New Releases

• Income Tax Management for Agricultural Producers Program Is Dec. 2  (11-03-09) FULL STORY
• Deadline for Livestock Indemnity Program is Sept. 13  (09-02-09)  Producers need to file a notice of loss and complete the application for payment at the local county office of the Farm Service Agency.  FULL STORY
• ACRE Payment for 2009 Wheat in N.D. Appears Unlikely (8-06-09). An average yield for North Dakota of more than 40 bushels per acre would result in no ACRE payment for wheat. FULL STORY
• ACRE Enrollment: A Yes, No or Gray Area (7-24-09). In most North Dakota situations, the ACRE program is a good option when its risk management aspects are weighed against its costs. FULL STORY
• Think Big With Acre (7-23-09). The cost of ACRE will probably be a sacrifice in direct payments of around $2 per acre in North Dakota, so producers are wondering whether this cost and the effort to enroll in ACRE are worth it. FULL STORY
• Estimates Indicate ACRE Payments for 2009 in N.D. Deadline Approaches (7-10-09). Producers must complete the enrollment process, including all signatures of landowners, by the Aug. 14 deadline. FULL STORY

Powerpoint Presentations

• Market Club In-service presentations
• Fertilizer Economics, Devils Lake Round Up (01/06/09) Powerpoint
• ACRE, Devils Lake Round Up (01/06/09) Powerpoint
• Crop Input Cost, NDAA Northern Ag Expo (12/2/08) pdf
• The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Jun 2008) pdf
• Returning CRP to Crop Production (Feb 2008) Powerpoint
• Land Values, Rents and Flexible Rents (Feb 2008) Powerpoint
• Farm Bill Impact on Northwest North Dakota (Feb 2008) Powerpoint
• Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Insurance Powerpoint presented in Center, Glen Ullin, Killdeer, Minot, Williston
• Preparing for 2008 - A Big Picture Look at Wheat (Nov 2007). pdf
• Biofuels - Crop Advisors (02/13/07). Powerpoint
• Biofuels Industry and Impacts on Agriculture. (12/27/06) Powerpoint
• Custom Hire vs. Purchase (Feb 2007). Powerpoint

Outlook Conference for Agricultural Lenders (2009 Presentations)

• Renewable Energy Update (Cole Gustafson) PDF
• Input Costs (Andy Swenson) RRV PDF, NonRRV PDF
• Livestock Outlook and Marketing (Tim Petry) PDF
• USDA Programs Unraveled (Dwight Aakre) PDF
• Farm Financial Performance (Andy Swenson) RRV PDF, non-RRV PDF
• Economic Situation and Outlook (Stan Herren) PDF
• Crops Outlook and Marketing Strategies (Frayne Olson) PDF, 4/pg PDF

Publications (more publications are available under Resources  in the left column)

• Crop Budgets html
• Custom Rates pdf

Spreadsheets

• ACRE Analyzer for North Dakota. Excel
• Additional Cost of Field Operations Due to Higher Fuel Prices. Excel
• 2009 Crop Compare - Enter the price of one crop and find out the prices of competing crops necessary to generate the same return over variable costs. Excel
• Nitrogen Decision Tool. Excel
• Insurance and Marketing Simulator Excel