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AgCast brings you conversations about the business of agriculture — from the farmers making decisions every day to the leaders shaping the industry. Hosted by Chad Fiechter and Todd Kuethe from Purdue University, each episode explores the challenges, opportunities, and strategies impacting the ag economy and the business of farming.
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Can AI Actually Help Me Make Smarter Farm Decisions?
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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From the Farm to Purdue: What Josh Strine Wants to Understand About Farm Decisions
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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What TractorZoom's Data Says About the Future of Farm Equipment
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Phosphate, Supply Chains & the 2027 Fertilizer Shock
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Why Profitable Farms Still Run Out of Cash
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May 20, 2026 |
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Farmer Sentiment Is Falling Amid Higher Input Costs
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May 06, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 8: Why Ducks Are More Valuable Than Crops in the Delta
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 7: How Rice Farmers Cut $31/Acre Water Costs
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Farm Sentiment Is Up… So Why Are Farmers Still Worried?
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 6: Farming with No Margin for Error
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 5: Farm Robotics, Labor, and the Future of Field Work
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 4: Inside the Research Center Driving U.S. Rice Production
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 3: How Investors Are Buying Farmland
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Producer Sentiment Stabilizes, But Future Expectations Slip | February 2026 Ag Economy Barometer
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 2: Land Values, Capital Markets, and the Business of Rice
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Lessons From the Delta, Part 1: What Midwestern Farmers Can Learn From Southern Agriculture
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Farmer Sentiment Drops Sharply — What It Signals for Farm Finances in 2026
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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When Will Autonomous Farm Equipment Actually Pay?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Adaptation & Strong Relationships: A Conversation with Ben Brown
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: December 2025 Survey Results
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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What We Heard This Year—and Where We’re Going
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: November 2025 Survey Results
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Pig Farming in Focus: A Conversation with Brian Martin
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: October 2025 Survey Results
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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D.C. Insights: A Conversation with Joe Balagtas
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: September 2025 Survey Results
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Irrigated, Pasture & Hay Cash Rent Considerations
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Investment Strategies in Ag: A Conversation with Joe Suttles
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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2025 Cash Rental Rates
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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2025 Farmland Values & Market Trends
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: August 2025 Survey Results
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Future of Ag Tech: A Conversation with Brant Caley
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: July 2025 Survey Results
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Inside the Federal Reserve: A Conversation with Nate Kauffman
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: June 2025 Survey Results
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: May 2025 Survey Results
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Farmland Investments: A Conversation with Kyle Maple and Pete Drost
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: April 2025 Survey Results
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May 06, 2025 |
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Understanding Ag Policy: A Conversation with Matt Erickson
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: March 2025 Survey Results
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: February 2025 Survey Results
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: January 2025 Survey Results
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: December 2024 Survey Results
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Ag Innovation & Policy Direction: A Preview of Upcoming Purdue Top Farmer Conference
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: November 2024 Survey Results
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: October 2024 Survey Results
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Flexible vs. Fixed Cash Rent Farmland Leases
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Exploring the Organic Grain Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: September 2024 Survey Results
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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(Part 2) 2024 Indiana Cash Rent Trends
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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(Part 1) 2024 Indiana Farmland Values & Market Trends
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: August 2024 Survey Results
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Understanding Generational Differences Within A Family Business
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: July 2024 Survey Results
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Agricultural Jobs & Labor Update
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: June 2024 Survey Results
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Farm Retirement & Succession Preparedness
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Improving Your Strategic Risk Plan
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insights: May 2024 Survey Results
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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The Impact of Strategic Risks
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May 31, 2024 |
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Importance of Managing Strategic Risks
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May 24, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: April 2024 Survey Results
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May 07, 2024 |
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Navigating Farm Loan Interest Rates
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: March 2024 Survey Results
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: February 2024 Survey Results
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Making Your 2024 Crop Insurance Decision
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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PLC or ARC: Making Your 2024 Farm Bill Program Price Protection Decision
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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USDA Farm Income Forecast, February 2024 Update
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: January 2024 Survey Results
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Farm Agility, Resilience & Strategic Risk
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Renewable Diesel Boom & Where Biofuels Are Headed
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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The Outlook for Corn & Soybeans
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Farm Bill Directions & Decisions
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: December 2023 Survey Results
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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USDA Farm Income Forecast, December Update
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: November 2023 Survey Results
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: October 2023 Survey Results
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: September 2023 Survey Results
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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USDA Farm Income Forecast, August Update
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: August 2023 Survey Results
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Financing Amid Rate Ripples, an Ag Credit Update
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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(Part 2) Indiana Farmland Cash Rental Rates 2023 Update
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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(Part 1) Indiana Farmland Values 2023 Update
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: July 2023 Survey Results
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: June 2023 Survey Results
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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2023 Purdue Farm Management Tour Prelude: Rowland Farms
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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2023 Purdue Farm Management Tour Prelude: Hackman Family Farm Market
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Soybean Outlook Update Following USDA’s June WASDE Report
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Corn Outlook Update Following USDA’s June WASDE Report
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: May 2023 Survey Results
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: April 2023 Survey Results
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May 02, 2023 |
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Critical Juncture for Crop Basis & Your Marketing Strategy for the Remainder of ’22 Crop
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: March 2023 Survey Results
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Prospective Plantings Report Update
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: February 2023 Survey Results
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Financial Risk Management & Contingency Planning
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Making Your 2023 Crop Insurance Decision
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Marketing Risk Management & Contingency Planning
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Social Media Risk Management & Contingency Planning
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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February Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Thinking Like A CFO for Your Farm Operation
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: January 2023 Survey Results
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Importance of Crop Basis when Marketing Grain
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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How Much Have Eggs & Other Food Prices Risen?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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2023 Top Farmer Conference Recap: Interest Rates
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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2023 Top Farmer Conference Recap: Machinery
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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2023 Top Farmer Conference Recap: Land Values
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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January Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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2023 Top Farmer Conference Recap: Corn & Soybean Outlook with Iowa State’s Chad Hart
