Yields
Information Files
Historical Corn Yields by County -- A1-12
Historical Soybean Yields by County -- A1-13
Corn and Soybean County Yields -- A1-14
Newsletter Articles
USDA NASS county yield results from 2017 -- March 2018

Budget & Record Summaries
Information Files
Estimated Costs of Pasture and Hay Production -- A1-15
Estimated Costs of Crop Production -- A1-20
Historical Costs of Crop Production -- A1-21
Organic Crops
Specialty Crops
Newsletter Articles
Cost management critical for a profitable crop season -- January 2022
Estimating costs of crop production vital for 2019 farm businesses -- January 2019
Lower land and crop input costs barely offset higher fuel and labor costs in 2018 -- January 2018
Lower costs bring cautious optimism in 2017 -- February 2017
Changes in financial indicators for a panel of Iowa farms -- November 2016
2016 gross crop margins negative despite lower costs -- January 2016

Profitability
Information Files
Evaluating Profitability of Crop Rotations -- A1-80
Economic Analysis of Foliar Fungicide Treatment on Corn -- A1-81
Tracking the Profitability of Iowa Corn Production -- A1-85 Monthly Profitability of Corn Production (xls)
Tracking the Profitability of Iowa Soybean Production -- A1-86 Monthly Profitability of Soybean Production (xls)
Energy and Economic Returns by Crop Rotation -- A1-90
Economics of Cover Crops -- A1-91
Newsletter Articles
Cover crop cost-share programs in Iowa: do they work? -- June 2021
Managing farm costs key to profitability in 2021 -- February 2021
New tool helps farmers make cover crop decisions -- November 2018
New online tool can help farmers see value of cover crops and paths to profitability -- May 2018
A look at long-term corn and soybean profitability -- April 2016
New website for regional corn nitrogen rate calculator -- June 2016

Government Programs
Information Files
2014 Farm Bill: Terms to Know -- A1-30
New Safety Net: PLC, ARC-CO, ARC-IC -- A1-32
Farm Bill Programs: Data and Methods for ARC-County and PLC -- A1-33
Corn and Soybean Commodity Loan Rates -- A1-34
2018 Farm Bill: PLC Payment Yield Update -- A1-35
2014 Farm Bill Calculator -- A1-36
Trade Assistance Package in 2018 -- A1-37
Marketing Loans and LDPs -- A1-38
Whole Farm Conservation Best Practices Manual
Newsletter Articles
Crop producers need to act on farm bill decisions by March 15 -- February 2023
Virtual farm bill meeting series for 2021 decisions -- January 2021
Projected ARC/PLC payments in 2020 -- August 2020
How to streamline your CFAP application -- June 2020
Farm bill meetings happening across Iowa -- November 2019
Soybean harvest strategy for securing MFP payment -- October 2018
Cost-share programs for cover crops available to Iowa farmers in 2018 -- October 2018
What can Iowa farmers expect from ARC/PLC and the Trade Assistance Package in 2018? -- September 2018
Payments under 2014 Farm Bill safety net provide small cushion for producers in many Iowa counties -- November 2016
Why USDA NASS yields are not used to project ARC-CO payments -- April 2016
ARC/PLC payments in 2016 and 2017 -- March 2016

Crop Insurance
Information Files
Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44
Current Crop Insurance Policies -- A1-48
Hail Damage Can Affect Crop Insurance Yields -- A1-49
Important Crop Insurance Dates -- A1-50
Yield Protection Crop Insurance -- A1-52
Margin Protection Crop Insurance -- A1-53
Revenue Protection Crop Insurance -- A1-54
Proven Yields and Insurance Units for Crop Insurance -- A1-55
Trend-Adjusted Actual Production History (APH) -- A1-56
Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions -- A1-57
Risk Management Tools: Basics of Crop Insurance -- A1-58
Drought Damage Can Affect Crop Insurance Yields -- A1-59
Whole Farm Revenue Crop Insurance -- A1-60
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) -- A1-61
Specialty Crop Insurance Options - Overview and Resources -- A1-62
Newsletter Articles
Crop insurance 2022 in review and call for participants for a crop insurance survey -- February 2023
Crop insurance coverage - frequently asked questions -- August 2021
Practical guidelines to file crop insurance losses due to the derecho -- September 2020
Questions frequently asked about prevented planting -- April 2019
Production evidence for market facilitation program and crop insurance -- December 2018
Crop revenue insurance proceeds - price loss versus yield loss -- August 2018
Initial, delayed, and prevented planting decisions -- April 2018
Expect lower premiums for 2018 crop insurance -- February 2018
Crop Revenue insurance proceeds -- price loss versus yield loss -- September 2017
Crop insurance coverage-frequently asked questions in times of drought or floods -- August 2017

Analysis
Information Files
Pricing Forage in the Field -- A1-65
Estimating a Value for Corn Stover -- A1-70
Value of Soil Erosion to the Land Owner -- A1-75
Budgeting Tool to Evaluate Alternative Approaches to Weed Management -- A1-87

Carbon Market Information
Information Files
How to Grow and Sell Carbon Credits in US Agriculture -- A1-76
How do Data and Payments Flow through Ag Carbon Programs? -- A1-77
Net Returns to Carbon Farming -- A1-78
Newsletter Articles
Will an agricultural carbon market ever develop? -- May 2022
Gaining an understanding of carbon market programs -- November 2021
Carbon as a third cash crop? -- July 2021

 

 

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