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Economics and On-Farm Research

On-Farm Research Conference Ames, Iowa December
19, 2008 Chad Hart Assistant Professor/Grain
Markets Specialist chart_at_iastate.edu 515-294-9911
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Agricultural Economics Data

• USDA
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• Economic Research Service
• WASDE Report
• ISU
• Ag Decision Maker
• Integrated Crop Management News
• Others
• IA Dept. of Ag.
• CME Group

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NASS
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NASS
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NASS
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NASS Monthly Publications
December 2008
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Agricultural Prices Publication
Released on a monthly basis with an annual
summary Includes monthly crop prices and input
cost indexes
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ERS
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ERS Briefing Rooms
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WASDE Report
The WASDE report provides the latest USDA
forecasts for production and usage for major
crops (U.S. and world) and livestock
(U.S.). http//www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/l
atest.pdf
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U.S. Corn Supply and Use
Source USDA-WAOB, Dec. 2008
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Ag Decision Maker Costs Returns
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County Yields - Soybeans
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Production Costs
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ISU Production Cost Estimates

• Corn following Corn
• Corn following Soybeans
• Corn Silage following Corn
• Herbicide Tolerant Soybeans following Corn
• Non-Herbicide Tolerant Soybeans following Corn
• Low-till Corn and Soybeans
• Oats Hay Production Seeding Year Costs
• Est. Alfalfa or Alfalfa-Grass Hay
• Maintaining Grass Pastures

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Ag Decision Maker Current Outlook
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ICM Newsletter
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Farmdoc U. of Illinois
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IA Dept. of Ag.
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Historical Iowa Cash Prices
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Historical Iowa Cash Prices
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CME Group
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Web Sites

• NASS http//www.nass.usda.gov
• ERS http//www.ers.usda.gov
• WASDE http//www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde
• Ag Decision Maker http//www.extension.iastate.edu
  /agdm
• Integrated Crop Management News http//www.extensi
  on.iastate.edu/cropnews
• Farmdoc http//www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu
• IA Dept. of Ag. http//www.agriculture.state.ia.us
  
• CME Group http//www.cmegroup.com

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