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General Farm Management & Strategy
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.?
Read MoreRecorded August 21, 2019 | The panelists provided updated farmland value and cash rent information from the 2019 Purdue Land Value Survey.
Read MoreSwitching 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.
Read MoreEstimates for the current rental value of pastureland, hay ground, irrigated land, and on-farm grain storage in Indiana are often difficult to locate.
Read MoreTrend graphs and selected comments from 2019 Purdue Land Value Survey respondents.
Read MoreAfter many unexpected events during the first half of the year, I’m hoping for something more normal during the second half of 2019. Who would have thought corn and soybean planting would extend into late June?
Read MoreAssessing management skills is an important part of benchmarking farm performance and figuring out where improvements may be needed.
Read MoreStrategic direction involves thinking about whether the farm is going to focus on a commodity based strategy or a differentiated product strategy.
Read MoreCommunicating is prudent for a tenant to provide updates of crop conditions throughout the year and make sure that crop shares and possible bonuses emanating from flexible cash leases are understood by both parties.
Read MoreRecorded 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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