Crop Decisions

Costs and Returns

• Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) -- A1-44
• Managing Risk with Crop Insurance -- A1-48

Machinery

• Custom Rates -- A3-10
• Custom Farming -- A3-15

Whole Farm Decisions

Leasing and Land Values

• Lease Termination and Other Legal Considerations for Lease Contracts -- C2-06
• Cash Rental Rates -- C2-10
• Computing a Cropland Cash Rental Rate -- C2-20
• Flexible Farm Lease Agreements - C2-21

Renewable Energy Decisions

Ethanol

• The Future of Biorefining in Iowa – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit -- Robert C. Brown, ISU Office of Biorenewables -- November, 2006.

• Implications of Bioenergy on Agricultural Production – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit -- Craig Lang, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation -- November, 2006.

• Economic and Social Impact of a Growing Bioenergy Industry on the State and its Policy Implications – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit - Bruce Babcock, Iowa State University -- November, 2006.

• Innovating for the Future – Iowa Bioeconomy Summit -- Ted Crosbie, Chief Techology Officer for Iowa -- November, 2006.

• Overview of Ethanol Industry – Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- John Miranowski, Iowa State University -- November 2006

• Economics of Ethanol Industry -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Paul Gallagher, Iowa State University -- November 2006

• Ethanol Industry’s Impact on Corn Supplies -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Bob Wisner, Iowa State University -- November 2006

• Impact of Corn Based Ethanol on Grain, Oilseed and Livestock Sectors -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Amani Elobeid, Iowa State University -- November 2006

• Impact of Ethanol Industry on Livestock Sector -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- John Lawrence, Iowa State University -- November 2006

• Potential Infrastructure Constraints on Growth of Ethanol Industry -- Perspectives on the Ethanol Industry -- Roger Ginder, Iowa State University -- November 2006

• Growing the Ethanol Industry – Growing the Bioeconomy -- Vinod Khousla, Venture Capitalist – August, 2006

• Role of Biomass in a Sustainable World – Growing the Bioeconomy – Lee Lynd, Dartmouth -- August, 2006.

• Economic Interactions of Biofuels and Agricultural Markets – Growing the Bio-Economy -- August, 2006

• Technical Overview of Biorefineries – Growing the Bio-economy -- August, 2006

• Environmental Effects of Alternative Feedstocks and the Impact of the Systems Needed to Grow those Feedstocks – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Catherine Kling, Iowa State University -- March, 2007

• Farm Level Economics of Growing Alternative Energy Feedstocks – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Chad Hart, Iowa State University -- March, 2007

• Ethanol and Livestock: Synergies or Competition – Growing the Bio-Economy -- August, 2006

• Potential to Produce Liquid Fuels from Cellulosic Feedstock – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Robert Brown, Iowa State University -- March, 2007

• Innovations in Carbohydrate Production and Processing – Growing the Bioeconomy -- August, 2006

• Effect of Biofuel Production and Processing on Community, Regional and Statewide Development (Part I) – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- David Swenson, Iowa State University -- March, 2007

• Effect of Biofuel Production and Processing on Community, Regional and Statewide Development (Part II) -- Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy - John Miranowski -- March, 2007

• Costs and Benefits of Alternative Policies such as Energy Taxes, Cap and Trade Policies, and Targeted Subsidies – Alternative Crops and Policies for Bioenergy -- Bruce Babcock, Iowa State University -- March, 2007