McLean County Farm Bureau

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• Conventional and Organic Enterprise Net Returns
  This article compares crop yields, gross revenue, total expense, and net returns for conventional and organic corn and soybeans. Consistent with previous work, organic corn and soybean enterprises had lower crop yields, higher crop prices and gross revenue, higher total expenses, and higher net returns. However, there was a much wider difference in enterprise net […]
• Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Final RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Imports for 2026-2027
  The purpose of this article is to translate the required pace of D4 RIN generation into physical volumes of domestic production and imports needed to meet the final 2026 and 2027 RVOs under the RFS. On the domestic side, meeting the final RVOs requires FAME biodiesel to run essentially at its highest sustained pace on […]
• Impacts of Consolidation in Ag Inputs: Evidence from a Farmer Survey
  Farmers were surveyed in the fall of 2024 on their concerns of consolidation within the fertilizer, crop protection, seed, and machinery sectors. Results suggest that farmers are concerned that consolidation at the manufacturing and retail levels will lead to higher input prices and reduce the customer service received. Concerns didn’t vary significantly across the different […]