/or the business has grown substantially due to the abilities and efforts of the on-farm heir.
Read More about Should Sweat Equity be Used to Compensate a Returning Family Member?This article discusses recent trends in feeding cost of gain, the feeder to fed price ratio, and cattle finishing net returns. Current breakeven and fed cattle price projections create an environment that is at a minimum cautiously optimistic.
Read More about Net Return Prospects for Cattle Finishing in 2017The Purdue Crop Cost and Return Guide offers farmers a resource to project financials for the coming cropping year. These are Purdue University’s March 2017 crop budget estimations as prepared by faculty from Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, and Botany and Plant Pathology.
Read More about 2017 Crop Cost and Return Guide