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 Crop and Land Use Tables and Charts
USDA Land Use definitions can be found at the ERS/USDAwebsite
| Iowa Land Use (acres) |
Land in Farms |
32,874,600 |
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709,400 |
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1,778,800 |
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184,100 |
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469,300 |
Total Land |
36,016,200 |
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| Land in Farms (acres) |
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26,821,844 |
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1,440,627 |
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1,315,257 |
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1,588,971 |
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1,707,901 |
Total Land in Farms |
32,874,600 |
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| Iowa Cropland Use (acres) |
Harvested Cropland |
23,323,249 |
Rotational Pasture |
2,001,198 |
Other |
1,497,844 |
Total Cropland |
26,821,844 |
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Iowa Statewide Yields & Acreages
2002-2006 |
| Year |
Corn Acres Harvested
(in 1000 acres) |
Corn Yields
(bu/ac) |
Soybean Acres Harvested
(in 1000 acres) |
Soybean Yields
(bu/ac) |
| 2003 |
12,000 |
157.0 |
10,550 |
32.0 |
| 2004 |
12,300 |
181.0 |
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49.0 |
| 2005 |
12,500 |
173.0 |
10,050 |
52.5 |
| 2006 |
12,350 |
166.0 |
10,100 |
50.5 |
| 2007 |
13,850 |
171.0 |
8,520 |
51.5 |
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Weighted Average |
165.6 |
Weighted Average |
46.7 |
Primeland in Iowa
(USDA Definition) |
| Year |
Iowa (acres) |
US (acres) |
% in Iowa |
| 1977 |
19,127,000 |
344,811,000 |
5.55 |
| 1982 |
18,705,800 |
342,239,700 |
5.47 |
| 1987 |
18,680,500 |
339,254,500 |
5.51 |
| 1992 |
18,655,500 |
335,912,600 |
5.55 |
| 1997 |
18,566,600 |
330,568,500 |
5.62 |
Prime farmland: Land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is also available for these uses. (Summary Report, 1997 National Resources Inventory, Revised December 2000)
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Iowa Soil Erosion Inventory 
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Iowa Yield and Acreage Trend Charts
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Iowa Yields with Regression Calculation
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DATA SOURCES:
Land Use Acreages:
1992 National Resources Inventory
1997 Census of Agriculture.
Corn and Soybean Yields and Acreages:
Iowa Agricultural Statistics Service
(a State Statistical Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)
United States Department of Agriculture
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