Ag Decision Maker

Budgeting and Analysis
Information Files
Farm Analysis Terms -- C1-05
Suggested Closing Inventory Prices -- C1-40
Using Financial and Production Records to Make Decisions -- C1-41
Operating Leverage -- C1-45
Partial Budgeting: A Tool to Analyze Farm Business Changes -- C1-50
Dividing Business Income -- C1-51
Newsletter Articles
Payback for energy-related farm projects -- April 2012

Profitability
Information Files
Pricing for Profit -- C1-55
Newsletter Articles
Farmers have consistently produced themselves out of prosperity - what about this time? -- November 2011
Financial management with high prices -- May 2011
Managing finances with high grain prices -- May 2007

Labor
Information Files
Survey of Wages and Benefits of Farm Employees -- C1-60
Survey of Bonus Plans for Farm Employees -- C1-61
Hiring Good Employees -- C5-100
Improving Your Interviewing Skills -- C5-101
Checklist for Iowa Agricultural Employers -- C6-58
Newsletter Articles
Farm employee management: employment eligibility verification – the basics of form I-9 compliance -- February 2013
Farm employee management: Getting the new employee off to a good start on day one -- November 2012
Farm employee management: Evaluation and selection of job candidates -- September 2012
Farm employee management: Assembly of farm job descriptions -- June 2012
Farm employee management: Do we need an employee handbook? -- May 2012
New survey on farm employee compensation -- March 2012
Employee management: The job interview, and what questions can I ask? -- December 2011
Employee management: Get the right start in hiring employees -- November 2011
New survey on farm employee compensation -- July 2006

Whole Farm -- Cost & Returns