Newsletter Articles

• Making the transition from conventional to organic -- March 2009
• Domestic fair trade -- August 2007
• ISU Extension offers organic field crop budgets -- August 2006

Information Files

• Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Production Budgets -- A1-17
• Organic Crop Production Enterprise Budgets -- A1-18
• Using Enterprise Budgets to Make Decisions -- A1-19
• Vegetable Production Budgets for a High Tunnel -- A1-23
• Developing Enterprise Budgets for Organic Crops -- A1-25
• Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic - A1-26
• Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Titles -- A1-46
• Energy and Economic Returns by Crop Rotation -- A1-90
• Using Financial and Production Records to Make Decisions -- C1-41
• Pricing for Profit -- C1-55
• Price Determination for CSA Share Boxes -- C5-19
• Evaluating Marketing Outlets Using Whole-Farm Records -- C5-32
• Choosing Among Alternatives - C5-152

Decision Tools (xls)

• Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Production Budgets -- A1-17
  Asparagus, Basil, Specialty Green Beans, Carrots, Eggplant, Garlic, Salad Greens, Snow Peas, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Cherry Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes
• Organic Crop Production Enterprise Budgets -- A1-18
  Organic Corn, Organic Soybeans, Organic Oats, and Organic Alfalfa
• High Tunnel Production Budget -- A1-23
• Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic Production -- A1-26
• Comparison of Transaction Costs by Market Outlet -- C1-55
• Marketing Outlet Analyzer -- C5-32
• Using Partial Budgets to Make Decisions -- C6-10