Top Farmer Conference: January 10, 2025

As one of the most successful and longest-running management programs specifically crafted for farmers, the Purdue Top Farmer Conference is a one-day event for agricultural producers and agribusiness professionals looking to navigate the complexities of today's agricultural landscape. Participants will have the opportunity to network with peers and hear from farm management experts and agricultural economists from Purdue, Farm Credit Services of America, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Acres, a land value data analytics company.

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Corn & Soybean Outlook Update: Following USDA’s Acreage Report

Recorded July 2, 2019 | The presenters provide an updated review of corn and soybean acreage, which includes information from USDA’s Acreage report along with their own assessment of prevented planting of corn and soybeans.

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Corn & Soybean Price Outlook: Making Your 2019 Soybean Prevented Planting Decisions

Recorded June 17, 2019 | Purdue agricultural economists Chris Hurt, Michael Langemeier, and James Mintert provide an updated corn and soybean price outlook, which includes information from USDA’s Crop Progress report.

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How Hog Diseases Impact Supply, Demand and Profit

Hog prices and profits are way up right now. One of the primary reasons is a terrible disease known as African swine fever, which has been boosting prices since April.

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Spring 2019 Corn & Soybean Outlook

Recorded April 1, 2019 | Purdue agricultural economists Michael Langemeier and James Mintert review the crop outlook following the March 29th USDA’s Prospective Planting and Grain Stocks reports.

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Farm Bill Summit, OSU

The Ohio State University, the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, the University of Kentucky and Farm Credit Mid-America jointly sponsored a Farm Bill Summit on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Versailles High School.

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2019 Ag Outlook

Recorded December 19, 2018 | Purdue ag economists Chris Hurt, Michael Langemeier, and Jim Mintert discuss updated corn and soybean supply/demand information, planting decisions, and the implications for farmers of the recently passed 2018 Farm Bill.

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Fall 2018 Crop Outlook

Recorded September 13, 2018 | Updated corn and soybean outlook following the release of USDA’s Crop Production and WASDE reports.

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Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets

USDA estimated that the July 1 all cattle and calves inventory was 103.2 million head, 1% larger than a year earlier.

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2018 Crop Outlook

Recorded July 3, 2018 | Corn & soybean outlook focused on updated trade tariff information, along with information from USDA’s June 30th Acreage & Grain Stocks reports.

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Spring 2018 Crop Outlook

Recorded March 30, 2018 | Purdue ag. economists Chris Hurt, Michael Langemeier and Jim Mintert review the crop outlook following the March 30th release of USDA’s Planting Intentions & Grain Stocks reports.

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