The Farm Economics Facts and Opinions (FEFOs) newsletters address economic topics related to farm management. Two issues are released per month. Below are listed the latest three. See an archive of all FEFOs here
Late Planting Wheat and Crop Insurance(October 29, 2009)
Wheat plantings have been delayed this fall, again bringing up decisions related to crop insurance. APH, CRC, and RA policies have late planting and prevented planting provisions. More...
Drying Costs and Shrink Losses Are Large in 2009(October 21, 2009)
Moisture levels on corn are much higher this year than in recent year, with some farmers harvesting corn with moisture levels in the high 20% range. These high moisture levels will result in shrink and drying costs for grain delivered to elevators and processors that could be near $100 per acre.” More...
A Historic Look at Illinois Farm Real Estate Values(October 13, 2009) The U.S.D.A. estimates that land values have declined slightly in Illinois. More...
Search archive of all earlier Illinois Farm Economics: Facts and Opinions here
A discussion on how to use this selected market data compiled for farm management decision making is available as a FEFO here
- Last update 4/29/2009 -
2009 Harvest Time Futures Prices
Projected 2009 Corn-Minus-Soybeans Return
Information in this section is useful in a variety of management decisions. Much of the data used in this section comes from the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management (FBFM) Associations.
Click here for instructions on using the Illinois Farm Management Handbook.
