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Grocer Pricing vs. Source Pricing

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Grocer Pricing vs. Source Pricing
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A few reasons livestock producers may be interested in selling locally include having:

  - an available market

  - potential to capture premium prices

  - a direct connection with consumers

  - recognition for their production practices and products

Where to look for data on county-level farm rental rates?

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Where to look for data on county-level farm rental rates?
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There are very few places to find county-level farm rental rate information. Iowa State has conducted a long-running survey on farm rental rates. That data is provided in the ISU Cash Rental Rate Map (https://www.card.iastate.edu/tools/ag-risk/cash-rental-rates/) and the Historical County Cropland Rental Rates article (https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/pdf/c2-11.pdf) on the Ag Decision Maker website.

Where do I find data on pork?

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Where do I find data on pork?
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There are several sources of publically available data on swine production costs and returns.

How should a farm be booking haylage, silage and earlage?

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How should a farm be booking haylage, silage and earlage?
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The easiest way to respond to this question is to answer in the context of custom feedyards that are included in the ISU Beef Feedlot Monitor - https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/ISU-Beef-Feedlot-Monitor-Software. Price of corn is tracked on an adjusted moisture basis to match local #2 corn bids. They do not seem to do this with silage.

When does it become profitable for agricultural products to find alternative uses?

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When does it become profitable for agricultural products to find alternative uses?
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If the principle has a name, I suppose it would be DIVERSIFICATION. But, given the inclusion of the words “boards to research new uses for their product,” the questioner may also be asking about how do agricultural industries decide whether to create a board to research new products? 

Could a nationalized agriculture sector be beneficial in the U.S.?

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Could a nationalized agriculture sector be beneficial in the U.S.?
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I think you are using the term "nationalize" to mean the US government buying US farm products. The US is a major exporter of meat and grains and these products are typically more expensive in other countries than they are in the US. So the US consumer has every incentive to buy US farm products. 

Farm debt data and covid

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Farm debt data and covid
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The most relevant reports to track the evolution of the financial situation of well-managed mid-size commercial farms in Iowa are:

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