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Rental Rate Surveys
Information Files
Iowa Farmland Rental Rates (USDA) -- C2-09
Farmland Cash Rental Rate Survey (Iowa State University) -- C2-10
Historic County Cropland Rental Rates -- C2-11
Iowa Farm Building Rental Rate Survey -- C2-17
Newsletter Articles
Farmland rental rates show continued strength in 2012 -- March 2012
Farmland rental rates increase sharply for 2011 -- May 2011
Farmland rental rates stable for 2010 -- June 2010
Cash rental rates up again, but slowing down -- June 2009
Cash rental rates jump in 2008 -- July 2008
Grazing survey indicates which counties have highest, lowest rental rates per acre -- October 2007
Cash rental rates jump in 2007 -- May 2007
Cash rental rates continue to climb in 2005 -- June 2005
Cash rent acres are increasing -- July 2003
Modest gains for cash rental rates -- May 2003

Leasing Forms
Information Files -- Leasing Forms
Iowa Farm Lease Form -- C2-12
Iowa Cash Rent Farm Lease (Short Form) -- C2-16
Midwest Plan Service Lease Forms
Information Files -- Leasing Supploments
Lease Supplement for Obtaining Improvements on a Rented Farm -- C2-07
Lease Supplement for Obtaining Conservation Practices & Controlling Soil Loss -- C2-08
Iowa Farm Lease Termination Notice -- C2-19
Lease Supplement for Drainage -- C2-29

Lease Agreement
Information Files
Improving Your Farm Lease Contract -- C2-01
Do I Need a Written Lease – C2-03
Leasing and Land Ownership Terms -- C2-05
Lease Termination and Other Legal Considerations for Lease Contracts -- C2-06
Designing a Farm Resume -- C2-13
Developing a Farm Newsletter for Landlords -- C2-14
Survey of Iowa Leasing Practices -- C2-15
Leasing Arrangements and Self-employment (Social Security) Tax -- C2-41
Newsletter Articles
Flexible cash leases and crop insurance proceeds -- October 2012
Leasing issues and rental rates for 2013 -- August 2012
Leasing issues and rental rates for 2012 -- July 2011
Leasing issues and rental rates for 2011 -- July 2010
Flexible cash farm lease considerations -- March 2009
2009 flexible cash farm leases gain traction -- August 2008
Custom fit your farm lease -- August 2007
Farm leasing arrangements -- August 2005

Cash Leases
Information Files
Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate -- C2-20
Flexible Farm Lease Agreements -- C2-21
Flexible Cash Rent Lease Examples -- C2-22
Computing a Pasture Rental Rate -- C2-23
Computing a Grain Storage Rental Rate -- C2-24
Renting Extra Grain Storage -- C2-25
Computing a Livestock Building Cash Rental Rate -- C2-26
Creating a Flexible Swine Building Rental Agreement -- C2-27
Newsletter Articles
Iowa farmland values and cash rental rates -- July 2012
Updating your cropland cash rental rate -- November 2011
Lower prices and higher costs may squeeze cash rents -- September 2009
Flexible leases and USDA payments -- June 2007
Flexible farm lease agreements -- February 2007
How will cash rents respond to higher prices? -- February 2007
Risk management: What does it really mean? -- October 2005

Share Leases
Information Files
Crop-Share Leasing Provisions -- C2-30
Adapting Crop Share Agreements for Sustainable and Organic Agriculture -- C2-31
Fixed Bushel Rent -- C2-32
Considering Sustainable Agriculture on Your Rented Land -- C2-33
Beef Cow Joint Agreements -- C2-36
Newsletter Articles
Beef cow sharing agreements -- May 2005

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