Policy By Kate FullerJanuary 8, 2021Montana vs. Midwest Crop InsuranceLast month,the University of Illinois farmdoc team posted about crop insurance coverage selection in relation…
Crops By Kate FullerJuly 24, 20202020 Montana Crop Acreage Trends2020 has already been a pretty bizarre year, for a number of reasons. With crop…
Livestock By Kate FullerJune 8, 2020The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in MontanaOver the next week, Montana Farm Service Agency is running two webinars covering the details…
Crops By Anton BekkermanJune 3, 2020Forecasting Portland Soft White Wheat PricesThe following is a summary of an undergraduate research project conducted by Jamie Douglas, an…
Crops By Anton BekkermanJanuary 29, 2020Montana Wheat and Barley Planted Varieties: A Visual Overview for 2019Wheat and barley are two of the most economically important crops produced in Montana. Buyers…
Crops By Anton BekkermanSeptember 28, 2019The 2019 wheat market looks a lot like it did in 2016Back in August 2016, I wrote a post that started off as, “Despite the one…
Policy By Eric BelascoAugust 1, 2019What’s in the 2019 Market Facilitation Program?The USDA recently provide additional details on the second iteration of the Market Facilitation Program…
Crops By Kate FullerMay 29, 2019Montana and the 2018 farm billWell, it’s farm bill time again. While legislation was passed late last year, many of…
Crops By Anton BekkermanApril 9, 2019To Pea or Not to Pea? That Is the 2019 Planting QuestionIf Hamlet had been a farmer in 2019, perhaps he would also struggle with making…
Crops By Anton BekkermanApril 1, 2019Pulse Crop Prices Dropped by 30-50%. Are Pulses Being Replaced by Wheat in Montana ?The 2018/19 marketing year has been a rough one for U.S. pulse crop producers. Relative…