Farm Management

Prevented Planting

Sandy Osborne — Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55:00 -0500

News Releases

Document 2011 Losses for Disaster Aid by Sept. 30 (9-9-11)
Prevented-planting Coverage Available for Inaccessible Fields (5-13-11)
Insurance Covers Prevented-planting (5-16-11)
Market Advisor: Late Spring May Mean Rebalancing Marketing Plans (5-16-11)
Use Partial Budgets to Evaluate Prevented-planting Insurance (5-20-11)
Implications of Prevented Planting on SURE Program (5-27-11). See spreadsheets below for SURE calculator.
NDSU Offers Program to Compare Prevented Planting With Planting (6-3-11). See spreadsheets below for Prevented Planting Analysis.
Cover Crop Options Available on Prevented Planting Acres (6-6-11)
Prevented Planting Impact in N.D. at $1.1 Billion (6-30-11)
Get the Most Out of Prevented Planting Acres (7-11-11)

Spreadsheet

Final Planting Dates for Full Crop Insurance spreadsheet (5-20-11)
SURE Calculator (updated 10-15-12)
Prevented Planting Analysis (updated 6-8-11)

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Robert Bertsch — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:13:04 -0500

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Presentations

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:10:00 -0500

Some of the PowerPoint presentations made at area meetings, workshops and conferences are converted to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files to eliminate the need for PowerPoint software and to reduce file size. If you do not have Adobe Reader, use the Get Adobe Reader icon to download the free software or go to www.microsoft.com to download PowerPointViewer. Presentations are listed newest to oldest.Outlook

How the Uncertain 2013 Season Will Influence Crop Insurance Decisions, Presented at Best of the Best (Dwight Aakre, Feb. 6 & 7, 2013) PDF

Best Use of Working Capital, Presented at ProAg Service and Insurance Outlook Meeting (Dwight Aakre, Jan. 24, 2013) PDF

Corn Silage: a low cost energy feed? Presented at Beyond the Bunk Beef College. (Dwight Aakre, Dec. 19, 2012) PDF

20th Annual Crop Insurance Conference - 2013

Prevented Planting - Doug Hagel, USDA RMA Billings Regional Office PDF
Federal Crop Insurance: A Program Update - Robert Ibarra, Director, Risk Management Agency PDF
Outlook for Crop Insurance in 2013 - Rick Gibson, Business Strategy Consultant, NAU Country Insurance PDF
Dynamic Changes in Agriculture and Implications for Risk and Volatility in Crops Marketing - Wm. Wilson, Distinquished Professor, NDSU PDF
The View from a Company Perspective - Tim Weber, President, Crop Insurance Division, Great American Insurance PDF
What are the Risks? 2012-13 Crop Market Outlook - Frayne Olson, Extension crops economist, NDSU Extension Service PDF
Ethics in Business - David Horsager, CEO, Horsager Leadership, Inc. PDF

Farmland Lease Workshops:

The 2012-2013 winter season meeting series presentations and Excel worksheets. Locations are: Beulah, Bismarck, Bowbells, Carrington, Crosby, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Dickey County, Finley, Forman, Hettinger, Jamestown, LaMoure, Minot, Morton County Fairgrounds, Park River, Rugby, Valley City, Watford City, and Wishek.

Crop Share Lease - Dwight Aakre - (11/26/12) PDF

Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Arrangements - Dwight Aakre (11/26/12) PDF

Share Rent Excel Worksheets - East Central, North Central, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest - Dwight Aakre

North Dakota Crop Land Values and Rents - Andy Swenson PDF

Successful Land Rent Negotiations 2013 - Willie Huot PDF

Conference for Agricultural Lenders: Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck, Minot, Oct. 16-17, 23-24, 2012

Farm Financial Performance - Andy Swenson

- Red River Valley PDF

- Non-Red River Valley PDF

Corn Renewable Fuel Mandate - Frayne Olson PDF

Farm Bill Issues - Dwight Aakre PDF

Sugar Beet Economics - Andy Swenson PDF

Tiling Rented Land - Dwight Aakre PDF

SURE - Andy Swenson PDF

Livestock Outlook and Marketing Strategies - Tim Petry PDF

Farm Family Living Expenses - Andy Swenson PDF

Managing Your Risk - Dwight Aakre PDF

U.S. Economic Outlook - Stan Herren PDF

Crops Outlook and Marketing Strategies - Frayne Olson PDF

Mineral Leases and Surface Rights - David Saxowsky PDF

Ag Land Valuation Model March 2012 - Dwight Aakre and Ron Haugen PDF

Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Arrangements January 25, 2012 - Dwight Aakre PDF

Devils Lake Round-Up, 01-04-12

2012 Farm Bill - Dwight Aakre PDF
Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Arrangements - Dwight Aakre PDF

Producer Outlook Meeting - Carrington, February 2011

Crop Insurance and Farm Program Update PDF
Crop Outlook PDF
Input Costs and Crop Selection PDF
Cattle Situation and Outlook PDF

Crop Compare (Devils Lake, January 2011) PDF

Agricultural Land Valuation (Bismarck, October 2010) PDF

Minnesota ACRE Update (September 2010) PDF

2010 Prospective Plantings (Extension Conference March 2010) PDF

Irrigated Crop Economics (Western North Dakota) PDF

Fertilizer Economics (Devils Lake Roundup 1-6-09) PDF

ACRE (Devils Lake Roundup 1-6-09) PDF

The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (June 2008) PDF

Current Status of CRP in North Dakota (Feb 2008) PDF

Biofuels Industry and Impacts on Agriculture (Crop Advisors Workshop 12-27-06) PDF

