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Eric A. DeVuyst, Francis Epplin, Derrel Peel, Karen Taylor, Gerald Horn and David Lalman
Oklahoma State University, January 2010, Material Type: Spreadsheet, (4 pages).
A spreadsheet which evaluates graze out situations.
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-6449/AGEC-258web.pdf - 104KB - 2/3/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/3/2010 |
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Marin Bozic and Brian W. Gould
University of Wisconsin, July 2009, Material Type: Article, (40 pages).
An analysis of the dynamic changes happening in the US dairy industry and the policy implication of these changes.
http://www.aae.wisc.edu/pubs/sps/pdf/stpap540.pdf - 250KB - 2/3/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/3/2010 |
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Larry Janssen and Burton Pflueger
South Dakota State University, June 2009, Material Type: Article, (42 pages).
Agricultural land values and cash rental rates in South Dakota, by region and by state, are the primary topics of this report. The target audiences for this report are farmers and ranchers, landowners, agricultural professionals (lenders, rural appraisers, professional farm managers), and policy makers interested in agricultural land market trends. This report contains the results of the 2009 SDSU South Dakota Farm Real Estate Market Survey, the 19th annual SDSU survey developed to estimate agricultural land values and cash rental rates by land use in different regions of South Dakota.
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/C275.pdf - 676KB - 2/3/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/3/2010 |
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Eric A. DeVuyst, Francis Epplin, Derrell Peel, Karen Taylor, Gerald Horn and David Lalman
Oklahoma State University, 2009, Material Type: Article, (4 pages).
The Oklahoma Wheat Stocker Purchase Planner was developed to assist wheat stocker producers project economic
profitability of their wheat stocker enterprises. With user-supplied data, the program projects returns from various purchase weights of stocker calves. The program is a joint project of the Departments of Agricultural Economics and Animal Science at Oklahoma State University.
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-6494/AGEC-259web.pdf - 91KB - 2/3/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/3/2010 |
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Eric A. DeVuyst, Kellie Curry Raper, Damona Doye and David Lalman
Oklahoma State University, January 2010, Material Type: Spreadsheet, (7 pages).
A spreadsheet which calculates the number of beef calves to retain.
Posting Date: 2/3/2010 |
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Eric A. DeVuyst, Francis Epplin, Derrell Peel, Karen Taylor, Gerald Horn and David Lalman
Oklahoma State University, 2009, Material Type: Article, (4 pages).
The Oklahoma Wheat Stocker Budget Generator was developed to assist producers project economic profitability of their wheat stocker enterprise. The program is a joint project of the Departments of Agricultural Economics and Animal Science at Oklahoma State University.
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-6449/AGEC-258web.pdf - 104KB - 2/7/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/3/2010 |
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Zakou Amadou, Kellie Curry Raper, Jon Biermacher, Billy Cook and Clement Ward
Oklahoma State University, July 2009, Material Type: Factsheet, (4 pages).
This Extension fact sheet reports costs and returns for two alternative management
systems and six alternative marketing times.
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-6431/AGEC-619pweb.pdf - 234KB - 2/7/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/3/2010 |
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Lee Schulz, Kevin Dhuyvetter, Karl Harborth and Justin Waggoner
Kansas State University, November 2009, Material Type: Spreadsheet, (12 pages).
A spreadsheet program to give producers the information and analytics they need to improve management and marketing decisions.
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Kevin Dhuyvetter, Terry Kastens
Kansas State University, January 2009, Material Type: Spreadsheet, (3 pages).
A spreadsheet program to calculate the per unit cost of fertilizer nutrients given the total cost per ton for various products.
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Kevin Dhuyvetter and Terry Kastens
Kansas State University, 2009, Material Type: Spreadsheet, (5 pages).
FlexRent spreadsheet for calculating flexible rents based on price, yield, or revenue.
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, Cora Newsom and Terry L. Kastens
Kansas State University, June 2009, Material Type: Bulletin, (16 pages).
