Agricultural producers, landowners, and agribusinesses face complex management challenges as they grapple with an ever-changing economic environment. The Department of ACE is the national leader in the area in the area of commodity price analysis, and has the nation’s largest concentration of faculty engaged in analysis, research and teaching on grain markets. ACE faculty have made significant and lasting contributions to scholarship and public policy on topics related to market price behavior, risk management, crop insurance, farm management, land valuation, and financial markets.

Programs

farmdoc

Farmdoc is the premier online source of economic analysis and market information for commercial producers in the U.S. Corn Belt

TIAA Center for Farmland Research

The TIAA Center for Farmland Research will enhance the university’s research and educational initiatives for its students and the agricultural community, including investors, farmers, researchers, and businesses.