1. Overview of Agriculture in Iowa and Scott County

3. Scott County, Iowa

4. Scott County Iowa Zoning Map

5. Scott County Iowa 75% of the land is farmland
225,000 acres (91,500 HA)
Land Value - $22,600 / HA
Average Size Field
75 acres / 8.46 HA
Average Corn Suitability Rating (CSR)

6. Taxes Sales Tax (Taxes on Purchases) Income Tax
Ag purchases are exempt
Income Tax
0 – 35%
Property Taxes (Local Services)
Schools
Local Roads
Bridges
Library
Fire protection
Based on land productivity
$35/acre or $86/HA

7. Iowa Agriculture Farmland
87,500 farms (2012 census)
36.1 million acres (amt of land in Iowa) (14.5 million HA)
26.2 million acres - cropland (10.6 million HA)
1.3 million acres – pastureland (5.2 million HA)
97% of farms are family farms
Average size farm – 358 acres (145.5 HA)
50% of ag land is owned by the farmer
50% of ag land is leased from non-farmers

8. Iowa Agriculture 85% of Iowa is used for farmland 1st in Corn
1st in Ethanol Production
1st in Egg Production
1st in Hog production
2nd for Soybean
2nd for Wind power
8th for Cheese Production
12th for Milk Production

9. Corn Production in Iowa
#1 state in the US
2.5 billion bushels – 63 Million tons
169.5 Bu U.S. Average Ton/HA
204 Bu IA Average – Ton/HA
# 4 in the world behind US
China
Brazil

10. Uses for Corn

11. 1 Bushel (22 kg) of Corn Conversion to Protein

12. Ethanol Production #1 in ethanol production
43 Ethanol Plants in operation,
4.3 billion gallons per year. ( billion liters)
26% of the entire U.S. ethanol production.
470 million bushels (11.9 million)  
1 bu. (25 kg) of corn produces:
17 lbs. of DDGS (7.7 kg)
2.8 gallons of ethanol (10.64 liters)

13. Location of Ethanol Plants

14. Iowa Soybean Production
#2 - Soybean 562 Mill bushels – 37.6 mill Ton
U.S. average or 3.45 Ton/HA
Iowa 57 bushels – 3.82 Ton/HA

15. Crushed to make soybean oil 80% is soybean meal and 20% is oil
US Soybean usage
Crushed to make soybean oil 80% is soybean meal and 20% is oil
Soybean Meal
Soybean Oil
97% - soybean meal is used for animal feed
Largest consumer is pigs
3% soybean meal is used for food
68% - Oil is used for food
25% - Oil biodiesel
7% - industrial use

16. Egg Production #1 in the nation for Egg Production
60 million layer hens
16.5 billion eggs per year
Consumes 54.9 Million Bu/corn 1.4 mill ton
Consumes 504,500 tons of soybean meal

17. Hog Production #1 – Hog production Produce
20 million pounds of pork $4.2 billion – 9,000 ton
33% US Hogs are raised in Iowa

18. Wind Energy #2 in the United States for wind generation
6,917 megawatts
37% of Iowa energy is Wind Energy
Located in North and Western parts of Iowa

19. Other Areas of Agriculture
4th for Beef Cattle
7th for Turkeys
8.4 million turkeys
8th for Cheese Production
12th for milk production –
560 million gallons of milk

20. Other Industries in Iowa
Value-Added Agriculture and Food Production
Renewable Energy & Fuels
Advanced Manufacturing
Green Energy
Warehouse & Distribution
Center of the U.S.
Information & Communications Technology
IBM, Google, Facebook, Microsoft data centers