The best defense against a tight agricultural economy is a sharp pencil. Join Dr. Laura Gentry and Dr. Gary Schnitkey as they dissect the tough financial forecasts for 2025 and 2026, which are being squeezed by elevated costs for inputs and machinery. Dr. Schnitkey offers three key equipment strategies to manage overhead. Drawing on 10 years of PCM data, they demonstrate how moving to no-till or strip-till is not just a conservation choice, but a proven financial advantage that places fields in the top profitability quartile, even before accounting for government incentives.

Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Introduction
1:41 - The Tight Margin Forecast: 2025/2026 Outlook
2:20 - What's Driving the Spike in Input Costs?
4:40 - Equipment Management: Cost-Saving Strategies
6:22 - Decoding PCM Data: Tillage and Farm Economics
8:36 - Conservation's Edge: Top Profitability with Reduced Tillage
9:55 - Using Incentives to Boost Your Conservation ROI
10:30 - Not To Be Corny

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