The 2008 Custom Rate Survey Is Now Available
(Posted on 2/28/2008)
The information received from the Custom Rate Survey was updated in March 2008 and provides recent rates expected to be charged or paid for custom machine work.

Average Value of Iowa Farmland Tops $3,900 an Acre in 2007 Survey
(Posted on 2/18/2008)
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.

Cash Rental Rates Jump in 2007
(Posted on 1/19/2008)
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 since last fall. Recent ISU Extension surveys indciate a great deal of uncertainty this year.

Hay Pricing Update
(Posted on 12/31/2007)
Extension's latest information about hay pricing.

Crop Happenings Newsletters
(Posted on 8/27/2007)
Water Everywhere, SDS Update, Soybean Rust Update, Top Die Back in Corn, Training Opportunities Still Available

Crop Marketing, Insurance and Weather
(Posted on 4/3/2007)
Steve Johnson, Elwynn Taylor, and other Iowa State University Extension Specialists have recorded presentations on current topics in agriculture. These work in any Web browser that supports Flash Media (for example, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).

Acreage Living Newsletter Available
(Posted on 1/3/2005)
Do you live on an acreage in Story County? Are you thinking of moving to an acreage? Every other month the Acreage Living Newsletter is mailed to over 60 acreage owners in Story County.