Ag Decision Maker (AgDM)
An agricultural economics and
business web site.
New Information
July 2009 Updates
AgDM Newsletter (pdf)
- Default yields available for ACRE program
- Tracking biodiesel profitability
- Side-stepping SE tax on a trade?
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Cost and Returns:
- Corn and Soybean Loan Rates -- A1-34
- Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) -- A1-44
- Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) -- A1-45
- Livestock -- Markets:
- Lean Hog Basis -- B2-41
- Live Cattle Basis -- B2-42
- Feeder Cattle Basis -- B2-43
- Whole Farm --Leasing:
- Computing a Pasture Rental Rate -- C2-23
- Computing a Grain Storage Rental Rate -- C2-24
- Computing a Livestock Building Cash Rental Rate -- C2-26
- Creating a Flexible Swine Building Rental Agreement -- C2-27
- Fixed Bushel Rent -- C2-32
- New Business Development --Starting a Business:
- Introduction to Grant Writing -- C5-06
Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)
- Livestock: June Hog and Pig Report Summary: Swine Industry Continues to Retract
- Crops: Stocks, Acreage and Surprises
- Dairy: June Dairy Month Not So Hot, May Production Up 0.2%
- Economy: Economic Growth, Household Wealth and Consumption
AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter
- Efficiency and Environmental Improvements of Corn Ethanol Production
- Wild Cards for the Ethanol Industry
- Socioeconomic Impacts of Developing Wind Energy
- The Relationship of Ethanol, Gasoline and Oil Prices
- Prices, Profitability and Supply/Demand
June 2009 Updates
AgDM Newsletter (pdf)
- Cash rental rates up again, but slowing down
- Farm bill and leasing meetings information
- Switching to organic pork production has potential advantages and drawbacks
- Economic state of the ag sector
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Outlook and Prices:
- Change in Corn Prices by Two Week Period -- A2-17
- Change in Soybean Prices by Two Week Period -- A2-18
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Joint Machinery Ownership -- A3-34
- Livestock -- Markets:
- Livestock -- Outlook and Prices:
- Change in Hog Prices by Two Week Period -- B2-15
- Change in Cattle Prices by Two Week Period -- B2-20
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Whole Farm -- Other:
Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)
- Livestock: Summer Season Outlook
- Crops: Planting Delays and Higher Prices
- Economy: Current Indicators for the US and Iowa Manufacturing Sector
AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter
- Biofuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions on a Collision Course
- Tracking the Profitability of Biodiesel Production
- Biodiesel Economics - Costs, Tax Credits and Co-product
- Reinventing Agriculture for Environmental Enhancement
- The Plight of Ethanol Plants
- Prices, Profitability and Supply/Demand
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