06/14/2024 SOURCE: farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
The Farm Bill version reported by the House Agricultural Committee would modify Supple-mental Coverage Option (SCO), a crop insurance policy that provides county-level coverage. Be-cause the modifications proposed for SCO…
Cotton STAX and Modified Supplemental Coverage Option: Concerns with Moving Crop Insurance from Risk Management to Income Support
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05/01/2024 SOURCE: farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
The costs of fertilizer, seed, and pesticide inputs have increased by 6-7% annually for corn and 4-6% annually for soybeans since the 2000 crop year. Input costs have, in general,…
Trends in Input Costs for Corn and Soybean Production in Illinois
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Young Farmers, Economics,
The Use of State Business Incentives to Support Agriculture
The federal government is not the only public sector actor that influences farm operators and agricultural businesses. State governments also create and operate programs that support and grow their agricultural…
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Government / Policies,
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Climate Change, Weather, Food Security/Shortage,
Extreme Weather and the Food System
In today's farmdoc daily article, we explore how the impacts of recent extreme weather events have been felt among US households. Using results from the August 2023 wave of the…
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global,
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Economics,
Changes in Farm Employment, 1969 to 2021
The past half-century has witnessed tremendous change in farm employment, and it remains foundational to the economy in many rural regions. Farm employment — the number of workers engaged in…
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Topics: Economics, Fertilizer,
Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Stabilize at High Levels in Spring 2023
In early June, retail nitrogen prices in Illinois were $1,116 per ton for anhydrous ammonia, $532 per ton for liquid nitrogen (28%), and $623 per ton for urea. Those prices…
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