Industry Analysis
Newsletter Articles
2012 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll: Land values -- February 2013
Census countdown begins for America’s farmers and ranchers -- December 2012
Focus on fires for 2012 harvest -- August 2012
Road safety: a shared responsibility -- September 2011
Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll: 2010 summary report -- August 2011
No enforcement of USDOT number requirement for private trucks in intrastate farm operations -- April 2011
Protecting human resources should be part of farm risk management -- September 2010
2009 Farm and Rural Life Poll: Personal and financial well-being -- September 2010
2009 Farm and Rural Life Poll: Targeted conservation and nutrient removal wetlands -- August 2010
2009 Farm and Rural Life Poll: Value-added agriculture -- July 2010
2009 Farm and Rural Life Poll: Farming and food systems in rural communities -- June 2010
2009 Farm and Rural Life Poll: Mixed livestock and grain farming -- May 2010
2009 Farm & Rural life poll: The next generation of farmers -- April 2010
2009 Farm and Rural Life Poll: The next generation of farmers -- March 2010
Prospects for a rural recovery -- December 2009
When will agricultural demand rebound? -- August 2009
Economic state of the ag sector -- June 2009
Are energy prices threatening the farm boom? -- November 2008
Farm policy amid high prices: Which direction will we take? -- December 2006
Rural America's emerging knowledge economy -- August 2005
Farmers tend to respond similarly, the world around -- June 2005
Will there be enough corn: Implications for related industries -- September 2004
Globalization forces rural America to blaze a new trail -- March 2004
Is there a future for legislative involvement in shaping the structure of agriculture? -- October 2003
Can we save “Agriculture of the Middle?” -- April 2003

 

Specialty Production
Information Files
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
Using Partial Budgets to Make Decisions -- C6-10
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

 

Record Keeping and Computers
Information Files
Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms -- C6-30
Evaluating Farm Accounting Software -- C6-32
Understanding Double Entry Accounting -- C6-33
Newsletter Articles
Learn management and marketing over the Internet -- January 2005

 

Human Relationships
Information Files
Techniques for Dealing with Difficult People -- C6-50
Managing Farm Business and Family Stress -- C6-51
Care of the Family During Adverse Times on the Farm -- C6-53
Using Group Conflict to Improve Your Project -- C6-55
Good Communications Can Help Solve Problems -- C6-56
Checklist for Iowa Agricultural Employers -- C6-58

 

International Agriculture
Newsletter Articles
Is Brazil the reservoir of future agricultural productive capacity? -- December 2012
BRICs: A “game changing” group of developing countries? -- June 2010
Proposed farm policy changes in the U.S. vs. Brazil and Canada: Ships passing in the night -- July 2006
Acreage devoted to export production shrinks over last 25 years -- February 2005
Roar of the dragon: The Asian upside for U.S. agriculture commentary on the rural economy -- November/December 2004
Iowa and Mexico: The corn connection -- November/December 2004
Is China about to drop out of the corn export market? -- October 2004
China: Will they or won’t they? -- August 2004
Lessons from Australian agriculture -- February 2004
World Bank study: Trade liberalization would shut down two-thirds of EU’s grain and oilseed production -- January 2004
World Bank study: China becomes dependent on imports to feed its population. Really? -- December 2003
Income-rich Saudi Arabia Prefers Grow-Their-Own Food Security -- March 2003

 

Skill Development
Information Files
Assessing Entrepreneurial Skills -- C6-60
Assessing Strategic Management Skills -- C6-61
Assessing Personnel Management Skills -- C6-62
Assessing Inter-Personal Skills -- C6-63
Assessing Organizational and Planning Skills -- C6-64
Assessing Financial and Risk Management Skills -- C6-65
What is your Managerial Attitude? -- C6-66
Newsletter Articles
Risk management in 2012: What does it really mean? -- April 2012
Ag Decision Maker Teaching Activities: An educational tool for classroom instruction -- September 2008
Issues in agriculture - summer programs for 2007 -- July 2007
Winter farm management programs -- December 2005

 

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