Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension
Newsletter Articles
(pdf)
- Global warming - agriculture’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
- Value-added business success factors -- organizational issues -- Don Senechal and Nancy Hodur
- New Iowa farm custom rate survey available -- William Edwards
Information Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Historic Corn Yields by County
- Historic Soybean Yields by County
- Corn and Soybean County Yields
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Historic Custom Rate Survey
- Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Livestock Enterprise Budgets for Iowa
- Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Farmland Value Survey (Realtors Land Institute)
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
Tools
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Monthly Profitability of Corn Production
- Monthly Profitability of Soybean Production
- Renewable Energy:
- Ethanol Production Profitability
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
April 2008
- Livestock: March Hog and Pig Report analysis, supply and price forecasts, and other market considerations U.S. Meat Exports in 2007
- Grain: Corn vs. Soybean Battle Heats Up, Iowa's land prospective planted acres, High futures prices bring scrutiny
- Dairy: Leap Year Milk Rises 6%
Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension
Newsletter Articles
(pdf)
- Self-employment tax for spouses receiving farm program payments? -- Neil E. Harl
- Global warming - impact of greenhouse gases -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
- Value-added business success factors -- strategic planning and implementation -- Don Senechal, F. Larry Leistriz, Nancy Hodur
Information Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Group Risk Plan (GRP) and Group Risk Income Protection (GRIP)
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey
- Whole Farm -- Cost and Returns:
- Operating Leverage
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
- Whole Farm -- Other:
- Assessing Entrepreneurial Skills
- Assessing Strategic Management Skills
- Assessing Personnel Management Skills
- Assessing Inter-Personal Skills
- Assessing Organizational & Planning Skills
- Assessing Financial & Risk Management Skills
Decision Tools
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Crop Insurance Comparison
- Group Risk Crop Insurance Comparison
Voiced Media
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Managing Risk with Crop Insurance
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Custom Rates
Tools
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Monthly Profitability of Corn Production
- Monthly Profitability of Soybean Production
- Renewable Energy:
- Ethanol Production Profitability
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
March 2008
- Livestock: U.S. Meat Exports in 2007
- Grain: Wheat Market Outlook
Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension
Newsletter Articles
(pdf)
What’s new with crop insurance in 2008 -- William Edwards
Global warming - the science -- Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand
Dairy farming success in the bioeconomy -- Robert Tigner
Information Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
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- Estimated Costs for Production, Storage and Transportation of Switchgrass
- Crops -- Markets:
- Cash Corn and Soybean Prices
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Custom Farming - A Share of the Crop
- Grain Harvesting Equipment and Labor in Iowa
- Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Livestock Planning Prices
- Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Historic County Farmland Values
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
Tools
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Monthly Profitability of Corn Production (xls)
- Monthly Profitability of Soybean Production (xls)
- Renewable Energy:
- Ethanol Production Profitability (xls)
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
February 2008
- Livestock: Beef Cow Inventory Down, Dairy Up
- Grain: Corn and Soybean Market Update
- Dairy: Milk Production Backs Off a Little
Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension
Newsletter Articles
(pdf)
- Tracking ethanol profitability -- Don Hofstrand
- Average value of Iowa farmland tops $3,900 an acre in 2007 survey -- Mike Duffy
- Farmer-owned processing business success factors -- Don Senechal, F. Larry Leistritz, Nancy Hodur
- What’s new with crop insurance in 2008 -- William Edwards
- Overall Women Conference
Information Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa - 2008
- Estimating a Value for Corn Stover
- Crops -- Machinery
- Fieldwork Days in Iowa
- Motor Vehicle Cost
- Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Livestock Production – Specializing While Retaining Income Diversification
- Whole Farm -- Costs and Returns:
- Suggested Closing Inventory Prices for 2007 Records
- Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- 2007 Farmland Value Survey
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the new Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
- New Business Development -- Analysis:
- Farmer-owned Processing Business Success Factors
- Renewable Energy:
- Tracking Ethanol Profitability
- Ethanol Production Profitability
Decision Tools
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Crop Production Costs Budgets
- Corn Stover Pricer
- Crops -- Machinery
- Estimating the Number of Field Days Required
- Motor Vehicle Cost Analyzer
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
January 2008
- December Hog & Pig Report -Losses Mount and Inventories Grow for Pork Producers
- Grain marketing tools and analysis- Long run price projections, Basic predictions, Other resources
- A New Look and Schedule for the Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter
- The Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter will now be released at the beginning of each month. Special reports and analysis will be released with current events and USDA report releases.