The annual Bluestem Pasture Release published by the Kansas Agricultural Statistics (KAS) is an important resource for many cattle producers and landowners in the state of Kansas as they negotiate pasture rents each year. This paper is intended to supplement information contained in the Bluestem
Pasture Release to help cattle producers and landowners as they negotiate pasture rents by providing historical
data and equations that can be used to forecast future rental rates.
http://www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/land/lease/papers/BluestemPastureRents(June2009).pdf - 301KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Kevin Dhuyvetter and Troy Dumler
Kansas State University, November 2005, Material Type: Spreadsheet, (2 pages).
This spreadsheet is based on the publication "Developing a Spreadsheet Template for Comparing Irrigation Energy Costs" (AF-161) by David A. Pacey and Freddie R. Lamm.
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Rich Llewelyn and Art Barnaby
Kansas State University, May 2008, Material Type: Article, (7 pages).
In 2003, Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite) was introduced. Designed with the parent program (AGR) in mind, this insurance program has a more simplified
design continuing revenue protection for all crop and livestock enterprises.
http://www.agmanager.info/crops/insurance/spreadsheets/AGR-Lite_Instructions.pdf - 65KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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John Baker
Iowa State University, June 2009, Material Type: Article, (1 pages).
Emotions run high when dealing with sensitive issues. This article includes nine points to consider when dealing with people about these issues. These points are routinely used by mediators during financial mediation sessions.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/pdf/c6-50.pdf - 37KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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William Edwards, Darnell Smith, Ann Johanns, Joel Ahrendsen
Iowa State University, May 2009, Material Type: Article, (14 pages).
The cash rental rates presented in this publication are the result of a survey of farmers, landowners, agricultural lenders, real estate brokers, and professional farm managers. They supplied information based on their best judgments about typical cash rental rates for high, medium, and low quality cropland in their counties, as well as for land devoted to hay production, oats, and pasture.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/pdf/c2-10.pdf - 545KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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John D. Lawrence
Iowa State University, June 2009, Material Type: Article, (2 pages).
Lean Hog futures hedging offer an opportunity for producers to lock-in a selling price prior to when the hogs are sold to the packer. This expanded pricing window offers a greater opportunity to protect a profitable price than relying solely on the cash market the day of sale. For the 120 months in 1999-2008 futures offered a breakeven hedge or better 67 percent of the days prior to harvest. Selling in the cash market at harvest was breakeven or better only 60 percent of the time.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/livestock/pdf/b2-53.pdf - 54KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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William Edwards
Iowa State University, June 2009, Material Type: Article, (3 pages).
Many farmers have reduced their machinery costs by owning equipment jointly. This helps smaller operators utilize machinery more efficiently and still enjoy the convenience of owning a full line. It also helps younger operators get started with less capital tied up in machinery.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/pdf/a3-34.pdf - 42KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Don Hofstrand and William Edwards
Iowa State University, July 2009, Material Type: Article, (2 pages).
Fixed bushel rents are a form of flexible lease that can be developed for cropland. With this lease the tenant gives the landlord a fixed number of bushels of corn and/or soybeans as rent. For example, the rent for the corn land may be 60 bushels of corn per acre, and 20 bushels of soybeans per acre for the soybean land. The landlord can sell the grain, store it for later sale, or use the grain in another fashion.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/pdf/c2-32.pdf - 32KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Don Hofstand, Willian Edwards, and Larry McMullen
Iowa State University, July 2009, Material Type: Article, (2 pages).
With volatile hog prices and the growing turnover of producers, there is renewed interest in leasing swine production facilities. One method of renting swine facilities is to develop a flexible rent schedule. The advantage of this innovative rental arrangement is that the rental fee rises and falls with changes in the local monthly hog price. Allowing building rents to fluctuate with the price of hogs reduces risks for producers who
need to keep their production costs low to remain
competitive. Also, the flexible rent schedule provides
an income for former swine producers who still have
value left in their facilities.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/pdf/c2-27.pdf - 32KB - 2/1/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 2/1/2010 |
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Jesse Richardson
North Carolina Farm Transition Network, April 2009, Material Type: Article, (15 pages).
