Recent Updates
| July 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Newsletter Articles | |
| Lower acreage and more usage | |
| Producers freshen the swine breeding herd | |
| The Greenhouse Effect is proven science | |
| Carbon as a third cash crop? | |
| Information Files | |
| How to Grow and Sell Carbon Credits in US Agriculture -- A1-76 | |
| Fewer Iowa Farms Struggling with Liquidity in 2021 -- C1-12 | |
| Improving Your Farm Lease Contract -- C2-01 | |
| Your Net Worth Statement -- C3-20 | |
Your Farm Income Statement -- C3-25 |
|
| Converting Cash to Accrual Net Farm Income -- C3-26 | |
| Farm Financial Statements -- C3-56 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| Estimated Returns by Farm Lease Agreement -- C2-01 | |
| Voiced Media | |
| Whole Farm Revenue Crop Insurance -- A1-60 | |
| Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program -- A1-61 | |
| Specialty Crop Insurance Options: Overview and Resources -- A1-62 |
| June 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Newsletter Articles | |
| Rain, grain and prices | |
| Strong increases in cash rental rates in Iowa | |
| Cover crop cost-share programs in Iowa: do they work? | |
| Exploring the greenhouse effect | |
| Poor start to haying and grazing season | |
| Information Files | |
| Specialty Crop Insurance Options - Overview and Resources -- A1-62 | |
| Fewer Iowa Farms Struggling with Liquidity in 2021 -- C1-12 | |
| Financial Performance Measures for Iowa Farms -- C3-55 | |
| Farm Employee Management: Protect Farm Workers from Heat-Related Stress and Illness -- C1-85 | |
| Checklist for Iowa Agricultural Employers -- C6-58 | |
| Energy Measurements and Conversions -- C6-86 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| Cash to Accrual Net Farm Income Worksheet -- C3-26 | |
| Comprehensive Farm Financial Statements – C3-56 | |
| Voiced Media | |
| Specialty Crop Insurance Options -- A1-62 |
| May 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Newsletter Articles | |
| The rally charges on | |
| Exemption of sales tax on certain uses of utilities and fuel | |
| The earth is getting warmer | |
| Recapping 2020 through the cattle industry lens | |
| Information Files | |
| Grain Marketing Terms -- A2-05 | |
| Custom Farming - A Share of the Crop -- A3-13 | |
| Operating Leverage -- C1-45 | |
| Cash Rental Rates for Iowa Survey -- C2-10 | |
| Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate -- C2-20 | |
| Estate Planning Questionnaire -- C4-57 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| Determining the Custom Operator's Share of the Crop -- A3-13 | |
| Cash Rental Rate Estimation -- C2-20 | |
| Flexible Lease Agreement Worksheet -- C2-21 |
| April 2021 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
Legend