Ag Decision Maker

Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

July Newsletter (pdf)

• Where are Iowa and U.S. land values headed?
• Research briefs from the ISU Department of Economics
• Farmland leasing meetings

New and Updated Files

• Livestock — Cost & Return:
  • Livestock Enterprise Budgets
  • Livestock Enterprise Budgets (Decision Tools)
• Whole Farm — Cost & Return:
  • Farm Costs and Returns
• Whole Farm — Leasing:
  • Historic County Cropland Rental Rates
  • Farmland Leasing Overview  (Voiced Media)
  • Central Iowa Case Study Farm  (Voiced Media)
  • CALT – Legal Issues of Farmland Leasing (Voiced Media)

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Iowa Farm Outlook

Livestock — Large Hog Supplies Should be Manageable
Crops — Some Fireworks for the 4th

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Ag Marketing Resource Center Renewable Energy  Report

• U.S. Corn Exports to China: Significant Impact from New Chinese Ag and Trade Policies
• U.S. Ethanol and DDGs Exports to NAFTA Partners
• The Feature of the Month – July 2017

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Ag Decision Maker (AgDM)

An agricultural economics and business website.

Ag Decision Maker

Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

June Newsletter (pdf)

• Developing a crop marketing plan
• Increase leasing arrangement knowledge and communication between tenants and land owners at 2017 Farmland Leasing Meetings
• Produce better tenant-landowner communications with a farmland lease annual report

New and Updated Files

• Crops — Cost & Return:
  • Proven Yields and Insurance Units for Crop Insurance
  • Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions
  • Delayed Planting and Replanting Evaluator (Decision Tool)
• Whole Farm — Leasing:
  • Farmland Lease Annual Report
  • Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate
  • Flexible Farm Lease Agreements
• Whole Farm — Transition & Estate Planning:
  • Farm Business Operating Agreement
  • Enterprise Operating Agreement

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Iowa Farm Outlook

Livestock — Strong Prices with Large Slaughter Suggest Firm Meat Demand
Crops — The Challenge of a Global Market

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Ag Marketing Resource Center Renewable Energy  Report

• Review of Current U.S. Ethanol Production and Ending Stocks 2017
• Ethanol Leads Credit Generation for California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
• The Feature of the Month – June 2017

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Choices

Theme Overview: U.S. Commodity Markets Respond to Changes in China’s Ag Policies
China’s Evolving Agricultural Support Policies
U.S. Agricultural Exports to China Increased Rapidly Making China the Number One Market
Food Security in China from a Global Perspective
The WTO Dispute on China’s Agricultural Supports

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Ag Decision Maker (AgDM)

An agricultural economics and business website.

Ag Decision Maker

Business Solutions for Farms and Agribusiness from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

May Newsletter (pdf)

• Cash rental rates fall for a fourth consecutive year in Iowa
• Ag cooperatives consolidating, too

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New and Updated Files

• Livestock — Outlook & Prices:
  • Seasonal Hog Price Patterns
• Whole Farm — Leasing:
  • Improving Your Farm Lease Contract
  • Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2017 Survey
• Whole Farm — Transition & Estate Planning:
  • Constructing a Farm Succession Plan: Elements to Consider
  • Forms of Property Ownership
  • Estate Planning Goals
  • Keys to Successful Business Transfers
  • Income Tax Considerations of Business Transfers

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Iowa Farm Outlook

Livestock — Higher Production Trims Livestock Prices, Cash Receipts
Crops — Rain and Grain

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Ag Marketing Resource Center Renewable Energy  Report

• Overview of Iowa Biofuel Tax Credits and Ethanol Blends Sales: E10, E15, E20, and E85
• Historical Analysis of South American Corn Production: Record Yields and Productions in 2016/2017
• The Feature of the Month – May 2017
• Prices and Profitability Models

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Choices

Theme Overview: Farm Labor Issues in the Face of U.S. Immigration and Health Care Reform
Sustaining a Healthy Farm Labor Force: Issues for Policy Consideration
Trump, Immigration, and Agriculture
Anti-Immigration Reform and Reductions in Welfare: Evidence from the Meatpacking Industry

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Ag Decision Maker (AgDM)

An agricultural economics and business website.