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2 weeks ago | 
kpcnews.com | Michael Langemeier
WEST LAFAYETTE — The final crop budget projections for 2025 (Purdue Crop Cost & Return Guide, which can be found at ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/resource/2025/04/2025-crop-cost-and-return-guide/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=delivra-AgNews-20250418&utm_campaign=Resource-2025CropBudget&utm_id=47571844) have been posted to the Center’s web site.
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1 month ago | 
dairyproducer.com | Tanya Eadie |Michael Langemeier |James Mintert
Written by: Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial AgricultureWeaker expectations for the future led to a decline in farmer sentiment in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index fell 12 points to a reading of 140, down from 152 a month earlier. Farmers’ view of the future was decidedly less optimistic in March than in February, as the Index of Future Expectations dipped to 144, which was 15 points lower than in February.
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1 month ago | 
agupdate.com | James Mintert |Michael Langemeier
James Mintert and Michael LangemeierPurdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Weaker expectations for the future led to a decline in farmer sentiment in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index decreased 12 points to a reading of 140, a decrease from 152 a month earlier. The farmer view of the future was decidedly less optimistic in March than in February, as the Index of Future Expectations dipped to 144, which was 15 points less than in February.
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1 month ago | 
southernminn.com | James Mintert |Michael Langemeier
Weaker expectations for the future led to a decline in farmer sentiment in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index decreased 12 points to a reading of 140, a decrease from 152 a month earlier. The farmer view of the future was decidedly less optimistic in March than in February, as the Index of Future Expectations dipped to 144, which was 15 points less than in February.
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1 month ago | 
mesabitribune.com | James Mintert |Michael Langemeier
Weaker expectations for the future led to a decline in farmer sentiment in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index decreased 12 points to a reading of 140, a decrease from 152 a month earlier. The farmer view of the future was decidedly less optimistic in March than in February, as the Index of Future Expectations dipped to 144, which was 15 points less than in February.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
agupdate.com | James Mintert |Michael Langemeier
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
dairyproducer.com | Tanya Eadie |James Mintert |Michael Langemeier
by James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial AgricultureU.S. farmers retained their post-election optimistic outlook at the start of the new year as the January Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose 5 points above a month earlier to a reading of 141. The barometer’s rise was primarily attributable to a 9-point rise in the Current Conditions Index, while the Future Expectations Index rose just 3 points.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
beefweb.com | Tanya Eadie |James Mintert |Michael Langemeier
by James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial AgricultureU.S. farmers retained their post-election optimistic outlook at the start of the new year as the January Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose 5 points above a month earlier to a reading of 141. The barometer’s rise was primarily attributable to a 9-point rise in the Current Conditions Index, while the Future Expectations Index rose just 3 points.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
kpcnews.com | Michael Langemeier
The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about benchmarking a farm’s performance. Benchmarking involves comparisons of a farm’s processes and performance measures with past performance, and with best practices and performance measures of other farms. An article on the Center’s web site (What Should My Farm Benchmark?) discusses key production and financial benchmarks and provides benchmarking sources and methods.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
no-tillfarmer.com | Michael Langemeier
The continued increase in size of tractors, combines, and other machinery has enabled farms to operate more acres and reduce labor use per acre. However, this increase in machinery size also makes it increasingly important to evaluate the efficient use of machinery. A recent farmdoc article examined trends in machinery costs and its key components for Illinois grain farms (Paulson, Schnitkey, and Zulauf).