This outline covers the numerous ethical considerations attorneys must be aware of when representing landowners and farm business owners.
http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/uploads/a5ed0620-c4e0-4a77-b6c5-600c59f39020.pdf
Posting Date: 1/27/2010 |
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William Edwards
Iowa State University, January 2010, Material Type: Factsheet, (3 pages).
Federal disaster payments for areas that have
suffered severe crop losses have been around
for a long time. However, they have usually
been implemented on an ad hoc basis each time
widespread production problems arose. The new
farm bill changed this. The 2008 farm bill created an
Agricultural Disaster Trust Fund. A major part of this
fund will fi nance Supplemental Revenue Assistance
(SURE) payments, which are designed to supplement
the protection producers can purchase from
private crop insurance companies.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/pdf/a1-44.pdf - 150KB - 1/22/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 1/22/2010 |
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Andrew Branan (editor)
North Carolina Farm Transition Network, September 2009, Material Type: Book, (98 pages).
This the second edition of the Planning the Future of Your Farm workbook. It has been updated since the 2006, with reworking of worksheet materials and addition of numerous articles covering expanding and additional topics. This workbook is for use by families to help them prepare to work with professional advisers on farm transfer, and can also be useful as a guidebook for workshops and seminars on the subject of farm transfer.
http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/uploads/ad19a3be-4c01-49f0-b2cd-b3a2839babd8.pdf
Posting Date: 1/19/2010 |
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Kevin Dhuyvetter, Michael Langemeier
Kansas State University, June 2009, Material Type: Article, (17 pages).
It is well known that economic returns to cow-calf producers fluctuate considerably over time. Average annual returns for Kansas Farm Management Association producers varied from a low of -$71.52 per cow in 1995 to a high of $218.55 in 2004. There was almost a $175 difference in average returns per cow in the "good" years compared to the "bad" years. This publication looks at the differences in returns for high, medium and low profit producers.
http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/Cow-calf_EnterpriseAnalysis%28Jun2009%29.pdf - 117KB - 1/19/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 1/19/2010 |
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Clement E. Ward
Oklahoma State University, 2009, Material Type: Factsheet, (4 pages).
This factsheet compares prices received and paid for slaughter hogs by alternative procurement methods over the seven-year period since implementing mandatory price reporting. Data are taken from selected mandatory price reports at the Agricultural Marketing Service, or AMS, Market News site for livestock reports. The primary question addressed in this fact sheet is: are there significant differences in prices paid for slaughter hogs in the cash market compared with other procurement methods?
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-5926/AGEC-617web.pdf - 816KB - 1/5/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 1/5/2010 |
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Clement E. Ward
Oklahoma State University, 2009, Material Type: Factsheet, (8 pages).
So-called captive supplies in livestock procurement by packers have been a major concern and divisive issue in the beef and pork industries for more than 20 years. Recently, the phrase, “alternative marketing arrangements,” has tended to replace the phrase “captive supplies.” This fact sheet uses seven years of data to addresses questions including: To what extent do packers purchase fed cattle and hogs in the cash market versus alternative marketing arrangements? Is the use of the cash market for fed cattle and hog procurement increasing or decreasing?
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-5942/AGEC-615web.pdf - 320KB - 1/5/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 1/5/2010 |
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Clement E. Ward
Oklahoma State University, 2009, Material Type: Factsheet, (6 pages).
This factsheet compares prices received and paid for fed cattle by alternative procurement methods over the seven-year period since implementing mandatory price reporting. Data are taken from selected mandatory price reports at the Agricultural Marketing Service, or AMS, Market News site for livestock reports. The primary question addressed in this fact sheet is: are there significant differences in prices paid for fed cattle in the cash market compared with other procurement methods?
