As we approach the March 15 th deadline for signing up for Federal Crop Insurance there are many things to consider before producers make a decision. Obviously, the rates, weather scares, market volatility and “whatever I did last year” will play a part in producers’ decisions, but I think very few consider the real issue of their cost of production
Crop insurance is a frequent topic of debate among policymakers. This dissertation answers questions...
Nebraska crop producers are currently analyzing farm program alternatives and making decisions at lo...
Prior to the passage of each farm bill, there is much debate regarding the programs contained within...
As we approach the March 15 th deadline for signing up for Federal Crop Insurance there are many thi...
Production costs matter. Understanding relationships between costs and uncertain output is important...
The March 15 deadline for spring planted crop insurance sign up is rapidly approaching for Nebraska ...
A few months ago I was talking with a producer and I mentioned that I worked with farmers on calcula...
Two occurrences that could affect grain producers’ incomes this year have just come into play. The f...
A new crop insurance product, “Margin Protection,” was introduced by the USDA this fall. The product...
Nebraska corn producers are entering the production year with low grain prices, uncertainty associat...
Estimating costs of production for 2009 will be extremely difficult. Some farmers have received forw...
The prices established by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) used to calculate the premiums and indemn...
Unfortunately grain prices, particularly corn, have sagged this fall under the weight of a good harv...
Looking at December futures contracts, corn prices may have reached a high and are tending to recede...
The collapse in hog prices in the fall of 1998 has renewed interest in using insurance as a means of...
Crop insurance is a frequent topic of debate among policymakers. This dissertation answers questions...
Nebraska crop producers are currently analyzing farm program alternatives and making decisions at lo...
Prior to the passage of each farm bill, there is much debate regarding the programs contained within...
As we approach the March 15 th deadline for signing up for Federal Crop Insurance there are many thi...
Production costs matter. Understanding relationships between costs and uncertain output is important...
The March 15 deadline for spring planted crop insurance sign up is rapidly approaching for Nebraska ...
A few months ago I was talking with a producer and I mentioned that I worked with farmers on calcula...
Two occurrences that could affect grain producers’ incomes this year have just come into play. The f...
A new crop insurance product, “Margin Protection,” was introduced by the USDA this fall. The product...
Nebraska corn producers are entering the production year with low grain prices, uncertainty associat...
Estimating costs of production for 2009 will be extremely difficult. Some farmers have received forw...
The prices established by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) used to calculate the premiums and indemn...
Unfortunately grain prices, particularly corn, have sagged this fall under the weight of a good harv...
Looking at December futures contracts, corn prices may have reached a high and are tending to recede...
The collapse in hog prices in the fall of 1998 has renewed interest in using insurance as a means of...
Crop insurance is a frequent topic of debate among policymakers. This dissertation answers questions...
Nebraska crop producers are currently analyzing farm program alternatives and making decisions at lo...
Prior to the passage of each farm bill, there is much debate regarding the programs contained within...