Michael Langemeier presented at the Ag Engage Conference in Bloomington on February 19, 2026, on valuing sweat equity and adding a person to the farm. Corn basis remains steady across much of the ...
Last week, the USDA ERS Farm Income Team released the first Farm Income and Wealth Statistics update of 2026. The data provides us with the first opportunity to evaluate US farm balance sheet trends ...
The Employment Center completes Section 2 of Form I‑9 for new employees and reverification for current employees when required. To meet the needs of employees, these services are available in both ...
The average long-term return on the stock market is about 10 percent. For AgSEED, the Purdue College of Agriculture’s ...
Farmer sentiment weakened sharply in January as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index dropped from 136 in December 2025 to 113 in January 2026 (see Figure 1). The Current ...
Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-December 2025. Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and ...
The household food insecurity rate posted the largest increase so far this year, rising from 13.3% in October to 16% in November, according to the latest Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI). New ...
This Data Snapshot charts household food insecurity from January 2022 through November 2025. Food insecurity was highest in 2022 and 2023, when inflation reached historical highs and food inflation ...
Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-November 2025. Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and ...
Digital technologies are rapidly developing to solve the world’s most pressing problems, and middle and high school students are eager to try their hand using them. Schools, however, may not have ...
A drone can only be effective, efficient, and safe if operators properly check and calibrate them for each type of application (corn, pastures, aquatic, and so on). Maintaining accuracy depends on ...
The trade deal between the United States and China, announced in November, ends the suspension of soybean imports. It includes a commitment for China to purchase 12 million metric tons of U.S.