Brazil’s rise as a dominant force in global soybean markets has become a central concern for U.S. producers. In the January 2026 Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer survey, 44% of U.S. farmers ...

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 ...

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Join our department, colleagues, and friends as we welcome special guests and advance Purdue FNR in natural resources. Seminars are held on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. in the Roy L. Whistler Hall of ...

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 ...

The 2026 Purdue Crop Cost and Return Guide, gives estimated costs for planting, growing, and harvesting a variety of crops, as well as estimated contribution margins and earnings. The guide is updated ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Farmer sentiment weakened sharply in January, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 23 points from December to a reading of 113. The decline reflected ...

Purdue’s Agricultural Economics Department covers a wide array of issues from development, trade, macroeconomics policy implications, agribusiness, production and consumption all the way to ...

Since Fall 2020, Purdue Agriculture has hosted the Data-Driven Agriculture seminar series featuring experts in data science and digital agriculture from across Purdue's College of Agriculture and ...

Through interviews, focus groups, and surveys with communitities and agency personnel, the SWM team has developed eight decision support tools that can be used for water management planning in the ...