{"id":4577,"date":"2019-07-25T08:31:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T13:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/?page_id=4577"},"modified":"2025-10-29T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:45:34","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div     class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid purdue-home-post-grid has-none-background \">\n        <!-- section class -->\n    <div class=\"section\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                        <!-- grid container -->\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__grid\" data-args='{\"posts_per_page\":16,\"paged\":1,\"meta_key\":\"\",\"orderby\":\"date\",\"order\":\"DESC\",\"post_status\":\"publish\",\"use_tag\":\"category\",\"button_text\":\"Learn 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\n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">The March 2026 Producer Price Index: Reading the Food Price Pipeline<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 16, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/18n98JRqnAk\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/inflation-vs-farm-costs-2026-agbrief-langemeier_share.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Inflation Is Falling\u2026 So Why Are Farm Costs Rising?<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>General inflation has eased from recent highs, but farm input costs remain elevated and in some cases are still rising. Fertilizer, fuel, and other key inputs continue to be driven by supply shocks and global market forces, creating a disconnect from broader inflation trends. That gap is keeping breakeven prices high and adding uncertainty to 2026 planning decisions. See how these trends are shaping cost expectations for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 16, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resource\/2026\/04\/agcast-216-how-rice-farmers-cut-31-acre-water-costs-lessons-from-the-delta-part-7\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AgCast216-YouTube-Thumbnail_share.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">AgCast 216: How Rice Farmers Cut $31\/Acre Water Costs, Lessons from the Delta, Part 7<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Lessons From the Delta continues \u2014 this time from the edge of a 120-acre on-farm reservoir. In Part 7 of the Purdue Commercial AgCast mini-series, Chad Fiechter and Todd Kuethe visit a rice farm in Arkansas to understand how farmers are managing water, labor, and costs in ways that look very different from the Midwest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 15, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-paer_article \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/paer-article\/the-march-2026-cpi-report-what-it-tells-us-about-the-iran-conflicts-inflation-footprint-and-what-is-still-coming\" target=\"_self\">\n         <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">paer_article<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">The March 2026 CPI Report: What It Tells Us About the Iran Conflict\u2019s Inflation Footprint \u2014 And What Is Still Coming<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>The March 2026 CPI report confirms what the structural analysis predicted: the Iran Conflict\u2019s initial consumer price impact is concentrated in motor fuels, which respond to crude oil prices with almost no lag. The 0.9 percent monthly CPI increase is large by recent standards \u2014 the largest monthly increase since mid-2022, but it is not yet the broad-based food and goods inflation that a prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption will eventually produce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 13, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PloDGeJe6nY\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AgBrief8_YouTubeThumbnail_Langemeier-AEB-March-2026_share.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Farmer Sentiment Jumps in March 2026 (+11 Points) | Ag Economy Barometer<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Farmer sentiment rose sharply in March, with the Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer increasing 11 points as future expectations improved. Yet nearly 70% of producers still say it\u2019s a bad time to invest, citing ongoing pressure from high input costs and weak output prices. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 9, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resource\/2026\/04\/farm-sentiment-is-up-so-why-are-farmers-still-worried\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AgCast215-YouTube-Thumbnail_share.png\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">AgCast 215: Farm Sentiment Is Up\u2026 So Why Are Farmers Still Worried?<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>In this episode of the Purdue Commercial AgCast, Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier break down the March 2026 Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Despite rising input costs and global uncertainty tied to geopolitical conflict, farmer sentiment moved higher\u2014driven in part by stronger crop prices and government payments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 8, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/ageconomybarometer\/farmer-sentiment-improves-despite-rising-input-costs-concerns\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Farmer sentiment improved despite rising input cost concerns. (Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer\/Michael Langemeier)\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260407_AEB-March_Figure1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Farmer Sentiment  Improves Despite Rising Input Cost Concerns<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Farmer sentiment improved in March as the Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose to 127, up from 116 in February. The improvement was driven by a notable increase in producers\u2019 expectations for the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 7, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resource\/2026\/04\/trends-in-general-inflation-farm-input-prices\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Figure 1. PCE Implicit Price Deflator and USDA Prices Paid for Production Items Index\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260403_Langemeier_TrendsinGeneralInflationandFarmInputPrices_Figure1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Trends in General Inflation &amp; Farm Input Prices<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Farm input costs don\u2019t move in lockstep with inflation. Understanding which costs follow inflation\u2014and which don\u2019t\u2014is key to managing margins in today\u2019s volatile environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 2, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MkMh7wAVnPo\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AgBrief7_YouTubeThumbnail_Fiechter-PAT_share.