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Finances

Convergence of Financial Performance

Do 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.

2027 Crop Budgets: What Will Your Crops Need to Return?

Purdue’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.

How Much Could Corn Prices Raise Hog Feed Costs in 2027?

Corn 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.

Liquidity and Repayment Capacity

Purdue 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.

Is Planting Technology Actually Valuable?

Does newer planter technology automatically translate into higher corn yields? A Purdue trial compared a 30-year-old planter with a modern planter to see what the technology difference actually meant for yield and farm economics.

Impact of Higher Corn Prices on Swine Finishing Feed Costs

Higher corn prices are putting upward pressure on swine finishing feed costs. Purdue agricultural economist Michael Langemeier examines feed cost trends and shows how changes in corn and soybean meal prices could affect feed costs through 2027.

2027 Crop Cost & Return Guide

Purdue’s first 2027 crop budgets provide a starting point for estimating crop costs, revenues and returns. Use the accompanying spreadsheet to adjust the assumptions for your own farm.

Crop Net Return Prospects

Michael Langemeier presented “Crop Net Return Prospects” during lunch as part of Northeast Purdue Agricultural Filed Day on September 9, 2026.

2026 Trends in Farmland Price to Rent Ratios in Indiana

Indiana farmland values remain elevated relative to the cash rent they generate. Purdue agricultural economist Michael Langemeier examines what the farmland price-to-rent ratio can tell us about land values, future returns and the risks facing buyers.

Comparison of Long-Run Rates of Return for Crop and Livestock Farms

Have crop farms or livestock farms generated better long-run returns? Michael Langemeier compares rates of return for beef, dairy, diversified, and crop farms from 2007–2025, revealing why recent livestock price strength hasn’t translated into a clear long-run advantage.

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