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: December 2022
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Production Risk Management & Contingency Planning
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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December Outlook Update: Shifting Gears
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Human Resource Risk Management & Contingency Planning
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: November 2022
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Tax Planning & Working Capital in a Strong Income Year
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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November Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: October 2022
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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October Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: September 2022
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Farm Impact from Rising Inflation and Interest Rates: September Update
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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10 Tips for Communications in Your Farm Business
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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September Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: August 2022
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Indiana Farmland Values & Cash Rental Rates: 2022 Update
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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August Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: July 2022 Survey
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Rising Interest Rates...Implications for Farmers
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Farm Succession: Roadmapping Your Farm Transition
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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July Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Farm Succession: Financial Readiness for Succession
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: June 2022 Survey
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Farm Succession: Exiting the Business In a Timely Manner
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Nontraditional Lenders and their Impact on the Agricultural Credit Markets
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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June Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: May 2022 Survey
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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May Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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May 16, 2022 |
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Agricultural Job Market & the Purdue Ag Jobs Dashboard
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May 10, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: April 2022 Survey
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May 03, 2022 |
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Inflation, Interest Rates & the Cost of Farm Inputs
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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April Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: March 2022 Survey
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Corn & Soybean Prospective Plantings Report Update
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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March Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Crop Insurance Choices for 2022
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: February 2022 Survey
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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February Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: January 2022 Survey
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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What We’ve Learned From the Ag Economy Barometer
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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January Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: December 2021 Survey
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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December Outlook Update: Keeping the Bottom Line Black
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: November 2021 Survey
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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November Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: October 2021 Survey
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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October Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: September 2021 Survey
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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September Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: August 2021 Survey
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Indiana Farmland Values & Cash Rental Rates: 2021 Update
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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August Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: July 2021 Survey
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Farm Succession: Non-Family Transfer
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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July Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: June 2021 Survey
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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USDA Acreage Report & June 30th Outlook Update
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Carbon Markets For U.S. Row Crop Producers: Opportunities And Challenges
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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June Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: May 2021 Survey
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Farm Succession: Retirement Planning
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May 20, 2021 |
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May Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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May 14, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: April 2021 Survey
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May 04, 2021 |
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Farm Succession: Contingency Plan
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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April Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: March 2021 Survey
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Planting Intentions & March 31st Outlook Update
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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The Value of Farm Data
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Farm Succession: Operating Agreements
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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March Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Making Your 2021 Crop Insurance Decisions
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: February 2021 Survey
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Farm Succession: Business Entities
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Understanding the Five C's of Credit
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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February Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: January 2021 Survey
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Farm Succession: Business Governance for Transition Planning
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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2021 Farm Bill Decisions for Crop Producers
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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January Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: December 2020 Survey
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Farm Succession: Conflict Management for Transition Planning
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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December Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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December 2020: USDA Farm Income Forecast Update
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: November 2020 Survey
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Crop Cost and Returns
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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November Update on the Crop Outlook
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Ag Barometer Insight: October 2020 Survey
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Farmer Adoption of Enhanced Conservation
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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October Corn & Soybean Outlook Update
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Ag Barometer Rises as Crop Prices Rally and USDA Announces CFAP 2
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Farm Succession: Human Resources for Transition Planning
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Understanding USDA Farm Income Forecasts
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Fall Corn & Soybean Outlook Following USDA's September 2020 Reports
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Ag Barometer Rebounds as Commodity Prices Rally & Agriculture Trade Prospects Improve
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Using Vendor and Trade Credit for Farm Purchases
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Farm Succession: Feasibility of Adding a Family Employee
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Indiana Farmland Values & Cash Rental Rates: 2020 Update
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Ag Economy Barometer Stable, But Farmers Less Optimistic About Future
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Farm Succession: Transitioning Business Management
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Corn & Soybean Outlook
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Forecasting Eastern Corn Belt Corn & Soybean Basis
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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Farmer Sentiment Rebounds Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Concerns
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Cover Crop Profitability
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Farm Succession: Transition Planning
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Data and Precision Ag Usage
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Ag Outlook Following USDA June World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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COVID-19 Continues to Impact Farmer Sentiment; Majority Indicate Economic Assistance Bill Necessary
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Application Details
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May 27, 2020 |
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Farmland Values in Today's Market
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May 20, 2020 |
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May 2020 Ag Outlook
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May 15, 2020 |
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Contingency Planning with Cash Flow Shortages
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May 15, 2020 |
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What the Food Value Chain has Learned and Should Apply Post COVID-19
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May 13, 2020 |
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Agricultural Finance and Credit Update
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May 06, 2020 |
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April Ag Barometer Drops Below 100 as Coronavirus Disrupts Agriculture
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May 05, 2020 |
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Update on the Livestock & Meat Situation
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Apr 29, 2020 |