February 1, 2010 Updates

AgDM New and Updated Files

• Whole Farm -- Financial:
  • Financial Performance Measures for Iowa Farms -- C3-55
• New Business Development -- Starting a Business
  • Using Value-added Agriculture to Create a New Rural America -- C5-03
  • Should You Participate in Value-added Agriculture? -- C5-04
  • Designing a Viable Rural Economy -- C5-20
  • What I’ve Learned about Value-added Agriculture -- C5-45
• New Business Development -- Marketing Products:
  • Evaluating Marketing Outlets Using Whole-Farm Records -- C5-32
  • Marketing Outlet Analyzer -- Decision Tool

Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)

• Livestock: Cattle Inventory Declines
• Crops: Crop Markets Remain Under Pressure
• Economy: Recent Labor Force Conditions in Iowa

AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter (pdf)

• The Role of Greenhouse Gas Offsets for Agriculture - Part I
• Updated Trends in U.S. Wet and Dry Corn Milling Production
• Why Do Gas Prices Rise in Summer?
• Carbon Tax: A Unique Twist
• Prices, Profitability, and Supply/Demand

January 15, 2010 Updates

AgDM Newsletter (pdf)

• Comparing the stock market and Iowa land values: A question of timing
• 2008 SURE disaster claims begin in January

AgDM New and Updated Files

• Crops -- Cost and Returns:
• Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) -- A1-44
• Crops -- Markets:
• Grain Marketing Terms -- A2-05
• Grain Price Hedging Basics -- A2-60
• Grain Price Options Fence -- A2-69
• Whole Farm -- Cost and Returns:
• Farm Analysis Terms -- C1-05

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