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General Farm Management & Strategy
Recorded December 15 | Purdue ag economists discussed the corn and soybean outlook and provided crop marketing and risk strategies to keep producer’s bottom line black at The Indiana Farm Equipment and Technology Expo.
Read MoreThe Ag Economy Barometer slipped to a reading of 116 in November, down 5 points from October and 30% lower than in November 2020 when the barometer stood at 167.
Read MoreThe Ag Outlook slidedeck presentation by James Mintert given in Vincennes on Dec. 3, 2021.
Read MorePurdue ag economist Michael Langemeier discusses the key factors impacting feeding cost of gain in commercial feedlots.
Read MoreRecorded November 10 | Purdue ag economists review USDA’s November Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.
Read MoreFor the third month in a row, agricultural producer sentiment weakened in October as the Ag Economy Barometer declined to 121, 3 points lower than a month earlier.
Read MoreRecorded October 13 | Purdue ag economists review USDA’s October Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.
Read MoreSentiment among agricultural producers weakened in September as the Ag Economy Barometer declined 14 points to a reading of 124. This is the weakest farmer sentiment reading since July 2020 when the index stood at 118. Producers were less optimistic about both current and future conditions on their farms and the agricultural sector than they…
Read MoreCertified organic land accounts for less than 2% of U.S. farmland. Information pertaining to the relative profitability of conventional and organic production is often lacking. This article uses FINBIN data from 2016 to 2020 to update comparisons of crop yields, gross revenue, total expense, and net returns for conventional and organic alfalfa, corn, oats, soybeans, and winter wheat.
Read MoreRecently results from the 70th Purdue University – CME Group Ag Economy Barometer survey were published. In the nearly six years we’ve been conducting surveys and analyzing survey responses, we’ve learned a lot about U.S. farmers’ sentiment and many of the drivers of their sentiment.
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