September Updates

Newsletters

Ag Decision Maker Newsletter (pdf)

• 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

Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)

Livestock: Understanding Meat Exports
Grain: Entering the Home Strech: Quick Crop Outlook
Dairy: Milk Production up 1.7%, Cheese Inventory Grows
Energy: A Brief Look at Iowa's Exposure to High Energy Prices

New and Updated Files

• Crops -- Costs and Returns:
• Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) -- A1-45
• 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 Updates

Newsletters

Ag Decision Maker Newsletter (pdf)

• 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

Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)

Livestock: Cattle Market Situation and Outlook
Grain: Issues in the Grain Sector
Dairy: Milk Production up 3.4%, Cheese Hits Record Prices

New and Updated Files

• 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

 

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