It’s standard practice for farmers, who are cash basis taxpayers, to accelerate expenses at year-end. Paying fertilizer, seed and chemical bills....More
Farmers face the prospect of not having a farm bill in 2012 or ever if Congress fails to seize the opportunity presented during the short business....More
Tightening world soybean supplies and lower-than-expected U.S. planting intentions have the soybean market working hard to buy more acreage and....More
The “curse of wealth” is attention getting; however, it describes an issue that is starting to impact agriculture, particularly in the islands of....More
During March, several all-time record temperatures have been set in Minnesota and Iowa. At the University of Minnesota Research and Outreach Center....More
I received an e-mail from a son who is contemplating the decision to return to the family farm. In this case, the son had graduated from a university....More
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is likely to be a key focal point during the development of the next farm bill in the coming months. In an era....More
Uncertainty about South American supplies and strong Chinese demand have continued to drive soybean prices up, despite fast harvest progress in....More
Recently I was in Spokane, WA, for Northwest Farm Credit Services’ AgVision and Executive Producers Summit lifelong learning conferences for farmers....More
USDA has announced a general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup from March 12 through April 6, 2012, at county Farm Service Agency (FSA)....More
USDA left U.S. ending stocks of 2011 corn and soybeans unchanged at 801 million and 275 million bushels respectively – a bearish move given the trade....More
In the last article, a profile of financial performance was presented for the Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP) at Barton Creek....More
National Ag Week is being celebrated March 4-10 all across the U.S., and Thursday, March 8, has been designated as National Ag Day. It is a good time....More
More than 87,000 farmers have been affected by the MF Global meltdown through their grain co-op ownership, even if they have never traded futures or....More
