Recent Updates
| May 2022 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| Highest increase in cash rental rates in a decade | |
| Detailing the supply curve for beef | |
| Will an agricultural carbon market ever develop? | |
| Early adjustments | |
| Is the sun causing the earth to warm? | |
| Information Files | |
| Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) -- A1-44 | |
| Important Crop Insurance Dates -- A1-50 | |
| Hedging of Livestock -- B2-50 | |
| Livestock Options Market -- B2-52 | |
| Cash Rental Rates for Iowa Survey -- C2-10 | |
| Farmland Value Survey (Realtors Land Institute) -- C2-75 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| Delayed and Prevented Planting Evaluator -- A1-57 |
| April 2022 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| Consumers respond to meat price differences | |
| Has the earth’s climate changed before? | |
| Hogs and pigs inventory contraction continues | |
| Custom rate survey shows average costs of common farming practices | |
| Information Files | |
| Iowa Corn Price Basis -- A2-41 | |
| Iowa Soybean Price Basis -- A2-42 | |
| July Corn Basis -- A2-43 | |
| July Soybean Basis -- A2-44 | |
| Options Tools to Reduce Price Risk -- A2-67 | |
| Options Tools to Enhance Price -- A2-68 | |
| Crop Price Options Fence -- A2-69 |
| March 2022 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| Ukraine, Russia, and crops | |
| Some quirks but typical beef market trends expected | |
| The importance of water vapor | |
| Information Files | |
| Historical Corn Yields by County -- A1-12 | |
| Historical Soybean Yields by County -- A1-13 | |
| Corn and Soybean County Yields -- A1-14 | |
| Crop Marketing Terms -- A2-05 | |
| Corn and Soybean Price Basis -- A2-40 | |
| Crop Price Hedging Basics -- A2-60 | |
| Crop Price Options Basics -- A2-66 | |
| Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey -- A3-10 |
| February 2022 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| The role of ozone in global warming | |
| Iowa’s beef cow herd is off and running | |
| Farm Financial Planning Program helps producers analyze their numbers | |
| Information Files | |
| Historical Costs of Crop Production -- A1-21 | |
| Livestock Planning Prices -- B1-10 | |
| Lean Hog Basis - Iowa/Minnesota -- B2-41 | |
| Live Cattle Basis - Iowa/Minnesota -- B2-42 | |
| Feeder Cattle Basis - Iowa -- B2-43 | |
| Feeder Steer-Heifer Price Spread -- B2-45 | |
| Historical Hog and Lamb Prices -- B2-10 | |
| Historical Cattle Prices -- B2-12 | |
| Building Equity in Your Farm -- C3-60 |
| January 2022 | |
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| Newsletter Articles | |
| Cost management critical for a profitable crop season | |
| Sorting out hog production shocks | |
| Explore the essentials of a successful farm transition | |
| Farmers and cybersecurity | |
| Summarizing the 2021 crop year | |
| Black carbon - the power of soot | |
| Information Files | |
| Estimated Costs of Crop Production -- A1-20 | |
| Farm Bill Programs: Data and Methods for ARC-County and PLC -- A1-33 | |
| Suggested Closing Inventory Prices -- C1-40 | |
| Benchmarking Family Living Expenses in Agriculture -- C3-66 | |
| Decision Tools | |
| Estimated Costs of Crop Production Decision Tools (13) -- A1-20 | |
| ARC-CO & PLC Per Acre Payment Estimator for Iowa, 2022-2023 -- A1-33 (Decision Tool) | |
| ARC-CO & PLC Per Acre Payment Estimator by Crop and County for Iowa, 2021-2022 -- A1-33 (Decision Tool) | |
| Benchmarking Family Living Expenses in Agriculture -- C3-66 (Decision Tool) |
Updates 2021
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