Purdue Commercial AgCast

2023 Top Farmer Conference Recap: Corn & Soybean Outlook with Iowa State’s Chad Hart

Dr. Chad Hart, crop marketing specialist from Iowa State University, joined Purdue's Brady Brewer on January 6, 2023 at the Purdue Top Farmer Conference to discuss the key factors he is monitoring that will impact both the corn and soybean price outlook in 2023 and 2024. 

Podcast provided by Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. More farm management news and information can be found at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.

 

Ag Barometer Insight: December 2022

Producer sentiment improved sharply in December as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index reading of 126 was 24 points higher than a month earlier. Although U.S. farmers were more positive regarding both the current situation as well as their expectations for the future, by far the biggest improvement was in their assessment of current conditions. This month’s survey was conducted from December 5-9, 2022. The full report is available at https://purdue.ag/agbarometer.

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. For more economic information and insights on the Ag Economy Barometer, visit us at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.

Production Risk Management & Contingency Planning

In this second episode of a new series on Farm Risk Management, Jenna Nees, Ed Farris, and Michael Langemeier join Brady Brewer to discuss contingency planning for production risk. Minimizing risk through management practices, reducing production variability, and managing ways to transfer some of the production risk should be reevaluated every year. Implementing diversification, flexibility, vertical integration, and new technology while managing costs can help migrate risk for farms and agribusiness'. Having a written contract in place for production and marketing as well as carrying insurance are important strategies to transfer risk to a third party.

This series is based on the Six Pillars of Farm Risk Management course, funded by the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center.

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. Find the rest of this farm risk management series and related resources at https://purdue.ag/farmriskmgmt. More information on strategic business planning is on the Purdue Institute for Family Business' website, https://purdue.ag/fambiz.

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December Outlook Update: Shifting Gears

Purdue ag economists Michael Langemeier, Nathan Thompson and James Mintert discuss shifting gears with farm management strategies for a tougher operating environment. The team took a longer-term view of the changing cost structure facing corn and soybean prices, key factors likely to impact corn and soybean prices in 2023 and discussed how to use scenarios when analyzing price risk and making marketing decisions. Slides from the webinar podcast can be found at https://purdue.ag/webinar121922. 

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. For more information on the current ag outlook and farm economy, visit us at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.

Human Resource Risk Management & Contingency Planning

Farms and agribusinesses are confronted by many different types of risk, but consideration to human resource risk is overlooked by far too many. If critical functions cannot be completed due to a death, disability, disaster, divorce, or disagreement the farm business cannot operate at full efficiency. One way to combat HR risk is by writing a contingency plan to help decide what to do if key operations are disrupted or key personnel is not available. In this first episode of a new series on Farm Risk Management, Maria Marshall, Renee Wiatt, and Kelly Heckaman join Brady Brewer to discuss contingency planning and human resource risk management. 

This series is based on the Six Pillars of Farm Risk Management course, funded by the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center.

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. Find the rest of this farm risk management series and resources at https://purdue.ag/farmriskmgmt. More information on contingency planning is on the Purdue Institute for Family Business' website https://purdue.ag/fambiz.

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Ag Barometer Insight: November 2022

Farmer sentiment was unchanged in November as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer came in at a reading of 102, the same as in October. There was however a slight shift in underlying sentiment as the Index of Current Conditions declined 3 points this month to a reading of 98 while the Index of Future Expectations rose 2 points to 104. This month’s survey was conducted from November 14-18, 2022. The full report is available at https://purdue.ag/agbarometer.

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. For more economic information and insights on the Ag Economy Barometer, visit us at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.

Tax Planning & Working Capital in a Strong Income Year

For many crop and livestock producers, 2021 and 2022 were both strong net farm income years making tax planning strategies important. Purdue agricultural economists Brady Brewer and Michael Langemeier discuss strategies that will help reduce tax liabilities while also maintaining working capital. Strategies to consider include deferring income, prepaying expenses, retirement plan contributions, bunching itemized contributions, or hiring your children all of which won’t drain your farm’s working capital as much as using accelerated depreciation. Preserving working capital for family living and principal payments may be necessary for 2023 if higher breakeven prices and lower cash flows hold true to current 2023 projections. Slides from the discussion can be found at https://purdue.ag/3XuIx4D.

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Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. For more farm information and news visit us at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.

November Corn & Soybean Outlook Update

Purdue ag economists Michael Langemeier, Nathan Thompson and James Mintert discuss the corn and soybean outlook following USDA's November Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports along with current export and ethanol grind estimates. Updated corn and soybean basis information and a look at estimated corn and soybean breakeven prices for the 2023 crop are discussed in the outlook update. Slides from the discussion can be found at https://purdue.ag/webinar111122. 

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. For more information on the current ag outlook and farm economy, visit us at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.

Ag Barometer Insight: October 2022

Farmer sentiment weakened again in October as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to a reading of 102, down 10 points compared to a month earlier. Both of the barometer’s sub-indices, the Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations, declined this month. This month’s survey was conducted from October 10-14, 2022. The full report is available at https://purdue.ag/agbarometer.

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. For more economic information and insights on the Ag Economy Barometer, visit us at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.

October Corn & Soybean Outlook Update

Purdue agricultural economists Michael Langemeier, Nathanael Thompson, and James Mintert discuss the corn and soybean outlook following USDA's October Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports along with current export and ethanol grind estimates. Updated corn and soybean basis information and a look at estimated corn and soybean breakeven prices for the 2023 crop were discussed during the podcast. Slides from the discussion can be found at https://purdue.ag/outlook101422. 

Podcast provided by Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture. For more information on the current ag outlook and farm economy, visit us at http://purdue.edu/commercialag.