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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2020 Corn Price Outlook

By James Mintert & Mindy Mallory | An early look at crop budgets for 2020 indicate a shift back towards corn is likely, suggesting that we will push U.S. corn acreage back above 90 million acres. Combined with a return to trend line yields for 2020 this implies a substantial boost to U.S. and world corn supplies is likely, pushing the corn carryover up substantially and putting pressure on prices.

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2020 Soybean Price Outlook

By James Mintert & Mindy Mallory | Looking ahead to 2020, look for a large increase in acreage compared to 2019, assuming a return to more typical weather. A return to a trend line national average yield of about 48 bushels per acre combined with a planted acreage of 85 million acres would boost 2020 production by approximately 500 million bushels compared to this year.

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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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Top Farmer Conference 2020

January 10, 2020 (Pre-Conference Jan. 9) | West Lafayette, Indiana

A management programs geared specifically for farmers. Surrounded by farm management, farm policy, agricultural finance and marketing experts, and a group of your peers, the conference will stimulate your thinking about agriculture’s future and how you can position your farm to be successful in the years ahead.

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Incorporating Conservation Practices and Improvements into Cropland Leases?

Most operators are interested in renting ground for a long period of time, so they are also interested in long-run productivity and the soil health of each tract of land that they farm.

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Fall 2019 Crop Outlook: Following USDA’s September Crop Production Report

Recorded September 13, 2019 | Jim Mintert and Michael Langemeier discuss the outlook, market analysis, and marketing considerations for the 2019 crops.

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International Differences in Labor Efficiency and Productivity

Examining the competitiveness of crop production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and agreement regarding what needs to be measured.

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The Economic Importance of U.S. Animal Agriculture

Today, farms are much more specialized in crops or animals, and many fewer are in both. Has this changed the relative economic importance of crop and animal agriculture in the U.S.?

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Indiana Farmland Values & Rental Rates – 2019 Survey Results

Recorded August 21, 2019 | The panelists provided updated farmland value and cash rent information from the 2019 Purdue Land Value Survey.

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Flexible Cash Rent Leases

Switching from a fixed cash rent lease to a flexible cash rent lease allows a lower base rent to be established while simultaneously allowing landowners to share in relatively high crop revenues if they occur.

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