This report summarizes estimated costs of improving pasture by five different systems. For each system, both the initial cost per acre and the annual maintenance cost per acre are presented. In addition, costs of establishing alfalfa or alfalfa-grass hay meadows and annual maintenance costs for...

This paper presents the results of the 2007 Iowa Farmland Ownership survey

This paper reports on a survey of leasing practices. It examines the characteristics of both crop share and cash leases

Paper reports the results of the Iowa State Land value survey

"Farmland Ownership and Tenure in Iowa 1982-2002: A Twenty-Year Perspective" carries out the mandate of the Iowa Legislature. This study focuses on forms of ownership and tenancy of farmland ownership in Iowa in 2002. The purpose of the study is to identify new directions and compare old trends...

This is a revision of the yearly publication

Suggests that apparent inconsistencies in published statistics for China's livestock sector raise questions about the validity of the underlying data. This paper provides a preliminary assessment of the magnitude of the discrepancies, and considers the implications of using published statistics...

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