Farm management & profitability
Production costs, enterprise budgets, input purchasing, and the tradeoffs that shape farm business performance.
Independent perspective. Practical analysis.
Better decisions.
A stronger
farm business.
Farm management and agricultural finance expertise to help you understand the numbers, weigh the risks, and plan what comes next.
Dr. Gregg Ibendahl • Agricultural economist
ROOTED IN AGRICULTUREFocused on the decisions ahead.
A practical perspective for
Producers / Agricultural lenders / Agribusinesses / Professional advisers
01 / Areas of expertise
From economic questions
to farm-level decisions.
Start with the decision you need to make. We can discuss the analysis, information, and perspective that would help.
Agricultural finance
Cash flow, financial performance, investment decisions, and the implications of changing economic conditions.
Land, leasing & risk
Cash rental rates, yield uncertainty, and scenario analysis to put agricultural decisions in context.
Research & economic communication
Focused analysis and clear explanations for organizations working with agricultural businesses.
02 / Selected writing
The analysis behind
the perspective.
INPUT COSTS
The Cheapest Month to Buy Nitrogen
Seasonal purchasing patterns, average prices, and the uncertainty behind the timing decision.
Read on Substack ↗LAND & LEASING
2027 Kansas County-Level Cash Rental Rates
A county-level look at non-irrigated cropland rental rates in Kansas.
Read on Substack ↗ENERGY & FARM ECONOMICS
Diesel Price Premium
What the difference between diesel and gasoline prices means for farm production costs.
Read on Substack ↗03 / Watch & explore
Little Pond Farm
Another way to connect
with my work.
Little Pond Farm is home to my video channel. Explore it alongside my written analysis for another perspective on agriculture and the decisions facing farm businesses.
Visit Little Pond Farm on YouTube ↗04 / Meet Gregg
Gregg Ibendahl, Ph.D.
Agricultural economist · Educator · App developer
Rooted in farming.
Driven by questions.
I’m Dr. Gregg Ibendahl, a farm management and agricultural finance specialist and an associate professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University.
I grew up working on my family’s grain and beef farm in southern Illinois. That experience continues to shape the questions I ask: What makes a farm profitable? How should a business weigh an investment? What can the numbers tell us about the next decision?
My career spans Extension, research, and teaching at the University of Kentucky, Mississippi State University, and K-State. My work includes farm financial analysis, crop budgets, land rental rates, machinery costs, input prices, and crop yield projections.
I earned my Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Illinois, an MBA at Northern Illinois University, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural mechanization at Southern Illinois University. A computer science minor helped lay the foundation for my interest in building useful analytical tools.
Today, I share analysis through Agricultural Economics on Substack and Little Pond Farm on YouTube, and welcome consulting conversations with producers, lenders, agribusinesses, and professional advisers.
05 / Apps & other interests
Useful tools.
New connections.
AGRICULTURE · iPHONE
US Crop Yields
Explore historical USDA corn and soybean yields, from national trends to county-level data. Browse tables and graphs with an offline reference built for use wherever you work.
View US Crop Yields on the App Store ↗BIBLE STUDY · iPHONE & iPAD
BibleGraph
Explore connections among Bible passages through an interactive visual graph, with cross-references and tools for studying original-language words, people, and places.
View BibleGraph on the App Store ↗Beyond agriculture
My interests also include the wider economy, technology, and biblical study. Alongside my agricultural work, I’m interested in exploring these subjects through writing and the tools I build.
Let’s start a conversation
What decision are
you working through?
Tell me a little about your organization, your question, and your timeline.
Email Gregg ↗[email protected]