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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

What do the near-term economics look like for crops in 2015? What is a farmer or a landowner to do? To begin to answer [...]

How do your production costs look for the year ahead? Iowa State University just released its 2015 crop-production estimates, and I hope your figures [...]

As small business owners, farmers often need to purchase health insurance for themselves and their families. In addition to this coverage, they also are [...]

Farm management takes many faces, from managing your farm’s finances to reacting to agricultural legislation. To shed light on the 2014 Farm Bill and [...]