Ag Decision Maker Teaching Activities

Teaching Activities	Information Files
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Crop Decisions
Cost and Returns
Corn and Soybean County Yields	A1-14
	A2-11
Using Enterprise Budgets to Make Decisions	A1-19
Iowa Crop Production Cost Budgets	A1-20
Iowa Crop Production Cost Budgets & Custom Rates 1	A1-20
	A3-10
Iowa Crop Production Cost Budgets & Custom Rates 2	A1-20
	A3-10
Grain Drying Costs	A1-20
Corn and Soybean Loan Rate and LDPs	A1-34
	A1-38
Managing Risk with Crop Insurance	A1-48
Multiple Peril Crop Insurance	A1-48
	A1-52
Important Crop Insurance Dates	A1-50
Pricing Forage in the Field	A1-65
Marketing
Grain Marketing Terms	A2-05
	A2-40
Cost of Storing Grain	A2-33
Grain Storage Investment Comparison	A2-35
Condominium Grain Storage	A2-36
Corn Price Basis	A2-40
	A2-41
Grain Price Hedging Basics	A2-60
Using Hedging in a Marketing Program 1	A2-61
Using Hedging in a Marketing Program 2	A2-61
Hedging vs. Forward Cash Contracting 1	A2-62
Hedging vs. Forward Cash Contracting 2	A2-62
Grain Price Options Basics	A2-66
Grain Price Options Basics & Options Tools to Reduce Risk	A2-66
	A2-67
Options Tools to Reduce Price Risk	A2-67
Options Tools to Enhance Price	A2-68
Machinery
Custom Farming: An Alternative to Leasing	A3-15
Fuel Required for Field Operations	A3-27
Machinery Cost Calculations	A3-29
Grain Transportation Costs	A3-29
Joint Machinery Ownership	A3-34
Motor Vehicle Costs	A3-40
Other
Specialty Grain Terms	A3-50
Identity Preserved Crops	A4-53