Midwest cropland is being leased to tenant operators for an average of $351 per acre in 2011, according to an analysis of 22 leases by an online leasing firm.
Pale green and yellow corn plants are showing up in many fields in Iowa, thanks to the very wet weather so far in the 2011 growing season. Has all the nitrogen washed away?
New videos from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture focus on "farming for untroubled waters, ways to better manage your land with existing conservation practices."
Iowa State University Extension is holding crop management field days at research farms around the state in June. Also, 2011 ISU Weed Science Field Day is set for June 23 at Ames.
Recent rise in Iowa farmland values and turbulence in the stock market have resurrected a question. Which is a better investment, the stock market or farmland? ISU economist Mike Duffy studied the returns to farmland and the stock market since...
Be prepared for FSA to perform random spot checks to verify that you are doing what you claim to be doing on your farm, especially if you signed up for a program.
