PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Tips to Manage Nutrients
Farmers have been bringing food to American tables for generations. But we have a new challenge—there will be 2 billion additional mouths to feed [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Cover Crops
Fighting soil compaction, keeping nitrogen and phosphorous in your soil, and increasing your yield potential. Every farmer aims for these things, but how can [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Stay Profitable in Uncertain Times
Aired: November 2014 Farmers deal with uncertainty on a regular basis, from fluctuations in weather to changes in market demand. But lower commodity prices [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Succession Planning
Aired: November 2014 What will happen to your farm when you retire? Many farmers will pass the reigns to their children, but the details of [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Boosting Profitability in Times of Low Prices
Aired: December 2014 Over the past few years, many producers have gotten accustomed to high commodity prices. However, with prices now on the decline and [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Affordable Care Act Brings Changes to Small Farms
As small business owners, farmers often need to purchase health insurance for themselves and their families. In addition to this coverage, they also are responsible [...]
MANAGEMENT MATTERS: Cutting $100 per Acre in Soybeans
Aired: November 2015 2015 delivered a tough growing season for many Illinois farmers, and lower soybean prices to follow. For incomes to increase in 2016, [...]
MANAGEMENT MATTERS: 2016 Finances
Aired: November 2015 According to the USDA Economic Research Service, U.S. net farm income is set to decline by 36 percent in 2015, and commodity [...]
MANAGEMENT MATTERS: Crop Insurance Opportunities
Lower commodity prices pose a unique challenge of staying profitable in a tough market. Crop insurance provides farmers with an important risk management tool, and [...]
MANAGEMENT MATTERS: Farmland Values
Lower commodity prices have brought tight margins to farmers around the country—and last year farm income was the lowest since 2002. However, farm economics works [...]
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