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December 1, 2008
KFMA Newsletters
general
economy and capital markets in the United
States and … fluctuations in prices and recent
crop insurance and farm bill changes … include the following: recent crop
insurance changes, 2008 …
April 1, 2015
Land Buying and Valuing
the average for each of the Crop Reporting Districts
(CRD … land sold through typical market channels and does not include … sale from being considered a market-based transaction.
Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics (Publication: AM‐MRT‐2015.2) …
April 1, 2015
Land Buying and Valuing
the average for each of the Crop Reporting Districts
(CRD … land sold through typical market channels and does not include … sale from being considered a market-based transaction.
Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics (Publication: AM‐MRT‐2015.2) …
June 22, 2017
Commodity Program Papers, KFMA Research
1
Farm Bill Program Enrollment Decisions by Kansas Farmers
Candice Wilson (clwilson@ksu.edu), Mykel Taylor (mtaylor@ksu.edu), and Glynn Tonsor (gtonsor@ksu.edu)
Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics ‐ June 2017
The 2014 Farm Bill required Kansas producers to make a series of enrollment decisions that
were both complicated and based on incomplete information. With this bill, producers were required
to complete a one‐time enrollment in one of three programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage‐County
Coverage (ARC‐CO), Agricultural Risk Coverage‐Individual Coverage (ARC‐IC) and Price Loss Coverage
(PLC), to serve as a safety net for poor crop prices and/or yields over the five‐year life of the legislation.
As agricultural production represents the largest sector of the Kansas economy, valued at over $64
million annually (43% of the total economy), the analysis of predicted and actual enrollment is crucial
in giving insight into producers’ decision‐making processes. The current downturn facing the
agricultural sector coupled with political pressure to reduce federal expenditures only intensifies the
need for an effective and economically sustainable safety net. Due to the nature of the one‐time
enrollment for the five‐year life of the 2014 Farm Bill, it is imperative to understand how producers
made their program selection. Considering the effects of incomplete information on producers’
decisions provides an opportunity to identify challenges associated with program selection under the
2014 Farm Bill and suggest changes for future farm support legislation.
Data used for the analysis of program enrollment were collected from a variety of sources: FSA,
NASS, and Kansas State University were all sources of information used to statistically investigate
factors affecting program enrollment by Kansas farmers. Survey data were obtained from
approximately 1,400 producers across the state of Kansas to help identify specific enrollment
considerations. The surveys were collected before and after K‐State Extension educational efforts at 15
meetings. These meetings were held across the state of Kansas between January and March of 2015
and attended by over 4,000 farmers, landowners, and others.
Highlighted Results
1 …
August 1, 2017
Breakout Sessions
third of total costs per crop acre. In this
session, we … The Western part of the state experience problems first
Adjusted for inflation
How Has Crop Machinery Investment Changed
• … 100
$ 200
$ 300
$ 400
Year
Crop Machinery Investment per …
September 1, 2006
Leasing Papers
and Presentations
gets 100
percent of the crop and government payments … are based on the
idea that crop and other related income … a cash or
share lease, a market cash rent value generally …
June 28, 2018
KFMA Newsletters
While the agriculture sector continues in a period of tight margins and cash flow constraints, the average net farm
income for KFMA member farms increased to $62,944 in 2017. There is much variability from farm to farm within the
data – differences in production (record yields for some, drought for others), differences in financial position and cost
structure, differences in decision making and management of risk. For summary reports of the KFMA data, please visit
www.agmanager.info/KFMA.
As we do each year, six KFMA economists and myself participated in a roundtable discussion of the new reports for the
May 10 edition of the “Agriculture Today” radio program, produced by K‐State Research and Extension. That discussion
is available online at http://agtodayksu.libsyn.com/report‐2017‐kansas‐net‐farm‐income‐agriculture‐today‐may‐10‐
2018. A follow up interview was completed and will air the final week of June. All Agricultural Economic related radio
show recordings are available at http://www.agmanager.info/news#ksrn‐radio‐interviews .
Keeping accurate records, and benchmarking with those records to identify strengths and weaknesses, will help you
focus your management efforts. Your records can help you identify and manage production costs, provide a starting
point for market planning, and give you the opportunity to understand your farm business better than anyone else. Your
investment of time into this process is important as you seek to manage the current environment successfully.
Kevin
Kansas …
October 7, 2014
Commodity Program Papers
to aid farmers with their marketing
and risk management decisions … must
consider whether such marketing strategies are appropriate … and the major changes to crop insurance. FSA personnel …
September 19, 2011
Macro and Global Economic Perspectives
3) Business and financial
markets have improved
1) Recovery … Above zero:
Financial market
stress exceeds the
long … Below zero:
Financial market
stress is below the
long …
September 19, 2011
Swine
3) Business and financial
markets have improved
1) Recovery … Above zero:
Financial market
stress exceeds the
long … Below zero:
Financial market
stress is below the
long …