Ag Decision Maker (AgDM)
An agricultural economics and
business web site.
New Information
January 2009 Updates
AgDM Newsletter (pdf)
AgDM New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Whole Farm -- Costs and Returns:
- Suggested Closing Inventory Prices -- C1-40
- Whole Farm -- Land Values:
- Farmland Value Survey (Iowa State University) -- C2-70
Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)
- Livestock: December Hog and Pig Report Down 2%
- Crops: Watching the Export Markets
- Economy: The 2008 Population Bowl
AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter
- U.S. Gasoline Consumption Decline: Does it Affect Potential Ethanol Demand?
- Brazilian Ethanol Exports
- Ethanol's Economic Impact on Rural Communities
- Climate Change - Impact on Midwestern Agriculture
- Food and Fuel: Enough Grain but not Enough Processing
- Understanding the Distillers Grains Supply/Usage Balance Sheet
- Ethanol and Corn Profitability
- Prices, Profitability and Supply/Demand
December 2008 Updates
Newsletters
Ag Decision Maker Newsletter (pdf)
- Farmland ownership -- Mike Duffy
- VeraSun Energy bankruptcy poses perils for farmers and elevators -- Roger McEowen
- Get the facts on selling and buying manure in Iowa -- Angela Rieck-Hinz and Willy Klein
Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (pdf)
- Livestock: Meat Supplies Declining
- Crops: Crop Prices Have Separated from Oil Prices
- Dairy: Milk Production Up 1.4%
- Economy: Iowa's Housing Picture
New and Updated Files
- Crops -- Costs and Returns:
- Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa - 2009 -- A1-20
- Developing Enterprise Budgets -- A1-25
- Corn and Soybean Loan Rates -- A1-34
- Marketing Loans and LDPs -- A1-38
- Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Payment Estimator -- Decision Tool (xls)
- Livestock -- Costs and Returns:
- Livestock Planning Prices -- B1-10
- Whole Farm -- Costs and Returns:
- Suggested Closing Inventory Prices -- C1-40
- Survey of Bonus Plans for Farm Employees -- C1-61
- Whole Farm -- Leasing:
- Crop-Share Leasing Provisions -- C2-30
- Whole Farm -- Financial:
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