WEBINAR: Habits of Financially Resilient Farms
Gary Schnitkey, Ph.D., explains the seven habits of financially resilient farmers. He will also discuss the importance of monitoring cash flow and assessing risk [...]
Podcast: Ag Outlook 2020: Long-Term Bearish and Short-Term Bullish
Steve Johnson, farm management specialist with Iowa State University Aired: December 2016 Overall, 2017 will be another down year despite more record yields, with [...]
Agronomy: WEBINAR: Soybean Profitability Under Low Commodity Prices
In the current low-price environment, it is becoming increasingly important for farmers to take steps to ensure they are profitable this growing season and [...]
Agronomy: 2015 Crop and Income Outlook – Conserve Cash Income
This is a presentation summary from the 2015 Illinois Farm Economics Summit (IFES) which occurred December 14-18, 2015. A complete collection of presentations including [...]
Profitability Matters: Looking Ahead to Succession Planning
Aired: January 2016 While lower prices have many farmers focused on their short-term profitability, succession planning is an important key to ensuring the longevity [...]
Agronomy: Profitability Matters: Do the Math on Farmland Values
Aired: January 2016 Lower commodity prices have brought tight margins to farmers around the country—and last year farm income was the lowest since 2002. [...]
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: Succession Planning
While lower prices have many farmers focused on their short-term profitability, succession planning is an important key to ensuring the longevity of their operations. Farmers [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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