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Cash Rental Rates 2007 Survey
(Posted on 2/26/2008)
The cash rental rates presented in this publication are the result of a survey of farmers, landowners, agricultural lenders, real estate brokers, and professional farm managers. They supplied the information based on their best judgements about typical cash rental rates for high, medium and low quality cropland in their counties.

2007 Iowa Land Value Survey
(Posted on 2/5/2008)
Click on our link to provide you with the latest figures of land values in Iowa. You will find the 2007 Iowa Land Value Survey along with past years, the % of change, the values by crop reporting and more.

2008 Iowa Custom Farm Rates
(Posted on 11/2/2007)
To find the average and the range for fees charged for custom farming Iowa take a look at the 2008 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey.

Ag Extension Update
(Posted on 10/31/2006)
Quarterly newsletter written by Extension Filed Specialists with information relating to Agriculture.

Ag Decision Maker
(Posted on 10/26/2006)
Ag Decision Maker is an ISU Extension website that provides information and analysis to help you find solutions for the business, economic and financial decisions that face today's farmers and agri-businesses. Just click on the red Ag Decision Maker logo on the homepage.

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of May 5
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Listen to interviews about patience during planting season, La niña and corn and soybean yield, farm sector prosperity and the rural economy, and more.

How Much Corn Planted in Iowa Depends on Location
(Posted on 5/7/2008)
According to a new USDA report, 18 percent of Iowa’s corn crop has been planted, well behind the 42 percent that had been planted a year ago and the five-year average of 64 percent. However, those percentages don’t explain where the corn has been planted, say Iowa State University Extension specialists.

Iowa State University Hosts 2008 Biobased Industry Outlook Conference
(Posted on 5/6/2008)
Sept. 7-9 event will showcase crops, cropping systems and equipment at the new ISU Century Farm.

Integrated Crop Management News Is Online and on Time
(Posted on 5/5/2008)

When crop research news happens, Iowa farmers and agribusiness professionals want to know — and now they know a lot faster, thanks to the Integrated Crop Management (ICM) News Web site.

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 28
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
Listen to interviews about getting into wet fields at the start of the 2008 growing season, La Niña and potential yields for corn and soybeans, mitigating air emissions and more.

Midwest Composting Course Offered in Iowa
(Posted on 4/24/2008)
The school focuses on a combination of hands-on training, lecture and discussion, facility operator panel discussions and problem solving.

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 21
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
Listen to interviews about weather conditions during planting, land values, the health of manufacturing, Iowa States’ sesquicentennial and more.

Agritourism Producers Encouraged to Register Operations on Visit Iowa Farms Web Site
(Posted on 4/17/2008)
Agritourism producers are encouraged to list their agritourism operations on a central Web site hosted by Iowa State University Extension, www.visitiowafarms.org.

Wet Weather, Soil Temperature May Delay Spring Planting
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
If it doesn’t dry out soon, planting will be delayed in some places in the Corn Belt, ISU Extension climatologist says.

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of April 14
(Posted on 4/16/2008)
Listen to an interview with a NASA specialist about living your dreams, as well as interviews about farmers’ corn planting intentions, the Clay County Fair, options for gardeners and more.

Staff

Virgil Schmitt-Crops Field Specialist
Phone: (563) 263-5701
Fax: (563) 263-5707
Email: vschmitt

Louisa County Extension