With margins tight, input costs and price negotiation are top of mind. Purdue University’s Mike Boehlje and Michael Langemeier say this strategy isn’t uncommon. But if you’re only focusing on price, ...

This is the fifth year Farm Journal is conducting research to specifically ask how farmers are buying the necessary inputs for their farm. This is the only study in the industry of its kind as it ...

Nebraska farmers use strategic budgeting and cost analysis to combat rising fertilizer prices and tightening profit margins.

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

There are many types of input costs. The total cost input base incorporates all business input costs, including variable, fixed, direct and indirect costs. Each cost has its own relevance as to how it ...

Factor-input demand should be affected when a producer considers environmental risks in the decision-making process; this is a straight-forward application of the LeChatelier Principle. The two-fold ...

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Constraints on the U.S. defense industrial base and concerns about limited manufacturing capacity have been ascribed to a production approach described as “just-in-time.” Just-in-time production has ...

MANILA, Philippines — Poultry farmers are once again placed at a critical juncture as they scramble for delayed production inputs amid local shortage, further exacerbated by global trade uncertainties ...

Organics-powered: Iba farmer and PPP coordinator Rodrigo Gabriel stands by the efficacy of organic products for natural farming. (BCV Farms) IBA, Zambales — With mechanization and use of certified ...