Ag Decision Maker (AgDM)
An agricultural economics and
business web site.
New Information
October Updates
Newsletters
Ag Decision Maker Newsletter (pdf)
- Global warming - impact of climate change on global agriculture -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
- Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) -- William Edwards
- Agricultural outlook & management seminar series -- Ann M. Johanns
Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)
- Livestock: Swine Industry Scales Back, Breeding Herd Down 3%
- Grain: Fall Crop Outlook
- Energy: What is a Recession and is Iowa in One?
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) -- A1-45
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Replacement Strategies for Farm Machinery -- A3-30
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Lease Supplement for Obtaining Improvements on a Rented Farm -- C2-07
- Lease Supplement for Obtaining Conservation Practices & Controlling Soil Loss -- C2-08
- Whole Farm -- Weights and Measurements:
- Energy Measurements and Conversions -- C6-86
- Liquid Fuel Measurements and Conversions -- C6-87
- Biomass Measurements and Conversions -- C6-88
- Natural Gas and Coal Measure -- C6-89
- New Business Development -- Starting a Business:
September Updates
Newsletters
Ag Decision Maker Newsletter (pdf)
- Who profits from the corn ethanol boom? -- Don Hofstrand
- Payment limitations in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) -- Neil E. Harl
- Ag Decision Maker Teaching Activities: An educational tool for classroom instruction -- Ann M. Johanns
Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)
Livestock: Understanding Meat Exports
Grain: Entering the Home Strech: Quick Crop Outlook
Dairy: Milk Production up 1.7%, Cheese Inventory Grows
Energy: A Brief Look at Iowa's Exposure to High Energy Prices
New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) -- A1-45
- Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Deductible Livestock Costs for Adjusting 2008 Income Tax Returns -- B1-15
- Monthly Returns from Cattle Feeding -- B1-35
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Iowa Farmland Rental Rates 1994-2008 -- C2-09
- Survey of Iowa Leasing Practices -- C2-15
- Flexible Cash Rent Lease Examples --C2-22
Comment from a User: "We use it to prepare cash-flows to determine if projected amounts are realistic, especially for expansions and new enterprises where historic data is limiting."
