UW Extension State Specialist: Cropping Systems Economics
My Extension outreach program is focused broadly on crop economics for all Wisconsin farmers, including both commodity crops and specialty crops, from small diversified organic vegetable growers to large-scale commercial farms. Topics include agricultural policy, crop insurance, sustainability, precision agriculture, and pest and resistance management. I annually organize and host numerous outreach programs. I’ve been given multiple outreach awards, usually as parts of teams.
Resources for Making ARC and PLC Decisions for 2025 (Jan 2025)
Wisconsin Custom Rates Page
Balancing Sustainably and Innovation in Wisconsin Agriculture (Nov 2023)
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Recent Work
In The News
- Spectrum 1 News, Jeff Dahdah, “Coronavirus outbreak hurts agriculture markets” (March, 2020)
Commodity Programs and the Farm Bill
- Farm Bill Choices: What Should Wisconsin Crop Farmers Do? (Fact Sheet Jan 2015)
- Farm Bill Choices: What Should Crop Farmers Do? PLC or ARC (Nov 2014)
- Updating Base Acres and Payment Yields (Fact Sheet August 2014)
- Insuring Forage Crops for SURE (Sept 2010)
- Don’t Forget About SURE (Sept 2010)
- Thinking about ACRE for 2009 (July 2009)
- Overview of ACRE for 2009 (July 2009)
- USDA-FSA ACRE Calculator Spreadsheet: Wisconsin Template (July 2009)
- Farm Bill: Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program (June 2008)
- Farm Bill: Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (June 2008)
- Farm Bill: What it Means for Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers (Badger Common’Tater Aug 2008)
- Farm Bill Update: Status of Wisconsin Agriculture (Jan 2008)
PowerPoint Presentations
- Risk Management and the 2014 Farm Bill (March 2014)
- Crop Insurance and the 2013(?) Farm Bill (Oct 2013)
- What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Farm Bill (Aug 2013)
- Wisconsin Ag Policy Update for 2013 (Feb 2013)
- Farm Bill Update: What Can Wisconsin Expect? (Sep 2012)
- Integrating ACRE, SURE and Crop Insurance (Jan 2010)
- Understanding Farm Programs: Crop Insurance, ACRE and SURE (Jan 2009)
- ACRE, SURE, and the New Farm Bill Crop Insurance Requirements (Sep 2008)
- The Farm Bill: Current Status and New Revenue Support Programs (Jan 2008)
- Economic Analysis of Supplemental Deductible Coverage (Oct 2007)
Crop Insurance
Bulletins
- Can I Use Corn or Soybeans as a Cover Crop on Prevented Plant Acres? (June 2019)
- Late and Prevented Planting and Replant Provisions: 2019 Update (May 2019)
- Crop Insurance: Late and Prevented Planting and Replant (May 2019)
- Crop Insurance: Late and Prevented Planting and Replant (May 2017)
- Wet Wisconsin: Moldy Corn and Crop Insurance (Sept 2016)
- Cover Crops and Crop Insurance 2016 (May 2016)
- Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) for Winter Wheat (Fact Sheet Aug 2014)
- Prevented Planting Options (June 2013)
- Late and Prevented Planting Crop Insurance Coverage (May 2013)
- Cover Crops for Forage: Crop Insurance Rules Change (Jan 2013)
- Drought 2012: Moldy Corn and Crop Insurance (Sep 2012)
- Drought 2012: Crop Insurance Rule Changes for Emergency Forage (Aug 2012)
- Drought 2012: Emergency Forage and Crop Insurance (Aug 2012)
- Drought 2012: Forward Contracts and Crop Insurance (July 2012)
- Drought and Crop Insurance: Patience Please (July 2012)
- Crop Insurance Implications of Planting Crops Early (March 2012)
- Insuring Grapes with a NAP Policy in Wisconsin (March 2012)
- Hints for Using Crop Insurance in 2012 (Feb 2012)
- Pasture Rangeland and Forage (PRF) Crop Insurance (Sep 2011)
- Hints for Using Crop Insurance in 2011 (Feb 2011)
- Cover Crops and Crop Insurance (Sept 2010)
- Insuring Forage Crops for SURE (Sept 2010)
- Hints for Using Crop Insurance in 2009 (Dec 2008)
- Practical Recommendations for Filing Late & Prevented Planting or Replant Claims (June 2008)
- Hints for Using Crop Insurance in 2008 (Jan 2008)
- Is GRP a Good Deal for My Corn? (Jan 2008)
- Tables of Expected Net Returns to GRP in 2008 (Excel Spreadsheet Jan 2008)
- Crop Insurance, Flooding, and Drought: Alternative Uses of Insured Crops (Aug 2007)
- Frost Damage and Crop Insurance Replant Provisions (May 2007)
- Late and Prevented Planting and Replant Provisions (June 2008)
- Drought and Alternative Uses of Insured Crops: Can I Chop My Insured Corn? (July 2005)
- Livestock Risk Protection (Nov 2004)
- Soybean Rust and Crop Insurance (2005)
- Soybean Rust Management Activities Documentation Template (2005)
- Overview of Federal Crop Insurance in Wisconsin (Nov 2005)
PowerPoint Presentations
- Crop Insurance Options for Wisconsin Grape Growers (Jan 2013)
- Wisconsin Crop Insurance Update for 2013 (Jan 2013)
- Cover Crops for Forage: Crop Insurance Rules Change (Jan 2013)
- Update on Federal Crop Insurance Now and in the Future (Oct 2012)
- ACRE, SURE and Crop Insurance Update (Jan 2011)
- Insuring Forage for SURE Eligibility and Cover Crops: Iowa and Wisconsin (Nov 2010)
- Integrating ACRE, SURE and Crop Insurance (Jan 2010)
- How Should Extension Economists Talk about Crop Insurance with Farmers? (May 2009)
- Understanding Farm Programs: Crop Insurance, ACRE and SURE (Jan 2009)
- Managing Risk in the Produce Market: Where Crop Insurance Fits (Mar 2008)
- Crop Insurance Overview and Hints (Feb 2008)
- Crop Insurance Update for ANRE Team Grains Teleconference (Nov 2007)
- Crop Insurance and Processing Vegetables (Mar 2007)
- Crop Insurance: Expanded Hints and APH Analysis in Juneau and Adams Counties (Jan 2007)
- Crop Insurance: Helpful Hints and GRP Analysis in Juneau, Adams, and Marquette Counties (Aug 2006)
- Value of AGR-Lite for Wisconsin Growers (Feb 2007)
- Federal Crop Insurance in Wisconsin (Nov 2005)
- Livestock Risk Protection (Feb 2005)
Wisconsin Crop Budgets
2025 Processing Vegetable Budgets (Snap Beans, Sweet Corn, Green Peas, Dry Beans)