Recent Updates
| April 2021 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| Push-n-pull supporting hog prices | |
| What is the difference between weather and climate? | |
| The projections are shifting fast | |
| Information Files | |
| 2021 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey – A3-10 | |
| Historic Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey -- A3-12 | |
| Livestock Enterprise Budgets for Iowa -- B1-21 | |
| Livestock Risk Insurance Plans for Cattle Producers -- B1-50 | |
| Farmland Value Survey (Realtors Land Institute) -- C2-75 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| Historic Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey Averages -- A3-12 | |
| Decision Tools (11) -- B1-21 | |
| Comparison of Customer, Competition or Cost Based Pricing -- C1-55 | |
| Cash Flow Budget (short form - 12 periods) -- C3-14 | |
| Net Worth Statement (short form) -- C3-19 |
| March 2021 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| An early glimpse at the 2021 marketing year | |
| A trip through the science of a warming planet | |
| Information Files | |
| Historical Corn Yields by County -- A1-12 | |
| Historical Soybean Yields by County -- A1-13 | |
| Corn and Soybean County Yields -- A1-14 | |
| Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| ARC-CO & PLC Per Acre Payment Estimator for Iowa, 2021-2022 -- A1-33 |
| February 2021 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| Managing farm costs key to profitability in 2021 | |
| Volatility continues to be a main feature of the markets | |
| No clear signals on beef cattle herd expansion | |
| Information Files | |
| Historical Costs of Crop Production -- A1-21 | |
| Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44 | |
| Revenue Protection Crop Insurance -- A1-54 | |
| Crop Planning Prices -- A1-10 | |
| Monthly Swine Feeding Returns in Iowa -- B1-31 | |
| Monthly Cattle Feeding Returns in Iowa -- B1-36 | |
| Livestock Planning Prices -- B1-10 | |
| Historical Hog and Lamb Prices -- B2-10 | |
| Historical Cattle Prices -- B2-12 | |
Lean Hog Basis -- B2-41 |
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| Live Cattle Basis -- B2-42 | |
| Feeder Cattle Basis -- B2-43 | |
| Feeder Steer-Heifer Price Spread -- B2-45 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| ARC-CO & PLC Per Acre Payment Estimator for Iowa, 2021-2022 -- A1-33 |
| January 2021 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| Talk of hog supply contraction is premature | |
| Factors driving prices | |
| Outlook for land values in 2021 and beyond: results from the 2020 Iowa land value survey | |
| Virtual farm bill meeting series for 2021 | |
| Information Files | |
| Estimated Costs of Crop Production -- A1-20 | |
| Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44 | |
| Season Average Price Calculator -- A2-15 | |
| Farmland Value Survey (Iowa State University) -- C2-70 | |
| Historical Iowa Farmland Value Survey by County -- C2-72 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| ARC-CO & PLC Per Acre Payment Estimator for Iowa, 2021-2022 -- A1-33 | |
| Marketing Outlet Analyzer -- C5-32 |
Updates 2020
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