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Putting Together a Flexible Cash Farm Lease

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2008 Iowa Land Value Survey - http://www.extension.iastate.edu/landvalue/

Beginning Farmers Center Publication Series -

Iowa Farmers Business and Transfer Plans - survey results - PDF file

Iowa Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program - http://www.iada.state.ia.us/begin_farmer_tax_NEW.htm

Retirement Plans and Options - Powerpoint

Successful Farm Business Transition - Dave Goeller, Transition Specialist, University of Nebraska - PDF file or PPT file

Farm/Ranch Transition and Estate Planning - Dave Goeller, Transition Specialist, University of Nebraska - PDF file or PPT file

What You Need to Know Before You Go to See the Attorney - Dave Goeller, Transition Specialist, University of Nebraska - PDF file

Rotation Profitability Calculator using optimal nitrogen rate updated 2007 - by Michael Duffy - Excel file

Rotation Profitability Calculator updated 2007- by Michael Duffy - Excel file

How High Will Corn Prices Have to Go? - by Michael Duffy - PPT file (1.7 MB) or PDF file

Iowa Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act - Guidelines and Qualifications flyer - PDF file

Why the Obsession with Succession? - by John Baker - PDF file

Financing Beginning and Part-Time Farm Operations - by Michael Duffy and John Baker - PDF file

Beef Cow Sharing Agreements - by William Edwards, ISU Professor and Extension Economist - PDF file

Rising Energy Prices and Iowa Farmers by Michael Duffy and Darnel Smith, ISU Extension Economists - PDF file

Hoop Barns and Bedded Systems for Livestock Production Conference
held September 14, 2004 - presentations available

Ag Link presentations
Is There Room Enough for All of Us? by Michael Duffy, PPT file View on Web
Setting the Guideposts handout by Phil Hufferd PDF file
Setting the Guideposts PowerPoint by Phil Hufferd PPT file View on Web
Can't We All Just Get Along? handout by Kathy Hall PDF file
Financial Planning for Succession by Ann Doty PPT file View on Web

2002 Iowa Farmland Census Results - PDF file

Iowa Farmland in 2004 - Who Will Farm It? - by Michael Duffy, Associate Director and ISU Extension Economist. Discusses land market values, land ownership, farmland tenancy, and more.
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