The other day a lender in a Farm Credit University class asked me an interesting question. Based upon his perspective, it seems when the national....More
At the request of an ag broadcaster in the Northwest, I came up with the Road Warrior’s top 10 reasons why I am enthusiastic about the future of....More
Many of you have faced this summer’s drought and its implications. Of course, crop insurance was a key player in this year's economics, and some....More
The announcement last week by the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of quantitative easing part three (QE3) came as a surprise....More
Recently, a longtime friend who is now an agricultural news broadcaster asked me an intriguing question: “You've traveled 8 million air miles, been....More
If you have heard me speak or have followed my columns in recent years, you know I have discussed the great super cycle and how it brought prosperity....More
Based on the title of this column, many of you probably think I have been listening to too much of the Elvis Channel on satellite radio during my....More
In the last article I indicated that farm family living cost increases were hotter than this summer’s sun-baked fields. With average farm family....More
Farm family living costs appear to be hotter than the searing sun scorching the landscape across a good share of North America. The annual family....More
In some of my recent columns I have been a bit critical of the educational system and today’s young people. I guess it must be that I am getting old....More
The summer season is in full swing and my Road Warrior travels are taking me to various venues to address youth and their educators, including the....More
I just finished teaching at the 14th annual National School for Experienced Ag Lenders in Spearfish, South Dakota. This year's group of 70 ag lenders....More
The following is a question on land purchases that I received earlier this spring, while I was out doing my Road Warrior talks around the country. I....More
Let’s go to the other side of the desk, or in today's world, the iPhone or the iPad, and view risk from the perspective of the institutions that lend....More
