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in Let's Get Digital Jun. 11, 2013

Corn Replant Calculator Available for Mobile Devices

Are you considering replanting corn due to poor stands, seedling disease or pest damage? Before you go ahead and replant, check out the corn replant calculators available from the University of Illinois....More

Richard Brock

Richard Brock, Corn & Soybean Digest's marketing editor, is president of Brock Associates, a farm market advisory firm, and publisher of The Brock Report.

USDA: GM Wheat Isolated Incident

The sprouting of an unapproved genetically engineered wheat strain in an Oregon field appears to have been an isolated incident, U.S. agricultural officials said on Friday, adding that they had validated a method for detecting the presence of the GE wheat. "As of today, USDA has neither found nor been informed of anything that would....More

Kristopher Hauswirth

Kristopher is a Sr. Credit Analyst with Great Western Bank, who specializes in Agriculture and Commercial Lending.  Prior to working in banking, he was a tax preparer with McGladrey specializing in tax compliance and planning for the agriculture, construction, and financial institution...

Tax Tips for Farmers: The Case for NOT Prepaying Expenses

It’s standard practice for farmers, who are cash basis taxpayers, to accelerate expenses at year-end. Paying fertilizer, seed and chemical bills prior to Dec. 31 can create a paper loss and reduce your current year taxable income to near zero or below. The sister practice is to defer income into the following year by holding a portion....More

David Kohl

Dave Kohl, Corn & Soybean Digest trends editor, is an ag economist specializing in business management and ag finance. He recently retired from Virginia Tech, but continues to conduct applied research and travel extensively in the U.S. and Canada, teaching ag and banking seminars...

in Road Warrior Jun. 18, 2013

Family Living Costs Gone Wild?

One of the major discussion points at ag lending and banking schools is the trend in family living costs and withdrawals from farm and ranch businesses. Some lenders say that their customers are living on $40,000/year, while others state that the living withdrawals have increased dramatically, particularly in the last five years with....More

Greg Lamp

Greg grew up on a diversified crop and cattle operation in South Dakota, and has 22 years of experience covering the farming and livestock business. A graduate of South Dakota State University, he served as managing editor of BEEF magazine for five years, previously working for Farm Journal,...

in CSD Blogs and Opinions Oct. 4, 2010

Sugar Is Sugar

  High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is center stage and getting a bad rap – again. How much longer can the confusion continue? Why can’t consumers get it? Sugar is sugar. The American Medical Association says: “Because the composition of HFCS and sucrose are so similar, particularly on absorption by the body,....More

Kent Thiesse

Kent Thiesse is a former University of Minnesota Extension educator and now is Vice President of MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, MN. You can contact him at 507-726-2137 or via e-mail at kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com.

in Focus on Ag Jun. 18, 2013

June is Dairy Month

For decades in Minnesota, June has been known as Dairy Month. Following are some interesting facts and figures about the dairy industry:....More

Kevin Van Trump

Kevin is a leading expert in Agricultural marketing and analysis, he also produces an award-winning and world-recognized daily industry Ag wire called "The Van Trump Report." With over 20 years of experience trading professionally at the CME, CBOT and KCBOT, Kevin is able to '...

Are Corn Bulls Too Optimistic?

Lets play it out, if corn goes to $4.50....More
in Bottom Line May. 16, 2013

How Do You Define Success?

Some define success as the long-term succession of your kids at the farm. Albert Schweitzer defined success as loving what you do. How you treat others, from family to strangers, is Barbara Bush's definition of success....More

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