Crop Happenings Newsletter
(Posted on 10/31/2008)
Extension Crops Specialist, John Holmes highlights crop production notes for the week in Central Iowa.

2008 Cash Rent Survey Available
(Posted on 6/5/2008)
As anyone who is involved with the rental market for Iowa farmland knows, rental rates have been jolted by the sharply higher corn and soybean prices that have been available recently.

Average Value of Iowa Farmland Tops $3,900 an Acre in 2007 Survey
(Posted on 5/6/2008)
The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa increased by just over $700 during the past year, to an all-time high of $3,908, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University (ISU) Extension. The land boom is being driven by the developing biofuel economy, according to Mike Duffy, ISU Extension farm economist who conducts the survey.

2008 Custom Rate Survey Available
(Posted on 5/6/2008)
The yearly update of the 2008 Custom Rate Survey is now available from the ISU Extension Publication Distribution Website and also on the Ag Decision Maker Website.

Crop Insurance Has Some Changes for 2009
(Posted on 10/24/2006)
An extension agricultural economist provides information that crop producers need to carefully calculate their insurance coverage needs before meeting with their crop insurance agent.