Alejandro Plastina

Director, Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF), Mizzou; Senior Fellow, National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy. RT ≠ endorsement.

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Spring 2026 Farm Income Outlook for Missouri
📉 A trend of tighter margins continues. Net farm income is projected to fall 6% in 2026
🐔 Livestock receipts projected down 11% ($0.95B).
🌽Crop receipts projected down 2% ($0.1B).
Read more at https://t.co/RfksZIO9ZL

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Policy Brief: Strategic Policy Alternatives to Support Conservation Practices

➡️3 scenarios for EQIP policy design and simulated results on their adoption when farmers can also stack payments from voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs).

Read it at https://t.co/E3espNiNLJ

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RaFF's Fall 2025 Farm Income Outlooks for Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Arkansas are now available.

Net farm income projections for 2025:
IA: 76% ⬆️
KS: 88% ⬆️
NE: 42% ⬆️
AR: ⬇️ 8%

More details in the full reports. Full data tables also available: https://t.co/lNswSirP8z

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Are you ready to become a recognized expert in applied ag econ and policy analysis? Join us as a Sr Applied Research Economist!

See the full job description and apply through University HR: https://t.co/OPsepWKGts

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See farm income projections for the Show-Me state in RaFF's Fall 2025 Farm Income Outlook for Missouri. Coming up next: reports for Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas.

View the full report here: https://t.co/lNswSirP8z

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Projected 2025 and 2026 ARC-CO and PLC Payments for Wheat

Projections of extra ARC-CO and PLC payments on #wheat base acres for crop years '25 and '26 per the #OBBBA.

Coming up next: policy briefs for #corn and #soybeans.

Read it here: https://t.co/5Je9cORRhC

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Available now: Leading Indicators of Farm Financial Stress: Fall 2025

In this installment of the quarterly series, we summarize individual input from our expert panelists on the leading indicators of farm financial health.

Read it here: https://t.co/5Je9cORRhC

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Picturing Farm Financial Conditions Through the Lens of At-Risk Loans

A relatively high and increasing proportion may suggest increasing financial stress and a possible motivation for policy intervention.

Check out the findings: https://t.co/5Je9cOSp7a

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Available now: Incentives for Cover Crops and Perennial Grasses through RNG Production

Biomass-based Renewable Natural Gas production provides an opportunity for farmers to generate additional revenue...

Read more here: https://t.co/5Je9cORRhC

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Probability of Kansas Loan Default
See inside:
📉 Overall, a down trend in default risk
🐄 Variance in probability for two farm types
📊 Probability of default estimates by quartile and farm characteristic
Find the full article here: https://t.co/5Je9cORRhC

[Alejandro Plastina @a_plastina]

Check out these early estimates of extra ARC/PLC payments for #corn and #soybeans from #OBBBA and their geographical distribution!

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Extra ARC-CO and PLC Payments for CY 2025 from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act #OBBBA

Potential💲big increases 💲compared to the 18 Farm Bill

Inside:
· Side-by-side comparisons for #corn and #soybeans
· US county maps
· Winningest states

https://t.co/5Je9cOSp7a

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The #OBBBA adds program acres to the farm safety net. See how additional base acres could be distributed across the nation and covered commodities depending on the definitions adopted by FSA in this new report by @RaFFfinance.

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Projected additional base acres for ARC and PLC
#OBBBA allows up to 30 million more base acres in ARC and PLC. We present two scenarios with detail for #corn #soybeans #wheat by state, with county-level maps.
Full article at https://t.co/5Je9cORRhC

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Projected additional base acres for ARC and PLC
#OBBBA allows up to 30 million more base acres in ARC and PLC. We present two scenarios with detail for #corn #soybeans #wheat by state, with county-level maps.
Full article at https://t.co/5Je9cORRhC

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Available now: Update on federal payments for wheat, barley and oats by U.S. county for crop year 2024.

Read the full report at https://t.co/eqjDPwytOR

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RaFF, in collaboration with Kansas State University, launches a quarterly series tracking 14 leading indicators of farm financial conditions.
The data point to moderate financial health risk in the farm sector.

🔗https://t.co/wnzoSoqSt9

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In Case You Missed It: All 10 State Farm Income Outlooks Are Live!

RaFF’s Spring 2025 reports show net farm income is projected to rise in all 10 states.

Key drivers: historic gov’t payments, shifting input costs, and market trends.

📊 Read more: https://t.co/lNswSirhj1

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See the Farm Earnings Explorer in Action!

Kyra Palange, RaFF Senior Research Associate, walks through it using information from the Spring 2025 Missouri Farm Income Outlook as an example.

See the video: https://t.co/eVb9G1Dplw

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Join our team!

We’re growing quickly and looking for individuals interested in providing tools that impact rural financial decisions.

Search for job ID 56130 at https://t.co/UnEqN6Jsr5

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

Big changes are coming to milk pricing!

RaFF’s latest policy brief outlines six amendments to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO's).

Read the full report here: https://t.co/DDoriQRbXL

[Alejandro Plastina @a_plastina]

Excited to announce a collaborative effort with Jennifer Ifft, Joe Parcell, and Alice Roach! Led by RaFF, this initiative will track the financial health of the US #farm sector.

[Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) @RaFFfinance]

RaFF, in collaboration with Kansas State University, launches a quarterly series tracking 14 leading indicators of farm financial conditions.
The data point to moderate financial health risk in the farm sector.

🔗https://t.co/wnzoSoqSt9