Mid- to- Late January 2012 Hay Price Update
(Posted on 2/2/2012)
These are hay prices paid at auction in the recent past weeks. Much of the price information is obtained from USDA Hay Market News. Personal contacts of local Iowa hay auctions secured price information for these market outlets. Auctions were chosen to reflect prices across Iowa. Other nearby auctions may exist. No endorsement of the listed auctions is intended.

Achieving a More Profitable Operation
(Posted on 2/1/2012)
2012 Crop Fair offers Management Information. It is designedto help local growers deal with the volatility in modern agriculture. Program will be Wednesday, February 15, 11:45 am-2:45 pm at the Orient United Methodist Church. Registration needed by Friday, February 10th to ensure enough food and supplies. RSVP to Adair County Extension at 641-743-8412 or krohrig@iastate.edu. See details here.

Cooling Stored Grain
(Posted on 10/17/2011)
In just the past couple of weeks a lot of corn and soybeans went into storage with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. With grain this warm, moisture migration within the grain mass and spoilage can occur very quickly, even with fairly dry grain.

The 2011 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey
(Posted on 3/22/2011)
The 2011 Iowa Custom Farm Rate Survey is now available. Check out the average custom rates for all types of tillage, planting, spraying, fertilizer application, and harvesting operations. The survey also includes rate information for machine rental, bin rental, and custom farming.

2010 Land Values
(Posted on 12/31/2010)
The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa increased 15.9 percent in 2010, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension. Mike Duffy, ISU Extension economist who conducts the survey, said the statewide average land value as of Nov. 1 this year was $5,064 an acre, up $693 per acre from 2009.

Agriculture: Food and Jobs
(Posted on 10/15/2009)
Iowa agriculture puts healthy, affordable food choices on the table of today’s consumers and it boosts county and state economies, according to a recently-completed economic analysis sponsored by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF). Production agriculture and ag-related industries directly and indirectly employ one of every six Iowans (or 17 percent of the state’s workforce), based on 2007 Census of Agriculture data. Check out the impact of agriculture in Adair County.

Free Field Guides Available for Farmers
(Posted on 4/22/2009)
Farmers can pick up free pocket size field guides at the Adair County Extension office. One guide can be used to maintain field records needed for pesticide application. Additional pocket guides are available for soybean cyst nematode management, soybean aphid management, and soybean disease and pest management. Each of the guides feature color photos that make identifying insects, diseases, and herbicide injury easier.

Adair County Extension Agriculture Newsletter
(Posted on 8/15/2008)
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