Robin Reid

Farm Management, Production Economics

Extension Associate
Kansas State University

Robin Reid is an Extension Farm Economist with the Agricultural Economics Department at Kansas State University. Robin works on a variety of economic topics including farm financial management, Women in Ag. programming, Farm Bill, and much more. Robin also helps manage the AgManager.info website and works with Extension Agents across the state to put on extension programs. Robin grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and earned a B.S. in Agricultural Business from UW-River Falls.  She also holds a M.S. in Agricultural Economics from K-State.

 

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Documents & Presentations by Robin Reid
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Calculating ARC and PLC Payment Yields

K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid talks about the opportunity for crop producers to update their USDA commodity program payment yields as they enroll in either the ARC or PLC programs in the months ahead. She has put together a new spreadsheet that producers can use to calculate their new program yields.

September 20, 2019
Payment Yield Update

This publication and Excel calculator allows a producer to see what their updated PLC payment yield will be.

September 18, 2019
2018 Farm Bill ARC-CO Irrigation Designations for Kansas

This 2018 Farm Bill publication explains how irrigation designations for the ARC-CO program were determined and lists all counties in Kansas and what designations they have.

August 22, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions: Crop Provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill August 21, 2019
Upcoming Farm Bill Meetings

K-State agricultural economists Robin Reid and Mykel Taylor talk about the series of 2018 Farm Bill meetings that K-State will host for producers over the next two weeks at 10 sites around Kansas...at those meetings, producers will learn about a tool that will help them make the most beneficial decision on ARC and PLC program participation.

August 20, 2019
1. 2018 Farm Bill - Making the ARC/PLC Decision August 1, 2019
Benchmarking Farm Financial Status

K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid talks about an on-line analytical tool that agricultural producers can use to assess their financial status via benchmarking...comparing their operations to those of their peers in their region of the state:  that tool has just been updated with the latest economic information from the Kansas Farm Management Association.

July 31, 2019
Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Webinar Recording and Slides

Robin Reid presents changes to the dairy margin program, a look at the already-known payments, and shows a tool to help producers make an enrollment decision.

July 30, 2019
Market Facilitation Program Payment

K-State agricultural economist Robin Reid talks about the just-released county rates for the next round of USDA Market Facilitation Program payments:  she goes over the rate trends in Kansas and what she believes influenced those the most, and she reviews the payment application procedure.

July 26, 2019
Cash Flow Plans

Robin Reid talks about developing a cash flow plan for the farm or ranch for this year...she says it is essential for producers to routinely stay on top of that cash flow as profit margins remain thin, and she talks about making adjustments accordingly

February 15, 2019