AMES, Iowa – The 2025 Crop Advantage Series meetings will be held at 12 locations across the state Jan. 2-29. Each meeting will feature tailored topics based on local growing conditions and challenges, presented by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach specialists. The 2025 Crop Advantage Series is designed to provide farmers and crop production professionals with the latest research ...

The Winter Gardening Fair is a fundraiser for the Linn County Master Gardener Volunteer Program. All proceeds from this event help to fund Master Gardener volunteer projects around our community. Some of these projects include community gardens, demonstration gardens, and educational classes for both adults and youth. As a program of ISU Extension and Outreach, Linn County Master Gardeners are ...

1/2025 Updates Crops -- Costs & Returns Chad Hart’s Latest Ag Outlook -- A1-10 (Voiced Media) Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa - 2025 -- A1-20 Crop Production Costs Budgets -- A1-20 (Decision Tools) Historical Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa -- A1-21 2025-2026 ARC-CO & PLC Payment Estimator for Iowa -- A1-33 (Decision Tool) Current Farm Bill Payment Projections and Data ...

This form can provide the owner and operator with a guide for developing an agreement to fit their individual situation. This form is not intended to take the place of legal advice pertaining to contractual relationships between the two parties.

File A3-10 Many Iowa farmers hire some custom machine work in their farm business or perform custom work for others. Others rent machinery or perform other services. The Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey was mailed to 394 people by the U.S. Postal Service and 407 people via email in mid-February 2024. The information below is based on 130 responses and 2,805 custom rates provided by Iowa farmers ...

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The estimated costs of corn, corn silage, soybean, alfalfa, and pasture maintenance in this report are based on data from several sources. They include the annual Iowa Farm Business Association record summaries, production and costs data from the Departments of Economics, Agricultural and Biosystems ...

Computing the Iowa Corn Suitability Rating for Your Farm Knowing your farm’s Corn Suitability Rating index (CSR2) provides you with valuable insight into its potential productivity. The CSR2 system is unique to Iowa and originally created to equalize tax assessments on agricultural land based on soil types and their inherent properties. The information is one factor to …

The Home Gardening webinar series will connect field experts and participants to broaden knowledge and explore new topics.

The Iowa State University Land Value Survey was initiated in 1941 and is sponsored annually by Iowa State University. Only the state average and the district averages are based directly on Iowa State University survey data. County estimates are derived using a …