High commodity grain prices from 2008-2013 attracted marginal ground in to row crop production at the expense of pasture, hay and wooded acres in the Driftless Region. CBO, USDA and FAPRI forecast till 2018 and beyond is for average grain prices to be at or below costs of production. In some cases the marginal, lower productive ground may not make economic sense to continue in grain production
Feed costs represent the major cost in most livestock production systems. A recently completed analy...
About 75% of human food in the 21st century consists of just 12 crops, though specific crops vary am...
In an ever-changing agriculture, producers are constantly faced with decisions concerning profit max...
The dynamics of specialization of agricultural products such as grains expose farmers to higher risk...
Economists tell us that in a mature industry you must be a low cost producer to survive. The meat in...
Agriculture is like any other business in that producers are searching for ways to achieve profitabi...
Livestock Outlook: Beef producers need a good hay growing season in 2017, or a hay price spike is po...
Adjustments in resource use are continually being studied to determine possible solutions to some of...
The area in the United States planted to corn in 2004 is estimated at 79.0 million acres. This is a ...
Looking at December futures contracts, corn prices may have reached a high and are tending to recede...
The Western Corn Belt has historically been corn and wheat cropping systems with cattle integrated o...
With drought conditions reducing forage production throughout Nebraska, many livestock producers are...
Master of AgribusinessDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsJason S. BergtoldCover crops can be used a...
Iowa Ag Review is a quarterly newsletter published by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Develop...
Feed costs represent the major cost in most livestock production systems. A recently completed analy...
Feed costs represent the major cost in most livestock production systems. A recently completed analy...
About 75% of human food in the 21st century consists of just 12 crops, though specific crops vary am...
In an ever-changing agriculture, producers are constantly faced with decisions concerning profit max...
The dynamics of specialization of agricultural products such as grains expose farmers to higher risk...
Economists tell us that in a mature industry you must be a low cost producer to survive. The meat in...
Agriculture is like any other business in that producers are searching for ways to achieve profitabi...
Livestock Outlook: Beef producers need a good hay growing season in 2017, or a hay price spike is po...
Adjustments in resource use are continually being studied to determine possible solutions to some of...
The area in the United States planted to corn in 2004 is estimated at 79.0 million acres. This is a ...
Looking at December futures contracts, corn prices may have reached a high and are tending to recede...
The Western Corn Belt has historically been corn and wheat cropping systems with cattle integrated o...
With drought conditions reducing forage production throughout Nebraska, many livestock producers are...
Master of AgribusinessDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsJason S. BergtoldCover crops can be used a...
Iowa Ag Review is a quarterly newsletter published by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Develop...
Feed costs represent the major cost in most livestock production systems. A recently completed analy...
Feed costs represent the major cost in most livestock production systems. A recently completed analy...
About 75% of human food in the 21st century consists of just 12 crops, though specific crops vary am...
In an ever-changing agriculture, producers are constantly faced with decisions concerning profit max...