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New November 20 - Grain Storage, Marketing & Year-end Strategies. This webcast recorded November 19th by Steve Johnson, Iowa State University Extension Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist.
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October 15 - Post-Harvest Crop Marketing Strategies. This webcast recorded October 12th by Steve Johnson, Iowa State University Extension Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist.
Webcast Handout
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September 3 - Pre-Harvest Crop Marketing Strategies. This webcast recorded Sept. 3rd by Steve Johnson, Iowa State University Extension Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist.
Webcast Handout
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July 22 - Three New Web Casts. Recorded by Steve Johnson, Iowa State University Extension Farm Management Specialist.
Finalizing 2009 ACRE Decisions Webcast Handout
ACRE Economics Update Webcast Handout
Using the ISU ACRE Calculator Webcast Handout
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JUNE 2009
Managing 2009 Crop Margins
• Review the latest U.S. Supply/Demand and Price Forecasts for Corn & Soybeans
• Highlight Seasonal Crop Price Trends and Breakeven Prices
• Review Ethanol and Livestock Profitability and Oil Futures Prices
• Note Large Index Funds Impact on Futures Prices, Compare CFTC to DJIA
• Highlight 5 Strategies & 5 Websites for Managing Crop Margins
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Click here for a PDF handout for printing
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APRIL 2009
Agriculture in a Turbulent Economy recorded April 21st, 2009.
This web seminar highlights the March 2009 articles from the American Agricultural & Applied Economics Association(AAEA) peer-reviewed policy publication. Three speakers will address the complexity of understanding future economic conditions in the agricultural sector.
Moderator – Dr. David Schweikhardt, Michigan State University.
Presentions: “Marketing Institutions Under Stress” with Dr. Darrel Good, University of Illinois, “Agriculture Income and Land Values” with Dr. Mitch Morehart, USDA-ERS; and “Risk Management in a New Era” with Dr. Barry Barnett Mississippi State University.
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Click Here to View the Magazine Articles highlighted in the webinar from Choices magazine, 1st Quarter 2009
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MARCH 2009
2009 Crop Insurance Decisions
Webinar recorded Friday, March 6. This year’s crop insurance decisions poses much harder choices: How do you afford the best coverage if crop revenue guarantees fall below your cost of production? Does the new farm program change your insurance buy? Iowa State University Extension Farm Management Specialist Steve Johnson airs strategies with DTN Executive Editor Marcia Zarley Taylor.
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2009 Crop Insurance Decisions Handout (PDF Format)
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FEBRUARY 2009
Making Crop Marketing, Insurance, SURE & ACRE 2009 Decisions - Webcast
Making 2009 Decisions Iowa- PDF Handout for Print
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DECEMBER 2008
Managing High Crop Costs - Webcast
Managing High Crop Costs - PDF for Print
SURE & ACRE Updates - Webcast
SURE & ACRE Updates - PDF for Print
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NOVEMBER 2008
Managing Crop Risks & Revenue - Webcast
Managing Crop Risks & Revenue - PDF for Print
Web cast features:
• Highlight Crop Supply/Demand and Seasonal Price Trends
• Forecast 2009 Crop Corn & Soybean Prices
• Forecast 2009 Cost of Production and Net Revenue per Acre
• Highlight the New SURE and ACRE Programs available in 2009 through 2012
• Provide 5 Strategies and 5 Web Sites for Managing Crop Risks
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SEPTEMBER 2008
ACRE Program Overview - Webcast
ACRE Program Overview - PDF for Print
Webcast by Steve Johnson, Ag & Farm Business Management Specialist - September 2008
SUpplemental REvenue Assistance: The New (SURE) Program - Webcast
SUpplemental REvenue Assistance: The New (SURE) Program - Handout
Webcast by Steve Johnson, Ag & Farm Business Management Specialist - August 2008
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AUGUST 2008
The New 2009 ACRE Program
Steve Johnson, Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension
The New 2009 ACRE Program for Print
Introduction to Flexible Cash Farm Leases
Steve Johnson, Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension
Introduction to Flexible Cash Farm Leases for Print
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July 2008
Managing Crop Revenue Risks
Steve Johnson, Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension
Managing Crop Revenue Risks for Print
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June 2008
2008 Crop Weather Outlook Presentation
Dr. Elwynn Taylor
Extension Climatologist
2008 Crop Weather Outlook for Print
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April 2008
Crop Price Outlook 2008
Steve Johnson, Iowa State University Extension Farm Management Specialist
Crop Price Outlook 2008 for print
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February 2008
Choosing Crop Insurance 2008
William Edwards, Iowa State University Extension Economist
Improving Crop Marketing and Insurance Decisions
Steve Johnson, Iowa State University Extension Farm Management Specialist
Improving Crop Marketing and Insurance Decisions for Print for Print
Steve Johnson, Iowa State University Extension Farm Management Specialist
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Managing Your Margins - Live Recording from Growing Forward 2008 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (sponsored by Farm Credit Services of America.)
Managing Your Margins Part 1 - For Print
Managing Your Margins Part 2 - For Print
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November 2007
Managing Higher Crop Input Costs
Presentation by Steve Johnson, ISU Extension Farm Management Field Specialist
September 2007
Understanding USDA Crop Yield Estimates - Presentation by Steve Johnson, ISU Extension Farm Management Field Specialist and Joe Prusacki, Iowa Field Office Director, USDA NASS
July 2007
Cash Rental Rate Survey 2007 - William Edwards, Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University Extension
Flexible Lease Agreements - William Edwards, Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University Extension
Methods for Determining a Fair Cash Rent - Kelvin Leibold, Iowa State University Farm Management Field Specialist
Using Call Options to Manage Crop Price Risk July 2007 - Steve Johnson, ISU Extension Farm & Ag Business Management Field Specialist, with charts from Ed Kordick, Commodity Services Manager, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation **
Using Put Options to Manage Crop Price Risk April 2007 - Steve Johnson, ISU Extension Farm & Ag Business Management Field Specialist, with charts from Ed Kordick, Commodity Services Manager, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation **
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11/20/2009