Ag Decision Maker

September Updates
 
Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension

Newsletter Articles
(pdf)

Agricultural spotlilght: acreage shifts follow price signals -- Chad E. Hart
Farm financial planning program -- Ann M. Holste
Information Files
Crops -- Costs and Returns:
Historic Corn Yields by County
Historic Soybean Yields by County
Whole Farm -- Costs 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 -- Legal & Taxes:
    Recent Iowa Opinions:
Another Starlink debacle?
Iowa Real Estate Insurance Seminar (pdf)
Farm Income Tax School (pdf)
    Recent Iowa Opinions:
Undue influence claim fails; decedent’s will upheld as valid
Deed effective when signed; farm not subject to partition action
    Significant Opinions from Other Courts:
Kansas farm family duped by trust promoter and penalized for participating in fraudulent tax scheme; promoter imprisoned
Loss of business caused by Canadian beef ban covered by insurance
Racketeering charge against major poultry company in contract production case survives dismissal
 Decision Tools
Crops -- Costs and Returns:
Crop Risk Management Illustrator

Ag Decision Maker
 
Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock

August 31, 2006
Livestock: Fall Feeder Cattle Marketing Decisions
Grain: Grain Markets to Focus on September 12 USDA Crop Forecasts, Demand
August 15, 2006
Livestock: AAEA Annual Outlook Survey 2006
Grain: USDA Crop Report Shows Larger Corn Crop, Fewer Beans than Expected
Iowa Farm Outlook

JB 9/27/2006