The mid-March data collection window is a critical caveat, as ten days of conflict-era pricing are clearly visible in March.

Approximately 18% of respondents indicated that their farm operations were better off in March than they were a year ago. Looking ahead 12 months, 18% expected worse financial performance, compared to ...

Xiaomeng Liu, a computer engineer and postdoctoral scholar for the AAPF and Institute for Plant Sciences, has built a computer algorithm to use 2D ...

Know your numbers before making your next big decision. Understand the essentials—balance sheets, profitability analysis, and performance benchmarks—to help you evaluate your operation’s financial ...

The Ag Economy Barometer project provides a sense of the health of the agriculture economy monthly. The index is developed through a survey of producers. Below you can find the historical indices for ...

Dr. Todd Kuethe join Purdue faculty in 2019 as Associate Professor and Schrader Endowed Chair in Farmland Economics. Kuethe, who earned his PhD in agricultural economics from the department in 2009, ...

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Pascuzzi, a botany and plant pathology professor, has been named head of Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Economic uncertainty, shifting trade policies and questions surrounding the future of the U.S. farm bill are among the key focus areas that experts in Purdue University’s ...

The economy grew more slowly in 2024-25 than it had in any year since the pandemic recession. Gross domestic product adjusted for inflation—real GDP—rose 2.3% from the third quarter of 2024 to the ...

Fiechter, Chad, Brady Brewer, Jennifer Ifft, and Michael Boehlje. “Farm Efficiency and Precision Agriculture Technology.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied ...

Corn and soybean prices have been trending lower since recent highs seen in the 2023 marketing year (MY). Figure 1 shows that production has been near all-time highs the last couple of years, with ...