November 16, 2009 Updates

AgDM Newsletter (pdf)

• Late harvest and crop insurance coverage
• Proving harvest yields advised
• Hazards of basing an estate plan on successive life estates
• Improvements to ag decision maker
• Farm financial assistance available through the farm financial planning program

AgDM New and Updated Files

• Crops -- Cost and Returns:
• Hail Damage Can Affect Crop Insurance Yields -- A1-49
• Crops -- Markets:
• Cost Terms -- A2-06
• Cost of Storing Grain -- A2-33
• Crops -- Machinery:
• Estimating Farm Machinery Costs -- A3-29
• Combine Ownership or Custom Hire -- A3-33
• Livestock -- Cost and Returns:
• Optimal Marketing Dates for Feedlot Enterprise Profitability -- B1-70
• New Business Development -- Starting a Business:
• Writing a Business Plan -- C5-68
• Create Your Own Business Plan -- C5-69
• New Business Development -- Marketing Products:
• Steps for Using Trade Shows - C5-141

November 1, 2009 Updates

AgDM New and Updated Files

• Crops -- Cost and Returns:
• Projected ACRE Payment Rates for Iowa Crops -- A1-33
• Projected ACRE Payment Rates for Iowa Crops -- Decision Tool (xls)
• SURE Payment Calculator (Supplemental Revenue Assistance) -- Decision Tool (xls)
• ACRE Payment Estimator (Average Crop Revenue Election) -- Decision Tool (xls)
• Livestock -- Outlook and Prices:
• Deductible Livestock Costs for Adjusting 2009 Income Tax Returns -- B1-15
• New Business Development -- Starting a Business:
• Considerations When Selecting a Consultant -- C5-60
• When to Do and How to Use a Feasibility Study -- C5-64
• Feasibility Study Outline -- C5-66
• New Business Development -- Operating a Business:
• Business Strategy and the Board of Directors – C5-74
• Governance Issues Unique to Start-up Businesses – C5-75
• Board of Director Educational Needs – C5-76

Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)

• Livestock: Red Meat Demand Update
• Crops: Has It Stopped Raining Yet?
• Economy: Alternative Measures of Iowa's Unemployment Rate
• Dairy: September Production Down 0.7%, Cow Numbers Down Too

AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter (pdf)

• Risk Management Issues and Challenges in Ethanol Production
• Trends in U.S. Energy Use and Supplies
• Perspectives on Indirect Land Use
• Prices, Profitability and Supply Demand

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