Farm Business Economics Archive

• Will The Next Farmland Auction Be Higher Or Lower In Price?
• The 2012 Rural Economic Belt:  Tighter or Looser?
• Has Your Co-op Been Changing With The Others?
• Has The Value Of Your Farmland Eroded, Literally?
• Should You Have Invested In Farmland Or Stocks?
• Can You Manage These Financial Risks Over The Next 10 Years?
• Farmland Prices Have More Stability Than Recent Prices May Show
• Land Prices Are Rising Uniformly Across The Cornbelt
• Are You Getting The Most Revenue From Your Crop Rotation?
• Begin Your Crop Year With Lower Insurance Premiums
• What Does The Fed Hear About Agriculture Before Making Interest Rate Decisions?
• To Maintain 2012 Profitability, Manage Your Margins
• Get Ready For Income Tax:  Wind Farm And CRP Payments
• Get Ready For Income Taxes:  Part 5
• Get Ready For Income Taxes:  Part 4
• Get Ready For Income Taxes:  Part 3
• Get Ready For Income Taxes:  Part 2
• Get Ready For Income Taxes:  Part 1
• Land Prices:  What Is Driving This Vehicle Anyway?
• Declining Commodity Prices And High Cash Rents Could Equal Red Ink
• Net Farm Income Tops $100 Billion; But How Did You Do?
• High Cash Rents Can Spell Trouble If Crop Prices Continue To Fade
• Farms Could Quickly Become Greater Energy Producers, Adding To Income
• Growing Demand For Food Being Met By Larger Commercial Farms
• Financially Protect Your Farm From Lower Margins And Higher Capital Costs
• Is Farmland Really Worth 25% More Than It Was A Year Ago?
• How Did Revenue-Based Crop Insurance Work Out For You?
• How Do You Make Decisions On Farm Equipment Purchases?
• Continuous Corn For 2012:  Strike Out Or Home Run?
• New Crop Insurance Option Updates APH Yield To Trend Yield
• Will 2012 Crop Budgets Allow You To Earn Much Income?
• Cash Rent Leases:  Are You Ready For 2012?
• Making Profits With Higher Costs Of Production
• Polish Your Crystal Ball And Deposit Your Profits
• What Farm Programs May Pay Off For Farmers With Yield Losses This Year?
• How Will Higher Energy Costs Impact Your Bottom Line?
• Fewer Workers, Longer Hours, Higher Pay Equals 2011 Farm Labor
• Drivers Of Land Prices:  But How Fast And How Far?
• Agriculture Is Still A Long Way From Being “Computerized.”
• Are Rising Farmland Prices Returning Us To The 1980’s?
• Agricultural Interest Rates Are Going Up (Updated and Corrected)
• Land Prices:  Where Are They Strongest
• Land Prices:  Should I Buy That Farm Or Not?
• Are You Farming Because It is Risky, Rewards Are High, Or Because There Are Days Like That?
• 2012 Crop Costs and Prices:  Will You Farm For A Profit Next Year?
• Cornbelt Update:  A weekend freebie
• The Losses Are Beginning To Be Estimated From The Destruction Of The Birds Point Levee
• Buckle Your Seatbelt:  A Federal Motor Carrier License May Soon Be Required For Many Farmers
• What would Happen If:  A Look At Changes In Nitrogen, Ethanol, Oil, And Cropland
• Fertilizer:  What Would We Do Without It?
• The World Wants Your Commodities And Will Pay For Them
• What Do You Want To Know About Prevented Planting And Crop Insurance?
• Are You Doing All You Can To Manage Fertilizer Price Risk?
• Cash Rents Are Chasing Land Values Are Chasing Commodity Prices Higher
• It Is Time Again To Consider Enrolling In ACRE.
• Food Prices:  Some Facts Behind The Rise
• If You Have Money To Invest, Is Farmland A Better Buy Than The Stock Market?
• Where Will The Energy For Your Farm Come From In Future Years?
• Where Will Commodity Prices Be In The Foreseeable Future?
• Consumption Is Growing But How Much Will Commodity Prices Rise In The Foreseeable Future?
• If You Are Fully Invested In Agriculture, You Are Doing Well
• Serious Tax Relief For Nearly Every Farmer
• Strategic Tractor Operation Can Save Fuel
• Cash Rent Leases:  What Value Do You Place On Integrity?
• Where Will The Farm Economy Be Going For The Next Decade?
• GRP and GRIP Can Provide Lesser Cost Crop Insurance Alternatives
• Manage Risk Today For Lesser Risk In The Future
• Revenue Protection Shields Farms From Both Yield and Price Declines
• GRIP:  Higher Premiums, But Does It Manage Your Risk?
• Crop Insurance For 2011:  Easier Than You Thought It Would Be.
• Crop Insurance for 2011:  Selecting Units.
• Crop Insurance:  Strategies For 2011
• Attract More Land To Farm By Building Relationships
• What Are The Drivers Of The Dynamics You Will Face This Year And Next?
• ACRE and SURE:  Should You Be Signing Up?
• Will You Be Able To Weather A Financial Storm?
• How Much More Will It Cost To Produce Corn Compared To 2010?
• Increasing profitability in a farming operation
• How will you be affected by the new tax policy?
• Are you aware of the dynamics in cash rent?
• Have you heard any details in the tax cut proposal?
• Is your bank account a bit larger?
• If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
• Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
• Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
• ACRE:  What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
• What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
• Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
• Cattle Prices:  Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
• August 1 Crop Report:  The Numbers Are Higher
• August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
• Family Farms:  Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
• Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
• Land Values and Cash Rents:  Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
• If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
• Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
• The Family Farm:  Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
• How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?
• Do You Fit The Definition And Demographics Of A Family Farm?
• New Tractor? New Combine?  How Will It Really Impact Your Profitability?

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