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-5932/AGEC-616web.pdf - 813KB - 1/5/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 1/5/2010 |
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Brent Gloy and Edward Staehr
Cornell University, January 2009, Material Type: Bulletin, (19 pages).
This bulletin walks farmers through five examples, two examples for insuring corn and soybeans, and then one each for apple, grape or forage production.
http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/uploads/ARL04124.pdf - 94KB - 1/25/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/28/2009 |
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Dr. Brent Gloy
Cornell University, January 2009, Material Type: Web Site
Farmers can use this spreadsheet to assist them in making a quick decision about whether and how to insure their crops.
Posting Date: 12/28/2009 |
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Steve Richards, A. Edward Staehr, Dr. Brent Gloy
Cornell University, January 2009, Material Type: Bulletin, (34 pages).
Farmers who wish to self-evaluate their crop insurance needs in relation to standard risk management concepts will find this financial assessment tool to be valuable. The original 2004 version was revised recently to include the latest crop insurance information.
http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/uploads/ARL04121.pdf - 1108KB - 1/25/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/28/2009 |
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Jayson Harper
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, September 2009, Material Type: Bulletin, (12 pages).
A comparative description of crop insurance options for field crop growers is provided in this bulletin, along with straightforward definitions of types of crop insurance currently available to growers. The bulletin includes a chart of what type of insurance is available in each of New York's 52 counties.
http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/uploads/ARL04120.pdf - 365KB - 1/25/2010 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/28/2009 |
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Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, University of Idaho
University of Idaho, Material Type: Web Site, (1 pages).
A compilation of dairy production and price information for the Pacific Northwestern states.
http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm - 43KB - 12/23/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/23/2009 |
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Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska, Material Type: Web Site, (1 pages).
These stories include practical recommendations and projected on-farm savings for reducing input costs. Many of the costs used were based on crop budgets revised in early fall 2008 and provided here so you can review the numbers and update as needed.
http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch/survivinghighinputcosts - 46KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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J.C. Hadrich, C.A. Wolf
Michigan State University, April 2009, Material Type: Article, (17 pages).
The objectives of this paper are to summarize Michigan Right to Farm Complaint
Response data to determine the relationship between individual farm characteristics and citizen
complaints and to examine the corrective practices required to mitigate verified complaints.
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/49274/2/SP2009-04_Environmental_Complaints.pdf - 64KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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Jen Schlegel, Leah Tsoodle
Kansas State University, October 2009, Material Type: Bulletin, (9 pages).
The Land Use Value Project in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas
State University (KSU) conducted an Irrigation Equipment Cost Survey in 2009 by contacting
businesses involved in selling and servicing irrigation systems. All data were reviewed by irrigation specialists. From the survey results, data were
summarized in this paper to increase the information available on irrigation equipment costs.
Similar surveys were conducted in 2005 and 2001; each of these surveys collected data for the
calendar year prior to the year in which they were conducted. The data from both of these
surveys are reported and comparisons made between the 2009 and 2005 surveys.
http://www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/machinery/Irr-Equip_Survey_2009.pdf - 26KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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Center for Farm Financial Management
University of Minnesota, 2009, Material Type: Web Site, (1 pages).
Interpreting Financial Statements And Measures is an on-line workshop series that teaches you how to use financial statements and measures to help manage your farm or ranch business. You produce more and more financial data about your business every year. This series hopes to improve your ability to use that information to evaluate your operation and make sound decisions about its future.
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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Daniel O’Brien, Mike Woolverton
Kansas State University, October 2009, Material Type: Article, (8 pages).
The balance of energy consumption and production in the United States is a critical factor for
consideration in both U.S. energy policy and prospects for growth of the U.S. economy. While fossil
fuels have been the major source of energy consumed in the United States since World War II, nuclear
power and renewable energy both have been growing in importance. Increases in renewable energy
consumption in recent years have been due predominantly to increased biofuels use, with increases in
wind energy use also occurring but to a lesser degree.
http://www.agmanager.info/energy/Trends_US_EnergyUse_10-16-2009.pdf - 286KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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George Patrick
Purdue University, December 2009, Material Type: Bulletin, (32 pages).
