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General Farm Management & Strategy

Where’s the Inflation?

The United States economy is at capacity, with an unemployment rate near 50-year lows. In the past such low unemployment resulted in rising inflation. In our time, though, the inflation rate has remained near 2%. It has not increased. So, “Where’s the inflation?”

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Delayed Corn & Soybean Planting Decisions

Recorded May 23, 2019 | Purdue agricultural economists James Mintert and Michael Langemeier join Purdue agronomists, Bob Nielsen and Shaun Casteel to discuss crop insurance alternatives as well as corn and soybean agronomic management considerations.

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Assessing Procurement and Marketing Skills

Failing to develop a marketing plan may lead to a situation in which the farm only sells their products when they need liquidity.

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Farmer Use of Ag Data Software

In this era of precision agriculture and big data, farmers are increasingly pressured to adopt a farm data software platform. Companies such as Granular, Farmers Edge and Conservis allow producers to manage and analyze their data.

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International Benchmarks for Wheat Production (2019)

We examine the competitiveness of wheat production for important international wheat regions using 2013 to 2017 data from the agri benchmark network.

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International Benchmarks for Soybean Production (2019)

We examine the competitiveness of soybean production for important international soybean regions using 2013 to 2017 data from the agri benchmark network.

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International Benchmarks for Corn Production (2019)

We examine the competitiveness of corn production for important international corn regions using 2013 to 2017 data from the agri benchmark network.

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Assessing Personnel Management Skills

Personnel management skills help ensure that all individuals in the organization understand their roles, be trained to perform them, and work effectively as a team.

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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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2019 Crop Cost and Return Guide

Purdue Extension specialists in Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, and Botany & Plant Pathology collaborate to provide a resource to project financials for the upcoming cropping year. This is the March 2019 updated guide.

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