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  • Monetizing Crop Risk into Crop Payments
    US federally subsidized crop insurance has monetized field crop production risk into a multi-billion dollar income flow to farmers. Monetized value has grown with higher market value of production, higher premium subsidies, higher coverage levels, and, recently, higher use of area add-up insurance. Monetization will continue as the 2025 Farm Bill has raised premium subsidies […]
  • Crop Machinery Costs
    A previous article discussed crop machinery cost and investment (Langemeier, 2025).  Crop machinery cost is computed by summing economic depreciation, interest, property taxes, insurance, repairs, fuel and lubricants, and custom…
  • Setting the Holiday Tables: How Do Consumers Say Food Prices Will Affect Their 2025 Holiday Meals?
    The holiday season is in full swing. In this article, we discuss how US consumers say they’re setting their holiday tables this year, using results from the 15th wave of the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey, conducted in November 2025. We find that 69% of respondents who typically celebrate a winter holiday meal expect […]