Effective tax planning typically involves consideration of receipts and expenditures for multiple years. Increased volatility of both input and output prices has made income more difficult to predict. Planning is especially difficult in 2009 because Congress has enacted a number of short-term tax laws intended to stimulate the economy that affect only the current tax year.
http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/pubs/taxplan2009.pdf - 734KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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Ryan Batts, Scott Irwin, Darrel Good
University of Illinois, December 2009, Material Type: Article, (211 pages).
The purpose of this research report is to evaluate the pricing performance of market advisory
services for the 1995-2004 wheat crops. Explicit marketing assumptions are applied to the track
records in order to produce consistent and comparable results across the different advisory
programs. Each of the assumptions are made in order to reflect “real-world” marketing
conditions encountered by a representative southwestern Illinois soft red winter wheat producer
or a southwest Kansas hard red winter wheat producer.
http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/agmas/reports/09_01/Agmas0901.pdf - 4504KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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Ryan Batts, Tracy Brandenberger, Scott Irwin,
Darrel Good
University of Illinois, December 2009, Material Type: Bulletin, (233 pages).
This report presents marketing profiles and loan deficiency payment/marketing loan gain
profiles for the advisory services followed by the AgMAS Project for the 1995 through 2004 soft
red winter wheat crops. Marketing profiles are constructed by plotting the cumulative net
amount priced under each program’s set of recommendations throughout the crop year. Loan
deficiency payment/marketing loan gain (LDP/MLG) profiles are constructed by plotting the
cumulative percentage of the crop on which the LDP/MLG was claimed during the crop year.
http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/agmas/reports/09_02/Agmas0902.pdf - 1890KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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Ryan Batts, Tracy Brandenberger, Scott Irwin, Darrel Good
University of Illinois, December 2009, Material Type: Article, (254 pages).
This report presents marketing profiles and loan deficiency payment/marketing loan gain
profiles for the advisory services followed by the AgMAS Project for the 1995 through 2004
hard red winter wheat crops. Marketing profiles are constructed by plotting the cumulative net
amount priced under each program’s set of recommendations throughout the crop year. Loan
deficiency payment/marketing loan gain (LDP/MLG) profiles are constructed by plotting the
cumulative percentage of the crop on which the LDP/MLG was claimed during the crop year.
http://farmdoc.illinois.edu/agmas/reports/09_03/Agmas0903.pdf - 2042KB - 12/22/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/17/2009 |
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Andrew M. Novakovic
Cornell University, December 2009, Material Type: Presentation, (49 pages).
This slide presentation presents the current dairy situation and outlook for 2010 and beyond.
http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/uploads/ARL04105.pdf - 2271KB - 12/16/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/16/2009 |
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Bill Golden, Jason Bergtold, Mike Boland, Kevin Dhuyvetter, Terry Kastens, Jeff Peterson, Scott Staggenborg
Kansas State University, December 2009, Material Type: Article, (16 pages).
In response to concerns over the impact that carbon emissions have on the
climate, the United States Congress is currently considering the Clean Energy and
Security Act of 2009. As of this writing (12/08/2009), the House of Representatives has
passed its version of the bill (H.R. 2454, also known as the Waxman-Markey Bill). While
the agricultural sector is excluded from emissions caps included in the bill, concerns over
the impacts this legislation might have on the agricultural sector have generated
numerous economic studies that predict a variety of outcomes. The purpose of this report
is to provide a summary of the various assumptions, analytical methods, and major
findings and implications of several of the key economic studies.
http://www.agmanager.info/policy/commodity/Analysis/Comparison_Cost-Benefit_Studies_HR2454_12-10-09.pdf - 107KB - 12/14/2009 - Cached
Posting Date: 12/14/2009 |
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