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Manure Applicators
- Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification Study Guide (PM1779)
Commercial Manure Applicator Certification Study Guide (PM1778)
Pesticide Applicators
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- Private Pesticide Applicator Study Guide (PAT-1) This is the study guide for individuals taking the Private Pesticide Applicator test.
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- The following are supplemental manuals for Commercial Pesticide Applicators:
- Agricultural Weed Management, Category 1A (CS-9)
- Agricultural Insect Control, Category 1B (CS-10)
- Agricultural Crop Disease Management, Category 1C (CS-11)
- Animal Pest Control, Category 1E (CS-13)
- Regulatory Pest Control, Category 9 (CS-24)
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Certification Trainings
- Ornamental, Turf & Greenhouse Pest Management, Category 3 (CS-15)
- Seed Treatment, Category 4 (CS-16)
- Aquatic Pest Control, Category 5 (CS-17)
- Right of Way, Category 6 (CS-18)
- Fumigation, Category 7 (CS-27)
- Regulatory Pest Control, Category 9 (CS-24)
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IDALS LINK
ISU Extension Publication page for IDALS Training Materials
Iowa Rate Surveys & Crop Performance
2008 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey (Mar'08) Survey Iowa farmers, custom operator, and farm managers on rates expected to charged or paid for custom machine work.
2007 Custom Farm Rate Survey (Mar '07) Survey of Iowa farmers, custom operators, and farm managers on rates expected to be charged or paid for custom machine work.
2007 Cash Rental Rates for Iowa Survey (May '07) Cash rental rates presented are the result of a survey of farmers, landowners, agricultural lenders, real estate brokers, and professional farm managers.
2006 Iowa Crop Performance Tests From the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. Results are posted for Alfalfa, Corn, Soybean, Winter Wheat & Tritical, Barley & Oats.
2007 Iowa Crop Performance Test from the iowa Crop Improvement Association. Results are posted for Winter Wheat
Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa - 2007 (Feb '07)
2006 Iowa Farm Costs and Returns (Sep '07)
Switchgrass Publication (AG 200) (Mar 07)
2008 Herbicide Guide for Iowa Corn and Soybean Production (WC 94)
Gardening in Iowa Zones. Wondering if a plant will grow in your area? Check out the Gardening in Iowa Zones map.
2007 Iowa Land Survey The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa.
Lease Agreements
Iowa Cash Rental Farm Lease (Short Form) (Jul '05)
Flexible Farm Lease Agreements (FM1724) (Jan '07) Fluctuating markets and uncertain yeilds make it difficult to arrive at a fair cash rental rate each year. Some owners and tenants have develooped the flexible lease agreements, as an alternative, in which the actual rent is not determined until after the crop is harvested. The final rental rate is based on actual prices and/or yields.
Iowa Farm Lease (Long Form) (Feb '99) This version can be filled out online, then printed. It cannot be saved electronically with your data.
Cash Farm Lease with Flexible Provisions
Lease Forms Available from MWPS including:
Crop-share or Crop-share/Cash Farm Lease, Irrigation Crop-share or Crop-share/Cash Farm Lease, Pasture Lease, Farm Building or Livestock Facility Lease
Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Information
Popular Iowa State University Links
The following is a link to all ISU Extension publications by topic: Iowa State University Extension Publications
Iowa State University,
Iowa State University Athletics,
Reiman Gardens
Extension Specialists FOR ASSISTANCE:
Crops Specialist: John Holmes
Farm Managment: Kelvin Leibold
Ag Engineering: Kapil Arora
Livestock Specialist: Russ Euken
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5/9/2008