Publications

Enterprise Budgets	Definitions and Descriptions
Enterprise Budgets produced by Beginning Farmer Center, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Ag Decision Maker. Beekeeping Christmas Trees Dairy Goats Popcorn Raspberries Sheep Sorghum Sweet Corn Additional budget tools are available from the following: Value Added Ag AgMRC	Wills and Probate Trusts Real Property Ownership Buy-Sell Agreements Option Agreements Power of Attorney General Partnership Limited Partnership and Family Limited Partnerships Corporations Limited Liability Company
Presentations	Tools and Resources
Why the Obsession with Succession? Farm Business Transfer Plans (PDF) by John Baker and Ethan Epley Beef Cow Sharing Agreements (PDF) by William Edwards, ISU Professor and Extension Economist Iowa Land Values: Trends and Observations by Michael Duffy Farmland Owners and Changing Demographics by Michael Duffy, former Associate Director and ISU Extension Economist. A New Wave of Farmers (PDF) by Abha Gupta, MS student at Oregon State University's Horticulture Dept, studying sustainable agriculture.	Iowa Land Value Survey Iowa Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act Iowa Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program Guidelines and Qualifications flyer Writing a Letter to a Prospective Landlord Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa
Research and Reports
Iowa Farmers Business and Transfer Plans Survey Results 2012 Beginning Farmer Center Annual Report Farmland Ownership Survey

Additional publications can be found at Ag Decision Maker Website.

Farm Savvy Manual

Development of the Farm Savvy manual has been another major Center activity. The 200 page manual outlines a process for the transition of a farm business to the succeeding generation. It's intended to be used by vocational agriculture teachers, community college instructors, and extension staff to present programs for new farmers or those who wish to transfer a farming operation to another person. The manual is available for $85 from the Beginning Farmer Center.

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