The Yield Trap: It’s Time to Rethink Your ROI Strategy
Many farmers are operating on razor-thin margins, and it’s easy to fall into the “yield trap”: the belief that higher yields always lead to higher profits. But PCM data tells a different story.
Many farmers are operating on razor-thin margins, and it’s easy to fall into the “yield trap”: the belief that higher yields always lead to higher profits. But PCM data tells a different story.
In times of low commodity prices and decreasing profitability, it’s more important than ever to focus on cost-effective strategies that keep your farm in operation. Here are some practical approaches to consider as you plan for the 2025 crop year.
In this webinar, we summarize financial and environmental outcomes for the lower-productivity soils of Illinois for the three different practice standards: tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen management.
This webinar reviews data from the latest PCM data publication as well as the goals and offerings of PCM.
This guidebook titled Managing Risks with Cover Crops aims to help farmers understand how to use cover crops without sacrificing profitability.
Protect and nourish your topsoil with cover crops using these methods for success.
Introduction to the concept of carbon markets, how they work, and the potential benefits they hold for your farm.
MRTN has predicted the most profitable nitrogen rate range for years. Learn more about what the MRTN is, how it is calculated, and tools for implementing the most profitable rates on your farm.
In this webinar, farm conservation experts will cover everything you need to know about capitalizing conservation opportunities on your farm.
Dr. Gary Schnitkey summarizes anhydrous ammonia application profitability data based on farms enrolled in PCM.