Recent Updates
September 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Cost & Return:
- Pricing Forage in the Field -- A1-65
Corn Silage Pricer -- A1-65 (Decision Tool) - Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Farmland Value Survey -- C2-75
Calculating a Weighted Average Corn Suitability Rating -- C2-87 (Decision Tool) - Whole Farm -- Financial:
- Converting Cash to Accrual Net Farm Income -- C3-26
Cash to Accrual Net Farm Income Worksheet -- C2-26 (Decision Tool)
August 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Outlook & Prices
- Change in Corn Prices by Two Week Period -- A2-17
Change in Soybean Prices by Two Week Period -- A2-18 - Whole Farm -- Cost & Return
- Crop and Livestock Land Use Analyzer -- C1-15 (Decision Tool)
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- 2016 Iowa Farmland Leasing -- C2-01:
-- Rental Rates (Voiced Media)
-- Communication (Voiced Media)
-- Legal Issues (Voiced Media)
-- Farm Program Payments (Voiced Media)
-- Cost of Production (Voiced Media)
-- Estimating a Rental Rate (Voiced Media)
Iowa Farmland Rental Rates (USDA) -- C2-09
Iowa Farmland Leasing Overview -- C2-20 (Voiced Media)
Iowa Farm Leases: A Legal Review – Center for Ag Law and Taxation (Voiced Media) - Whole Farm -- Human Resources:
- Farm Employee Management: Health, Stress, and Well-Being -- C1-82
- Whole Farm -- Legal & Taxes:
- Iowa Finance Authority - Beginning Farmer Programs -- C4-30 (Voiced Media)
- Whole Farm -- Other:
- Setting Personal, Family and Business Goals for Business Success -- C6-42
What is Important to Me? -- C6-43 - Business Development -- Business Start-up:
- Vision and Mission Statements -- a Roadmap of Where You Want to Go and How to Get There -- C5-09
July 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Other:
- Estimated Costs of Production for Winter Canola in Iowa -- A1-24
Production Cost for Winter Canola -- A1-24 (Decision Tool) - Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Historic County Cropland Rental Rates -- C2-11
Iowa Farm Lease Form -- C2-12
Developing a Farm Newsletter for Landlords -- C2-14
Iowa Cash Rent Farm Lease (Short Form) -- C2-16 - Whole Farm -- Human Resources:
- Farm Employee Management: Applicant Background Checks -- C1-80
Farm Employee Management: Terminating Employees in Iowa -- C1-81 - Whole Farm -- Transition & Estate Planning:
- Critical Success Factors for Business Transfers -- C4-12
Transferring Business Management -- C4-15
June 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Grain Harvesting Equipment and Labor in Iowa -- A3-16
Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines -- A3-24
Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines - A3-24 (Decision Tool)
Joint Machinery Ownership -- A3-34 (Decision Tool) - Livestock -- Cost & Return:
- Livestock Enterprise Budgets – B1-21
Livestock Enterprise Budgets -- B1-21 (Decision Tools) - Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Flexible Farm Lease Agreements -- C1-21 (Decision Tool)
- Whole Farm -- Transition & Estate Planning:
- Wage and Incentive Agreement -- C4-42
- Whole Farm -- Other:
- Strategic Management Concepts -- C6-39
May 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2016 Survey – C2-10
Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate -- C2-20
Flexible Farm Lease Agreements -- C2-21 - Whole Farm -- Transition and Estate Planning:
- Understanding Farm Business Transfers -- C4-10
The Farm Business Transfer Process -- C4-13
Examining Your Farm Business Choices -- C4-41 - Whole Farm -- Other:
- Strategic Management for Farm Businesses -- C6-41
Farm Business Strategies -- C6-46
Portfolio Analysis and Enterprise Strategy Development -- C6-48
April 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Cost & Return:
- ARC-CO Payment Calculator for 2016/17 -- A1-32 (Decision Tool)
ARC/PLC Payments by Crop and County -- A1-33 (Decision Tool) - Crops -- Other:
- Organic Crop Production Enterprise Budgets -- A1-18
Organic Crop Production Enterprise Budgets -- A1-18 (4 Decision Tools) - Livestock -- Cost & Return:
- Ten Ways to Reduce Feed Costs in Cow-calf Operations -- B1-77
- Livestock -- Markets:
- How Often Can Cattle Feeders Hedge a Profit with Futures? -- B2-54
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Farmland Cash Rental Rate Survey – C2-10
- Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Historical Farmland Values -- C2-72
Farmland Value Survey (Realtors Land Institute) -- C2-75 - Whole Farm -- Financial:
- Fine Tune Management Decisions with Enterprise Accounting -- C6-34
- Whole Farm -- Other:
- Strategic Planning Terms -- C6-40
March 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Cost & Return:
- Historical Corn Yields by County -- A1-12
Historical Soybean Yields by County -- A1-13
Corn and Soybean County Yields -- A1-14
ARC-CO Payment Calculator for 2016/17 -- A1-32 (Decision Tool)
ARC/PLC Payments by Crop and County -- A1-33 (Decision Tool)
- Crops -- Machinery:
- Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey -- A3-10
- Livestock -- Cost & Return:
- Monthly Swine Feeding Returns -- B1-31
Monthly Cattle Feeding Returns -- B1-36
Net Present Value of Beef Replacement Females -- B1-74
Net Present Value of Beef Replacement Females (single replacement) -- B1-74 (Decision Tool)
Net Present Value of Beef Replacement Females (group of replacements) -- B1-74 (Decision Tool) - Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Farmland Value Survey (Realtors Land Institute) -- C2-75
February 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Livestock -- Markets:
- Lean Hog Basis -- B2-41
Live Cattle Basis -- B2-42
Feeder Cattle Basis -- B2-43
Feeder Steer-Heifer Price Spread -- B2-45 - Livestock -- Outlook & Prices:
- Historic Hog and Lamb Prices -- B2-10
Historic Cattle Prices -- B2-12
January 2016
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Cost & Return:
- Crop Planning Prices -- A1-10
Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa - 2016 -- A1-20
Crop Production Costs Budgets (Decision Tools) -- A1-20
Historical Costs of Crop Production -- A1-21
- Crops -- Other:
- To Grow or not to Grow: A Tool for Comparing Returns to Switchgrass for Bioenergy with Annual Crops and CRP -- A1-27
To Grow or not to Grow: A Tool for Comparing Returns to Switchgrass for Bioenergy with Annual Crops and CRP -- A1-27 (Decision Tool) - Whole Farm -- Cost & Return:
- Farm Costs and Returns -- C1-10
Suggested Closing Inventory Prices for 2015 -- C1-40 - Whole Farm -- Financial:
- Financial Performance Measures for Iowa Farms -- C3-55
