Audit report on Adams County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on Adams County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Get a GRIP: Should Area Revenue Coverage Be Offered through the Farm Bill or as a Crop Insurance Program? 2007

The successful expansion of the U.S. crop insurance program has not eliminated ad hoc disaster assistance. An alternative currently being explored by members of Congress and others in preparation of the 2007 farm bill is to simply remove the “ad hoc” part of disaster assistance programs by creating a standing program that would automatically funnel aid to hard-hit regions and crops. One form such a program could take can be found in the area yield and area revenue insurance programs currently offered by the U.S. crop insurance program. The Group Risk Plan (GRP) and Group Risk Income Protection (GRIP) programs automatically trigger payments when county yields or revenues, respectively, fall below a producer-elected coverage level. The per-acre taxpayer costs of offering GRIP in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for corn and soybeans through the crop insurance program are estimated. These results are used to determine the amount of area revenue coverage that could be offered to farmers as part of a standing farm bill disaster program. Approximately 55% of taxpayer support for GRIP flows to the crop insurance industry. A significant portion of this support comes in the form of net underwriting gains. The expected rate of return on money put at risk by private crop insurance companies under the current Standard Reinsurance Agreement is approximately 100%. Taking this industry support and adding in the taxpayer support for GRIP that flows to producers would fund a county target revenue program at the 93% coverage level.

Audit report on the Crawford County Area Solid Waste Agency Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Crawford County Area Solid Waste Agency Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on O’Brien County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on O’Brien County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Audubon County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Audubon County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Lee County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Lee County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Taylor County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Taylor County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Story County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Story County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Madison County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Madison County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Madison County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Madison County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Pocahontas County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Pocahontas County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Wayne County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Wayne County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Dallas County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Dallas County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Grundy County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Grundy County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.