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Alejandro Plastina
Newsletter Articles
- Conservation practices: EQIP and CSP cost-share and stacking carbon payments -- August 2023
- High farm liquidity cushions against low margins -- August 2023
- Record high cash rental rates -- May 2023
- Custom rate survey guide released for 2023 -- March 2023
- Crop producers need to act on farm bill decisions by March 15 -- February 2023
- Net returns to cereal rye in integrated Iowa operations -- January 2023
- Cover crops in Iowa: New survey results -- December 2022
- Will an agricultural carbon market ever develop? -- May 2022
- Highest increase in cash rental rates in a decade -- May 2022
- Custom rate survey shows average costs of common farming practices -- April 2022
- Cost management critical for a profitable crop season -- January 2022
- Gaining an understanding of carbon market programs -- November 2021
- Carbon as a third cash crop? -- July 2021
- Cover crop cost-share programs in Iowa: do they work? -- June 2021
- Strong increases in cash rental rates in Iowa -- June 2021
- Managing farm costs key to profitability in 2021 -- February 2021
- Virtual farm bill meeting series for 2021 decisions -- January 2021
- Practical guidelines to file crop insurance losses due to the derecho -- September 2020
- Projected ARC/PLC payments in 2020 -- August 2020
- Mixed liquidity results for Iowa farms in 2019 -- June 2020
- How to streamline your CFAP application -- June 2020
- Slight increases in cash rental rates in Iowa -- May 2020
- Custom rates lower in 2020 -- March 2020
- Estimating costs of crop production vital for 2020 farm businesses -- January 2020
- The missing piece in the nutrient reduction puzzle: economic incentives -- December 2019
- Farm liquidity slightly up, but still subdued -- October 2019
- Uneven changes in cash rental rates in Iowa -- May 2019
- Custom rates higher in 2019 -- March 2019
- Estimating costs of crop production vital for 2019 farm businesses -- January 2019
- New tool helps farmers make cover crop decisions -- November 2018
- Iowa Concern Hotline provides resources for Iowa farmers -- 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
- Farmland leasing meetings offer leasing arrangement information -- July 2018
- Iowa farmland ownership and tenure survey 1982-2017: a thirty-five year perspective -- July 2018
- Cash rental rates slightly up in Iowa -- May 2018
- ISU survey shows decline in custom rates across operations in 2018 -- March 2018
- Lower land and crop input costs barely offset higher fuel and labor costs in 2018 -- January 2018
- Financial stress in Iowa farms -- September 2017
- Increase leasing arrangement knowledge and communication between tenants and land owners at 2017 Farmland Leasing Meetings -- June 2017
- Cash rental rates fall for a fourth consecutive year in Iowa -- May 2017
- Custom rates and machinery rental rates shared in the 2017 Iowa farm custom rate survey -- April 2017
- Lower costs bring cautious optimism in 2017 -- February 2017
- Changes in financial indicators for a panel of Iowa farms -- November 2016
- Payments under 2014 Farm Bill safety net provide small cushion for producers in many Iowa counties -- November 2016
- Impact of ISU Extension and Outreach leasing programs -- July 2016
- Farmland leasing meetings to increase understanding of rental agreements -- June 2016
- How accurate and useful is the ISU Cash Rent Survey? -- June 2016
- Cash rental rates fall for a third consecutive year in Iowa -- May 2016
- Why USDA NASS yields are not used to project ARC-CO payments -- April 2016
- Iowa farm custom rate survey provides guidance for hiring -- March 2016
- ARC/PLC payments in 2016 and 2017 -- March 2016
- 2016 gross crop margins negative despite lower costs -- January 2016
- Farmland leasing meetings will increase understanding of rental arrangement -- July 2015
- New ARC-CO and PLC spreadsheets calculate projected payments -- June 2015
- Land rents decline but margins do not improve -- June 2015
- Iowa farm custom rate survey shows slight increases for 2015 -- March 2015
- New and updated Iowa State University farm bill tools -- February 2015
- Crop insurance policies in 2014 -- October 2014
- Base acreage reallocation and payment yield update -- September 2014
Information Files
- Estimated Costs of Crop Production -- A1-20
- Historical Costs of Crop Production -- A1-21
- New Safety Net: PLC, ARC-CO, ARC-IC -- A1-32
- Farm Bill Programs: Data and Methods for ARC-County and PLC -- A1-33
- 2018 Farm Bill: PLC Payment Yield Update -- A1-35
- 2014 Farm Bill Calculator -- A1-36
- Trade Assistance Package in 2018 -- A1-37
- Financial Support for Conservation Practices: EQIP and CSP -- A1-39
- Carbon Farming: Stacking Payments from Private Initiatives and Federal Programs -- A1-40
- Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44
- Current Crop Insurance Policies -- A1-48
- Yield Protection Crop Insurance -- A1-52
- Margin Protection Crop Insurance -- A1-53
- Revenue Crop Protection 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
- 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
- Budgeting Tool to Evaluate Alternative Approaches to Weed Management -- A1-87
- Economics of Cover Crops -- A1-91
- Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey -- A3-10
- Historical Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey -- A3-12
- Grain Harvesting Equipment and Labor in Iowa -- A3-16
- Deductible Livestock Costs for Adjusting Income Tax Returns -- B1-15
- Farm Costs and Returns -- C1-10
- Iowa Farm Financial Conditions in 2015 -- C1-11
- Liquidity Analysis of Iowa Farms: Record Net Farm Revenues Provide Cushion against Market Risks -- C1-12
- Suggested Closing Inventory Prices -- C1-40
- Cash Rental Rates for Iowa Survey -- C2-10
- Historical County Cropland Rental Rates -- C2-11
- Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate -- C2-20
- Flexible Farm Lease Agreements -- C2-21
- Financial Performance Measures for Iowa Farms -- C3-55
Decision Tools (xlsx)
- ARC-CO Payment Calculator for 2014/15 -- A1-32
- ARC-CO Payment Calculator for 2015/16 -- A1-32
- ARC-CO Payment Calculator for 2016/17 -- A1-32
- ARC-CO Payment Calculator for 2017/18 -- A1-32
- Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Payment Calculator -- A1-32
- ISU Farm Bill Analyzer -- A1-33
- ARC/PLC Payments by Crop and County -- A1-33
- PLC Yield Update Tool: Farm Bill 2018 -- A1-35
- Farm Bill Calculator -- A1-36
- Market Facilitation Program Calculator -- A1-37
- 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
- Economics of Cover Crops -- A1-91
- Historical Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey Averages -- A3-12
Voiced Media
- Carbon Markets -- A1-77
- Carbon Markets (extended version) -- A1-77
- Economics of Cover Crops -- A1-91