Newsletter Articles
(pdf)
- Tracking farm profitability -- Don Hofstrand
- Managing the margins -- Jim Jensen
- Value-added business success factors -- The role of investor attitudes and expectations -- Don Senechal, F. Larry Leistritz, Nancy Hodur
Information Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Tracking the Profitability of Iowa Corn and Soybean Production
- Monthly Profitability of Corn Production (xls)
- Monthly Profitability of Soybean Production (xls)
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Transferring Ownership of Farm Machinery
- Whole Farm -- Cost and Returns:
- Understanding Farm Business Transfers
- Planning your Future Together
- Critical Success Factors
- The Farm Business Transfer Process
- Transferring Business Management
- Examining Your Farm Business Choices
- Wage and Incentive Agreement
- Enterprise Operating Agreement
- Farm Business Operating Agreement
- Labor and Machinery Sharing Agreement
- Partnership
- Corporation
- Developing Good Family Business Relations
- Improving Business Communications
- Making Family Business Decisions
- Designing Family Business Teams
- Resolving Family and Business Conflicts
- Developing Capable Business Managers
- Keys to Successful Business Transfers
- Transferring Business Ownership
- Income Tax Considerations
- Transferring Breeding Livestock
- Transferring Crops and Market Livestock
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the new Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
December 3, 2007
- Grain: Has the Ethanol Boom Ended?
- Livestock: Hog Prices Respond to Additional Supplies
- Grain: Key Market Drivers for Winter &Spring Grain Prices
Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension
Newsletter Articles
(pdf)
- Energy agriculture - where’s the nitrogen? -- Don Hofstrand
- Deferring crop sales to reduce income tax liability -- Steven D. Johnson
Information Files
- Crops -- Markets:
- July Corn Basis
- July Soybean Basis
- Livestock -- Cost and Returns:
- Deductible Livestock Costs for Adjusting 2007 Income Tax Returns
- Whole Farm -- Cost and Returns:
- Farm Costs and Returns
- Farm Business Summary - Northwest Iowa
- Farm Business Summary - Southwest Iowa
- Farm Business Summary - North Central Iowa
- Farm Business Summary - South Central Iowa
- Farm Business Summary - Northeast Iowa
- Farm Business Summary - Southeast Iowa
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate
- Renting Extra Grain Storage
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the new Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
November 2, 2007
- Livestock: Cattle Finishing and Hog Production Profitability Outlook
- Grain: Crop Forecasts Show Adequate Corn, Tighter Soybean Supplies than Previously Indicated
- Livestock: Domestic and Foreign Demand
- Grain: October Crop and Supply-Demand Reports Show Lower Than Expected Corn Yield, Reduced Domestic Use and Reduced Soybean Harvested Acreage
- Energy agriculture - food versus fuel -- Don Hofstrand
- Livestock risk protection now available for lambs -- William Edwards
- Grazing survey indicates which counties have highest, lowest rental rates per acre -- Shane Ellis, John Lawrence, Nancy Foster
- Insuring Iowa’s agriculture workshop offered
Information Files
- Crops -- Markets:
- Corn Price Basis
- Soybean Basis
- Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Organic Dairy Production Planning Concepts
- Risk Management Tool for Sheep Producers
- Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Farmland Value Survey
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the new Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
Decision Tools
- Crop -- Markets:
- Monthly Cost for Storing Grain
- Grain Storage Investment Comparison
- Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Organic Dairy Budget
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
September 17, 2007
- Livestock: Fall Feeder Cattle Marketing Season
- Grain: Crop Forecasts Show Adequate Corn, Tighter Soybean Supplies than Previously Indicated
Newsletter Articles
(pdf)
- Energy agriculture - farmer investment decisions -- Don Hofstrand
- Shifting corn basis patterns -- Chad E. Hart
- Crop insurance and excess moisture -- William Edwards
Information Files
- Crop -- Markets:
- Grain Storage Alternatives: An Economic Comparison
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Iowa Farmland Rental Rates
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Visit the new Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation for legal news & updates.
- Whole Farm -- Other:
- Metric Conversions
- Agricultural Measurements and Conversions
- Energy Measurements and Conversions
- New Business Development -- Marketing:
- Price Determination for CSA Share Boxes
- New Business Development -- Operating a Business:
- Choosing Among Alternatives
Voiced Media Presentations
- Crop -- Machinery:
- Custom rates
- Custom farming
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Lease Termination and Other Legal Considerations for Lease Contracts
- Cash Rental Rates
- Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate
- Flexible Farm Lease Agreements
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock
September 1, 2007
- Livestock: Pork Packer Capacity
- Grain: Grain Markets Await September 12 USDA Forecasts, Wheat and Soybean Market Strength: Implications for 2008 Acreage, Risk Sources for Corn
- Livestock: Composite Production and Price Forecast
- Grain: Corn, Soybean Supplies Adequate for 2007-08, but Struggle for 2008 Acreage Will Support Prices
JB
4/9/2008