Custom Hire vs. Purchase: an air-seeder example (Feb 2007) PDF

19th Annual Crop Insurance Conference presentations

Tools

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:25:00 -0500

Spreadsheets:

2013 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
ACRE Analyzer 2013 Excel **NEW**
Additional Cost of Field Operations due to Higher Fuel Prices Excel
Crop and Livestock Budgets webpage
Insurance and Marketing Simulator Excel
Nitrogen Decision Tool Excel
Prevented Planting Analysis (updated 6-8-11) Excel
Share Rent Excel Worksheets - East Central, North Central, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest - Dwight Aakre
SURE Calculator Excel

Publications

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:25:00 -0500

NDSU Extension Service publications:

Bringing Land in the Conservation Reserve Program Back Into Crop Production or Grazing PDF
Crop Budgets (includes irrigation, no-till, and organic budgets) Budgets
Custom Farm Work Rates on North Dakota Farms, by North Dakota Farm Regions PDF
Field Pea and Lentil Marketing Strategies PDF
Five Questions to Ask Before Joining a New Processing Cooperative PDF
Managing Sunflower Price Risk PDF
North Dakota Farm Record Book (for sale only) Marketplace
Plotting a Course: Short-Term and Long-Term Agricultural Planning Prices for North Dakota PDF
Pulse Crop Marketing Guide PDF
Seasonal Price Patterns for Crops PDF
Selling Grain? Know Your Rights and Your Responsibilities PDF
Strip Till for Field Crop Production: Equipment-Production-Economics PDF
What is the Value of a Standing Corn Crop for Silage? PDF
Wind Energy for North Dakota Homeowners, Farmers and Small Businesses PDF
Wind Turbine Lease Considerations for Landowners PDF

Publications from other sources:

Land Rents and Values - North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service website

Leases are available from the North Central Farm Management Extension Committee Ag Lease 101 website.

Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (NCFMEC-01)
Crop Share Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (NDFMEC-02)
Pasture Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (NCFMEC-03)

Machinery Cost Estimates - University of Minnesota PDF

Contact us

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:24:25 -0500

Dwight Aakre
Farm Management Specialist
NDSU Extension Service
614-D Richard H. Barry Hall
NDSU Dept. 7110
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

(701) 231-7378
dwight.aakre@ndsu.edu

Contact for information on: building leases; irrigated crop budgets; fair rent; farm management software; farm real estate taxes; farm transition planning; government farm programs; irrigation economics; land values, rental rates and leases; machinery rents; and custom rates.

Ron Haugen (Nov-Mar)
Farm Management Specialist
NDSU Extension Service
614-F Richard H. Barry Hall
NDSU Dept. 7110
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

(701) 231-8103
ronald.haugen@ndsu.edu

Contact for information on: conventional, organic and no-till crop budgets; crop insurance; farm management software; income taxes for farmers; land rents; and farm machinery economics.

Andrew Swenson
Farm and Family Resource Management Specialist
NDSU Extension Service
614-G Richard H. Barry Hall
NDSU Dept. 7110
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

(701) 231-7379
andrew.swenson@ndsu.edu

Contact for information on: farm management software; costs of production; conventional, organic and no-till crop budgets; government farm programs; farm transfer planning; and land leases.

Farm Business Management Program

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:20:00 -0500

The North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education's Farm Business Management Education Program instructors collect farm data from farms across North Dakota. This information is then compiled into the state and regional reports by Andrew Swenson, NDSU Extension Service farm and family resource management specialist. To learn more about the North Dakota program, go to www.ndfarmmanagement.com.

North Dakota State Averages

Red River Valley Averages

Farm Bill

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:20:00 -0500

The decision whether to enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program can be difficult because of the complexity of the program and the unknowns of future yields and prices. The ACRE Analyzer spreadsheet was developed to help producers make their decision.

Video Tutorials - (Videos require Real Player)

Spreadsheets

ACRE Analyzer 2013 for North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana
SURE Calculator

News Releases

Spotlight on Economics: Should Producers Enroll in the ACRE Program for 2013 (04-24-2013)

Websites

FSA (ACRE Information)

Budgets

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:20:00 -0500

North Dakota regional crop budgets are created annually and we have provided the current as well as past issues here. Irrigated, no-till and organic budgets are not created annually but we have listed what we have available. Livestock budgets are available for the current year only.

Projected Crop Budgets -

Crop budgets are prepared by region. To determine which budget is for your area, refer to the North Dakota map. Note: In 2008, the budgets were published before the expenses started rising.

North West ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

North Central ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

North East ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

North Valley ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

South West ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

South Central ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

East Central ND:

PDF 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

South East ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

South Valley ND:

PDF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Excel 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Projected Irrigated Crop Budgets

Eastern ND:

PDF 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013
Excel 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013

Central ND:

PDF 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013
Excel 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013

Western ND:

PDF 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013
Excel 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013

Projected No-Till Crop Budgets

South West ND:

PDF 2005 2006 2007
Excel 2006 2007

Projected Organic Crop Budgets

South Central ND:

PDF 2003 2007 2010
Excel 2007 2010

Livestock Budgets

Summer Grazing Budget Excel
Fall Cow-Calf Budget Excel
Backgrounding 550 lb Steers Excel

Farm Management

Sandy Osborne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:18:59 -0500

Prevented Planting Information
Budgets - crop and livestock budgets
Farm Bill - analytical spreadsheets and tutorials on ACRE
Events - workshops and conferences
Farm Business Management Program - costs of production reports
News Releases - articles on farm management
Presentations - presentations made at North Dakota meetings
Publications - farm management and marketing
Tools - Excel spreadsheet decision aids