Farm Management Tour: July 17, 2024

Learn about innovative farm management strategies, new technologies for improving efficiency and productivity, ways to ensure a successful transition of farm operations to the next generation. Join us at the 91st annual Purdue Farm Management Tour and reception honoring the 2024 Indiana Master Farmers in Randolph County (Winchester), Indiana on Wednesday, July 17th.

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James Mintert

Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture, and Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

jmintert@purdue.edu | (765) 494-4310

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Bio

James Mintert is a professor and extension economist in Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Economics and serves as director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. The Center is focused on developing and delivering programs to commercial farmers via web postings, conferences, workshops and webinars. Jim is also one of the principal investigators for the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, a monthly sentiment survey of U.S farmers. In addition to his responsibilities with the Center, Dr. Mintert teaches an undergraduate class on commodity risk management. He holds bachelors and master’s degrees in agricultural economics from Purdue and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. Jim originally acquired his interest in agriculture while working on his family’s farm in the Mississippi and Missouri river bottoms, just north of St. Louis, Missouri.

EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS

Stay Tuned for Possible Basis Swings This Summer

Farmer Sentiment Recovers in May; Interest in Solar Leasing Rising

Managing Strategic Risks on Your Farm

Farmer sentiment declines to lowest level since June 2022 amid weakened financial outlook

Farmer sentiment improves as interest rate expectations shift

Modest Improvement In Farmer Sentiment, Yet Financial Concerns Loom

Making Your 2024 Crop Insurance Decision

PLC or ARC: Making Your 2024 Farm Bill Program Price Protection Decision

Producer Sentiment & Resilience at the Purdue Top Farmer Conference

Weakening Commodity Prices Cast A Shadow On Farmer Sentiment

Producer Sentiment, Farmland Value Expectations, and Farm Financial Performance

U.S Farmer Sentiment Stable As Inflation Expectations Subside

Farmer Sentiment Improves, Producers Credit Stronger Financial Conditions

Farmer Sentiment Rises as Producers Report Improved Financial Conditions On Their Farms

Agility and Producer Sentiment

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

Positioning Your Farm for Long-Term Success | Commodity Classic 2024

Cattle Outlook

Ag Economy Outlook & Financial and Risk Management Strategies for 2023

Financial & Risk Management Strategies for 2023 at Commodity Classic

What Farmers Are Telling Us About Their Farms & The Ag Economy

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Thompson, N. M., Edwards, A., Mintert, J. R., & Hurt, C. A. (2019). Practical Alternatives for Forecasting Corn and Soybean Basis in the Eastern Corn Belt throughout the Crop-Marketing Year. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 44, pp. 571-590.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2018). Ag Producer Sentiment Turns Higher; Many Expect Lower Taxes. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R. (2017). Beef Supply to Rise: Can Strong Demand Hold Cattle Prices. In Purdue Agricultural Economics Report. Purdue Agricultural Economics Report.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Post-Harvest Slump in Ag Producer Sentiment. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Improved Producer Optimism in October. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R. (2017). Cattle Feeding Returns Improving. University of Illinois, farmdoc daily.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Future Expectations Turn Lower. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Producer Sentiment Drifts Lower in August as Commodity Prices Weaken. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Mintert, J. R. (2017). Cattle On Feed Inventory Remains Above a Year Ago. University of Illinois, farmdoc daily.

Mintert, J. R., Widmar, D. A., & Langemeier, M. R. (2017). Strengthening Commodity Price Expectations Send Farmer Sentiment Higher in July. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

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