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Precision Ag Paying Off?\u2014Here\u2019s What the Data Shows<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Precision agriculture tools are widely adopted\u2014but do they actually improve profitability? A 21-year study of 570 farms finds most technologies don\u2019t increase efficiency, with gains concentrated among lower-performing operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 2, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-program \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/program\/purdue-farm-management-tour-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">program<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Purdue Farm Management Tour 2026<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Two outstanding farms in south-central Indiana will host visitors wanting to learn about farm and crop management on July 10th for the Purdue University Farm Management Tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 1, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resource\/2026\/04\/lessons-from-the-delta-part-6\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Podcast thumbnail with corn growing next to rice paddy. Reads Delta Lessons, What MidWest Farmers Can Learn\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AgCast208_DeltaLessons_PodcastThumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">AgCast 214: Farming with No Margin for Error, Lessons from the Delta, Part 6<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Rice farming in the Mississippi Delta offers a look at how farms operate under tighter labor, water, and capital constraints. In this episode, farmers share insights that translate beyond rice\u2014highlighting how production intensity shapes equipment decisions, timing, and risk management in ways Midwestern producers can apply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">April 1, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-paer_article \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/paer-article\/the-iran-conflict-and-global-food-security-why-the-burden-falls-hardest-on-the-worlds-most-vulnerable\" target=\"_self\">\n         <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">paer_article<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">The Iran Conflict and Global Food Security: Why the Burden Falls Hardest on the World&#8217;s Most Vulnerable<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>When an energy shock ripples out from the Persian Gulf, the headlines focus on oil prices, gasoline costs, implications for value chains and the profit margins of U.S. producers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">March 31, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-paer_article \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/paer-article\/the-iran-conflict-and-consumer-food-prices-a-broad-but-lagged-and-sticky-shock\" target=\"_self\">\n         <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">paer_article<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">The Iran Conflict and Consumer Food Prices: A Broad but Lagged and Sticky Shock<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>The initial public reaction to an oil price shock reaching $110 per barrel is often to project near-immediate, dramatic increases in grocery prices. This instinct overstates the direct farm-to-retail transmission channel in a straightforward and measurable way. The USDA Economic Research Service tracks how each dollar of consumer food spending is distributed across the supply chain in its Food Dollar Series. The picture it reveals is sobering for those who expect large and rapid retail food price responses driven purely by higher farm input costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">March 31, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-paer_article \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/paer-article\/the-iran-conflict-energy-prices-and-u-s-farm-profitability-a-balanced-assessment\" target=\"_self\">\n         <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">paer_article<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">The Iran Conflict, Energy Prices, and U.S. Farm Profitability: A Balanced Assessment<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>The conflict that began on February 28, 2026, with U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran triggered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 the narrow chokepoint through which approximately 20 percent of the world\u2019s traded oil and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) flow. Within days, Brent crude oil surged from roughly $70 per barrel to over $110, the highest level since Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Gasoline prices at the pump rose roughly 17 percent in the first two weeks of the conflict, and diesel \u2014 the lifeblood of farming operations \u2014 followed closely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">March 31, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resource\/2026\/03\/extracting-value-from-precision-agriculture-technology-is-difficult\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Figure 1: Reported usage of Precision Agriculture Technologies\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260327_Fiechter_PAT_Figure1.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Extracting Value from Precision Agriculture Technology is Difficult<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Precision agriculture technology promises efficiency gains, but evidence shows most tools don\u2019t improve farm performance. This analysis of Kansas farms highlights which technologies deliver measurable returns\u2014and why management, learning, and farm efficiency level matter more than adoption alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">March 26, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop is-3-widescreen\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-resource \" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J3xQQX8ATKg\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AgBrief6_YouTubeThumbnail_Colussi-BrazilRecord_share.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-posttype-tag\">resource<\/span>\n                          \n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Brazil Soybean Boom Slowing? Profit Pressure Signals a Shift<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\"><p>Brazil is expected to produce a record soybean crop, but profitability is sharply declining due to rising costs and lower prices. 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