Economics
Minnesota NRCS

Last Updated  07/24/2012
 

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Ag Census

• 2007 Census of Agriculture

Technical Tools

• National NRCS Economics Page
• Farmstead Energy Audit, North Dakota State University, June 2008
• Weekly Upper Midwest Hay Demand and Price

Adoption of Conservation Buffers: Barriers and Strategies (pdf)

Profitable Grazing Based Dairy Systems (pdf; 890 KB)

What's New in Economics

January 2004 (doc; 444 KB)
April/May 2004 (doc; 381 KB)
July/August 2004 (doc; 53KB)
April / May 2005 (pdf; 129 KB)
May / June 2006 (pdf; 386 KB)
December 2008 (pdf; 152 KB)

Machinery Costs and Custom Rates

• University of Minnesota Machinery Cost Estimates, March 2008
• 2008 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey, March 2008
• 2008 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates, Part I, May 2008
• 2008 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates, Part II, May 2008
• 2009 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey, March 2009
• 2009 University of Minnesota Machinery Cost Estimates, June 2009
• Custom Work Rates on North Dakota Farms, December 2007
• Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide 2007

Minnesota Technical Contact

• Paul Flynn Economist
  Phone:  651-602-7870