Recent Updates

March 2023
Newsletter Articles
Custom rate survey guide released for 2023  
Assembling your estate planning team  
There’s a new library in town  
More and stronger extreme weather events  
Information Files  
Historical Corn Yields by County -- A1-12  
Historical Soybean Yields by County -- A1-13  
Corn and Soybean County Yields -- A1-14  
Important Crop Insurance Dates -- A1-50  

2023 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey -- A3-10

 
Machinery Leasing - Is It for You? -- A3-35  
Farm Machinery Joint Ventures -- A3-37  
Farm Machinery Joint Venture Worksheet -- A3-38  

 

February 2023
Newsletter Articles
Beef cow herd to shrink for years to come  
A wetter and drier world  
Crop producers need to act on farm bill decisions by March 15  
Crop insurance 2022 in review and call for participants for a crop insurance survey  
Global supplies and export challenges  
Information Files  
Historical Costs of Crop Production -- A1-21  
Net Returns to Carbon Farming -- A1-78  
Budgeting Tool to Evaluate Alternative Approaches to Weed Management -- A1-87  
Acquiring Farm Machinery Services -- A3-21  
Joint Machinery Ownership -- A3-34  
Historical Hog and Lamb Prices -- B2-10  
Historical Cattle Prices -- B2-12  
Lean Hog Basis -- B2-41  
Live Cattle Basis -- B2-42  
Feeder Cattle Basis -- B2-43  
Feeder Steer-Heifer Price Spread -- B2-45  
Decision Tools  
Net Returns to Carbon Farming: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY-- A1-78  
Weed Management Budgeting Tool - Harrison County -- A1-87  
Farm Machinery Financing Analyzer -- A3-21-35  
Joint Machinery Ownership -- A3-34  

 

January 2023
Newsletter Articles
The 2022 crop year in review  
Net returns to cereal rye in integrated Iowa operations  
Will swine breeding herd increases continue?  
Importance of Using a Written Lease: Trends and Resources  
Nationwide management practice tool: Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources (STAR)  
Information Files  
Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa -- A1-20  
Farm Bill Programs: Data and Methods for ARC-County and PLC -- A1-33  
Net Returns to Carbon Farming -- A1-78  
Decision Tools  
Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa -- A1-20 (14 Decision Tools)  
ARC-CO & PLC Per Acre Payment Estimator for Iowa, 2023-24 -- A1-33  
ARC-CO & PLC Per Acre Payment Projections for Iowa, 2022-23 -- A1-33  
Net Returns to Carbon Farming: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY-- A1-78  
Voiced Media  
Ag Market Outlook Jan 16, 2023  

 

Updates 2022

Legend
pdf file
xlsx file
teaching activity
voiced media