farmdoc Webinars
September 10, 2019: Is farmdoc the Future of Agricultural Extension?
- Noon, September 10th, 2019
- Scott Irwin
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Agricultural Extension has been buffeted by a variety of forces in the last several decades, including the move towards larger farms and more diverse smaller farms, budget cuts, changing policies, and a revolution in digital technology. The farmdoc project has been at the forefront of adopting the new digital technologies the last 20 years. The first part of the webinar will tell the story of the development of farmdoc and then discuss whether farmdoc is the future of agricultural Extension programs. This will be followed by Q&A with a panel of farmdoc faculty. Webinar attendees will be able to ask questions of the panel.
Watch Webinar Video ARC/PLC, 2019 Grain Farm Income, and 2020 Cash Rent Update
- Recorded 8:00 AM, August 30, 2019
- Jonathan Coppess, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Farmers soon begin be able to make the commodity program choice between Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). Details and tools for the ARC/PLC decision will presented in this webinar.
Farm incomes for are coming into clearer focus. Those 2019 incomes and 2020 projections will impact 2020 cash rents. Outlook for 2019 incomes and 2020 cash rents will be presented during this webinar.
Watch Webinar Video ‘Updated Supply/Demand/Price Prospects for Corn and Soybeans’
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- Recorded August 13, 2019
- Presented by Todd Hubbs, PhD. and Scott Irwin, PhD.
Department of Agricultural and Consume Economics
The webinar will review the USDA’s U.S. corn and soybean yield and production forecasts released on August 12. The production forecasts will be combined with projections of marketing year consumption in order to project the magnitude of year-ending stocks. The implications for marketing year average prices as well as the likely pattern of prices during the 2019-20 marketing year will be discussed.
Webinar Video ‘Food and Agriculture in the 21st Century’
- Recorded April 17, 2019
- Presented by Robert A. Easter, PhD., President Emeritus University of Illinois
Most predictions suggest that the population of the earth will likely increase by about 2 billion people by 2050 and prompts the question, “Will there be enough food?” This typically leads to a discussion of the need to grow more plant-based foods. Although clearly necessary that in itself will be insufficient if current trends continue. A significant portion of the increase is driven by increasing global demand for animal protein and the need grow animal feed stuffs. Missing is discussion of the opportunity to increase efficiency of animal production. Also relevant is the need to reduce the portion of foodstuffs (plant, animal and marine) that are lost due to inadequate process and storage technologies. And, finally, it is critical to maintain the capacity of existing natural resources (soil and water in particular) to support high-yield crop production. The webinar will provide one-person’s perspective on these issues.