In recent years attendees at Purdue Agriculture alumni, donor, and faculty and staff events have been asked to submit the ...

For Brody Cox, preparing for the Indiana State Fair began long before he entered the show ring. His family started looking at ...

Ken Foster, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director, Purdue Farm Policy Study Group; Bernhard Dalheimer, Assistant Professor of Macroeconomics and Trade The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

-The March 2026 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, released April 10 th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows the all items CPI rising 0.9 percent for the month on a seasonally adjusted basis, and ...

As we head into 2026, food prices in the United States have stabilized compared to a few years ago, but uncertainty and the cumulative effects of past inflation persist. While inflation has moderated ...

Extension Brief #2026-6 (Foster, Dalheimer, and Keeney, 2026) identified an intensifying El Niño as a key wildcard for 2026–27 commodity markets, while noting that forecast uncertainty remained ...

Ken Foster, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director, Purdue Farm Policy Study Group; Bernhard Dalheimer, Assistant Professor of Macroeconomics and Trade The April CPI release is the most ...

The United States allows a set volume of beef into the country each year from various trading partners at a very low tariff. Once applicable quotas are filled, additional imports generally face a 26.4 ...

Farmland is more than a production input; it is the largest asset in the agricultural sector. Farm real estate accounts for 83% of total U.S. farm assets and is valued at more than $3.5 trillion (USDA ...

Farmer sentiment improved for the second month in a row, with the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index increasing from 126 points in July to 135 points in August (see Figure 1) ...

Amelia Ahles, a new assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, brings expertise in human behavior and decision-making within food and agricultural systems. Ahles earned her ...

Statewide farmland prices were fairly stable in 2026 with slight rises and falls across quality grades, according to the latest Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rents Survey. The average price of top ...