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September 2008

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

August 2008

Crop disaster payments are now a SURE thing -- William Edwards
Tax provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) -- Neil E. Harl
2009 flexible cash farm leases gain traction -- Steven D. Johnson
ACRE payment calculators -- Bruce A. Babcock
Hart named as new grain marketing economist at Iowa State University

July 2008

Global warming - impacts of global climate change on the Midwest -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
Cash rental rates jump in 2008 -- William Edwards
Higher fuel prices boost custom farming costs -- William Edwards
Crop insurance may help fl ooded and wet corn and soybean acres -- William Edwards
Renewable energy newsletter available -- Don Hofstrand

June 2008

Global warming - more on bio-fuels -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
2008 crop insurance decisions and dates -- Steven D. Johnson
Value-added business success factors -- the role of local infrastructure and support -- Don Senechal and Nancy Hodur

May 2008

Global warming - are bio-fuels good or bad? -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
A panel study of Iowa farm financial conditions: 2000-2007 -- Robert Jolly and Darnell Smith
Congressional research service report to Congress on CRP is incomplete and misleading -- Neil E. Harl

April 2008

Global warming - agriculture’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
Value-added business success factors -- organizational issues -- Don Senechal and Nancy Hodur
New Iowa farm custom rate survey available -- William Edwards

March 2008

Self-employment tax for spouses receiving farm program payments? -- Neil E. Harl
Global warming - impact of greenhouse gases -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
Value-added business success factors -- strategic planning and implementation -- Don Senechal, F. Larry Leistriz, Nancy Hodur

February 2008

What’s new with crop insurance in 2008 -- William Edwards
Global warming - the science -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
Dairy farming success in the bioeconomy -- Robert Tigner

January 2008

Tracking ethanol profitability -- Don Hofstrand
Average value of Iowa farmland tops $3,900 an acre in 2007 survey -- Mike Duffy
Farmer-owned processing business success factors -- Don Senechal, F. Larry Leistritz, Nancy Hodur
What’s new with crop insurance in 2008 -- William Edwards
Overall Women Conference

What's New 2007

What's New 2006

What's New 2005

What's New 2004

What's New 2003

What's New 2002

Information files, decision tools and teaching activities:

September 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:

Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) -- A1-45
Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Payment Calculator -- Decision Tool (xls)

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

August 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:

SURE Payment Calculator (Supplemental Revenue Assistance) - Decision Tool (xls)

Livestock -- Costs and Returns:

Returns from Farrowing and Finishing Hogs -- B1-30
Returns from Finishing Feeder Pigs -- B1-33

Whole Farm -- Leasing:

Iowa Farm Building Rental Rate Survey -- C2-17
Flexible Farm Lease Agreements -- C2-21

Whole Farm -- Financial:
- Twelve Steps to Cash Flow Budgeting -- C3-15
- Your Net Worth Statement -- C3-20
- Your Farm Income Statement -- C3-25
- Farm Financial Statements -- C3-56

July 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:

Estimated Costs of Pasture and Hay Production -- A1-15
Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions -- A1-57
Delayed Planting and Replanting Evaluator -- Decision Tool (xls)

Livestock -- Markets:

Live Cattle Basis -- B2-42

Whole Farm -- Leasing:

Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2008 Survey -- C2-10

New Business Development -- Analysis:

Farmer-owned Processing Business Success Factors - File C5-225

June 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Organic Crop Production Enterprise Budgets -- A1-18
Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Monthly Swine Farrow to Finish Returns -- B1-31
- Monthly Returns from Finishing Feeder Pigs -- B1-34
- Monthly Cattle Feeding Returns -- B1-36
Livestock -- Markets:
- Historic Hog and Lamb Prices -- B2-10
- Historic Cattle Prices -- B2-12
- Lean Hog Basis -- B2-41
- Feeder Cattle Basis -- B2-43
Whole Farm -- Costs and Returns:

Using Financial and Production Records to Make Decisions -- C1-41
Pricing for Profit -- C1-55

Whole Farm -- Leasing:

Farmland Cash Rental Rate Survey (Iowa State University) -- C2-10

May 2008

Crops -- Markets:
- Do You Need a Market Advisory Service? -- A2-70
New Business Development -- Analysis:

Managerial Costs -- C5-209
Opportunity Cost -- C5-210

April 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Historic Corn Yields by County -- A1-12
- Historic Soybean Yields by County -- A1-13
- Corn and Soybean County Yields -- A1-14
Crops -- Machinery:
- Historic Custom Rate Survey -- A3-12
Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Livestock Enterprise Budgets for Iowa -- B1-21
Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Farmland Value Survey (Realtors Land Institute) -- C2-75

March 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Group Risk Plan (GRP) and Group Risk Income Protection (GRIP) -- A1-58
- Crop Insurance Comparison (xls)
- Group Risk Crop Insurance Comparison (xls)
- Managing Risk with Crop Insurance (voiced media)
Crops -- Machinery:
- Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey -- A3-10
- Custom Rates (voiced media)
Whole Farm -- Costs and Returns:

Operating Leverage -- C1-45

Whole Farm -- Other:

Assessing Entrepreneurial Skills -- C6-60
Assessing Strategic Management Skills -- C6-61
Assessing Personnel Management Skills -- C6-62
Assessing Inter-Personal Skills -- C6-63
Assessing Organizational & Planning Skills -- C6-64
Assessing Financial & Risk Management Skills -- C6-65

February 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Estimated Costs for Production, Storage and Transportation of Switchgrass - A1-22
Crops -- Markets:

Cash Corn and Soybean Prices -- A2-11

Crops -- Machinery:

Custom Farming - A Share of the Crop -- A3-13
Grain Harvesting Equipment and Labor in Iowa -- A3-16

Livestock -- Costs and Returns:

Livestock Planning Prices -- B1-10

Whole Farm -- Landvalues:

Historic County Farmland Values -- C2-72

January 2008

Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa - 2008 -- A1-20
- Crop Production Costs Budgets (13 Decision Tools, xls)
- Estimating a Value for Corn Stover -- A1-70
- Corn Stover Pricer -- Decision Tool (xls)
Crops -- Machinery
- Fieldwork Days in Iowa -- A3-25
- Estimating the Number of Field Days Required -- Decision Tool (xls)
- Motor Vehicle Cost -- A3-40
- Motor Vehicle Cost Analyzer -- Decision Tool (xls)
Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Livestock Production – Specializing While Retaining Income Diversification -- B1-76
Whole Farm -- Costs and Returns:
- Suggested Closing Inventory Prices for 2007 Records -- C1-40
Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- 2007 Farmland Value Survey -- C2-70
Renewable Energy:
- Tracking Ethanol Profitability -- D1-10
- Ethanol Production Profitability -- Decision Tool (xls

What's New 2007

What's New 2006

What's New 2005

What's New 2004

What's New 2003

What's New 2002

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