Farm Management Information

Local News

Custom Rate Survey and Cash Rental Rates
(Posted on 6/5/2008)
Here is the most recent Custom Rate Survey and Cash Rental Rates.

Iowa Farm Lease Forms
(Posted on 5/16/2008)
You can view or print these leasing forms on the web. Double click to view which one you would like.

2006 Land Value Survey

2006 Land Value Survey
(Posted on 1/12/2007)
The 2006 survey marks the 4th straight year that Iowa land values have set a record high. For the first time a county average value was over $5,000 per acre. Almost all counties and crop reporting districts showed considerable strength.

Ag Decision Maker

Ag Decision Maker Updates
(Posted on 9/12/2006)
Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension. Outlook Information for Crops and Livestock.

E-Farm Management

Crop Marketing, Insurance and Weather
(Posted on 4/17/2006)
Recently Steve Johnson and Elwynn Taylor worked together on Breeze presentations addressing the ag hot topics of weather, marketing and insurance.

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Research Farm will host biomass plot tours
(Posted on 6/26/2008)
Tours at the Ag Engineering and Agronomy Research Farm on Monday, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 29, will precede and follow the Farm Progress Show being held nearby.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of June 23
(Posted on 6/20/2008)
Listen to interviews about the economic impacts of flooding in Iowa, plant diseases, crop insurance, corn replanting decisions, protecting your garden investment and more.
ISU Expert Answers Questions about Flood–Related Well Water Concerns
(Posted on 6/18/2008)
ISU Extension provides information on how to get your well tested and on the risks of contamination from flood waters.
Crop Insurance May Help Flooded and Wet Corn and Soybean Acres
(Posted on 6/18/2008)
ISU Extension farm management specialist says nearly 90 percent of corn and soybean acres in Iowa are covered by multiple peril crop insurance.
Emergency Crop Meeting Offered in Taylor County
(Posted on 6/17/2008)
The meeting will be held June 18 in Lenox.
ISU Extension Specialists Review Current Crop Conditions
(Posted on 6/17/2008)
Listen to Talk@12 program aired on WOI Radio at noon on June 17 for an update on current crop conditions in Iowa as affected by extreme weather.
ISU Extension Audio: Impacts of 2008 Floods
(Posted on 6/17/2008)
Iowa State University Extension specialists discuss impacts of the 2008 floods: economic impacts, corn production, crop disease, crop insurance and lawn, landscape and garden concerns. Listen to the audio interviews.
June 14, 2008 Iowa State University Extension Flooding Media Advisory
(Posted on 6/14/2008)
ISU Extension specialists have released more materials for media covering Iowa flooding.
Additional Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Meeting Scheduled
(Posted on 6/14/2008)
The meeting be held on June 20 in Durant.
Emergency Crop Meeting Planned for South Central Iowa
(Posted on 6/13/2008)
The Crop Replant, Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions meeting will be held in Greenfield on June 16.
Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Programs Offered
(Posted on 6/12/2008)
The meetings will be held June 18 inat the Linn and Washington ISU Extension County offices.
Media Advisory: Flood-Related Resources
(Posted on 6/12/2008)
If you need help weathering the recent storms, Iowa State University Extension offering a variery of resources.
ISU Extension Offers Emergency Crop Meeting
(Posted on 6/11/2008)
Iowa State University Extension is sponsoring this event at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Northeast Iowa Research Farm near Nashua to provide information that will help farmers understand their options when making difficult economic and agronomic decisions over the next few weeks.
ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of June 2
(Posted on 6/5/2008)
Listen to interviews about weather and replanting, land values, Town/Craft, Developing Dynamic Leaders and more.

Staff

Kelvin Leibold-Field Specialist/Farm Management
Phone: (641) 648-4850
Fax: (641) 648-4862
Email: kleibold@iastate.edu

Leroy Jensen-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (515) 532-3453
Fax: (515) 532-3415
Email: lhjensen@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension