Publications and Webinars

Enterprise Budgets

Enterpise Budgets produced by Beginning Farmer Center, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Ag Decision Maker.

• Beekeeping
• Christmas Trees
• Dairy Goats
• Popcorn
• Raspberries
• Sheep
• Sorghum
• Sweet Corn

Additional budget tools are available from the following:

• Value Added Ag
• AgMRC

Definitions and Descriptions

• Wills and Probate
• Trusts
• Real Property Ownership
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Option Agreements
• Power of Attorney
• General Partnership
• Limited Partnership and Family Limited Partnerships
• Corporations
• Limited Liability Company

Presentations

• Why the Obsession with Succession?
  by John Baker
• Farm Business Transfer Plans (PDF)
  by John Baker and Ethan Epley
• Beef Cow Sharing Agreements (PDF)
  by William Edwards, ISU Professor and Extension Economist
• Iowa Land Values: Trends and Observations
  by Michael Duffy
• Farmland Owners and Changing Demographics
  by Michael Duffy, Associate Director and ISU Extension Economist.
• Farm/Ranch Transition and Estate Planning (PDF)
  by Dave Goeller, Transition Specialist, University of Nebraska
• A New Wave of Farmers (PDF) by Abha Gupta, MS student at Oregon State University's Horticulture Dept, studying sustainable agriculture.

Tools and Resources

• 2012 Land Value Survey
• Iowa Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act
  • Iowa Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program
  • Guidelines and Qualifications flyer
• Writing a Letter to a Prospective Landlord(PDF)
• Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa 2012 (PDF)

Research and Reports

• Iowa Farmers Business and Transfer Plans Survey Results
• 2012 Beginning Farmer Center Annual Report
• Farmland Ownership Survey