Mykel Taylor

Dr. Mykel Taylor is a professor in the Department of Agricutural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University. 

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Documents & Presentations by Mykel Taylor
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19. Forecasting Wheat Basis Using Soil Moisture Measurements August 1, 2019
Kansas Land Values Book

K-State agricultural economist Mykel Taylor announces that K-State's new Kansas Land Values Book is available to agricultural producers and others with an interest in farm and ranch land value trends. It features county-by-county land values that can be used as a benchmark for determining the value of a given parcel of land.

May 6, 2019
2018 Kansas Land Values: Webinar Recording

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Dr. Mykel Taylor presents her analysis of Kansas land values, including current land value trends in Kansas and a discussion on the state of the Kansas farm economy. 

May 1, 2019
2018 Kansas County-Level Land Values for Cropland and Pasture

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Dr. Mykel Taylor has released her county-level estimates for 2018 Kansas land values for irrigated and non-irrigated cropland, and pasture.

April 29, 2019
Basis Convergence in Grain Prices

K-State agricultural economist Mykel Taylor talks about how the lack of basis convergence in the grain markets can hamper a producer's ability to successfully forward-contract grain sales. She reported her research findings on this impact to the attendees at the 2019 Agriculture Commodity Futures Conference co-sponsored by Kansas State University earlier this month.

April 26, 2019
Good Landlord-Tenant Relationships

K-State agricultural economist Mykel Taylor talks about what farmers can do to maintain a mutually-beneficial working relationship with landlords:  she urges producers to treat their landlords as partners in their operations, and to fully inform them of what's being done on their land.

February 19, 2019
New Cash Rents Report Available

K-State agricultural economist Mykel Taylor announces that the new 2019 Kansas County-Level Cash Rents for Non-Irrigated Cropland report has just been released by K-State...it identifies the average cash lease rate for dryland crop ground county-by-county, as a baseline from which farmers and their landlords can negotiate leasing arrangements for this next cropping season.

February 7, 2019
2019 Kansas County-Level Cash Rents for Non-Irrigated Cropland January 31, 2019
Commodity Titles in the 2018 Farm Bill

K-State agricultural economists Robin Reid and Mykel Taylor discuss the commodity title changes in the 2018 Farm Bill which awaits final approval, focusing mostly on the "safety net" provisions in the form of the ARC and PLC payments...they highlight the new payment program flexibility that is now built in, and the important changes in how the actual payments are determined.

December 18, 2018
Farmland Value and Rental Rate Trends

Mykel Taylor shares her latest observations on farmland value and rental rate trends in Kansas, and where those might be headed in 2019...she also comments on making USDA commodity program decisions in anticipation of the new farm bill being finalized soon.

November 21, 2018