This paper is a 2014 agricultural outlook covering multiple agricultural commodities and issues.

Michigan has had unusually wet planting conditions in 2011, leading to substantial acreage that has not been planted at this late date. Farmers who purchased crop insurance have many options available to them. This paper addresses the major crop insurance decisions that farmers will face during...

Corn, soybean and wheat producers are facing serious financial challenges. And it is even worse for livestock producers, most of who are also crop producers and are therefore eligible for ACRE. Crops are behind in maturity, some areas of the state need rain, product prices have fallen...

This study seeks to understand whether beef operators who specialize in cow-calf production exhibit different motives for alliance participation and different levels of satisfaction with these vertical marketing arrangements than their counterparts in cow-calf production who also operate...