- Marketing Practices and Verified Sustainability
Learn how Shepherd''s Grain uses partnership marketing and how Food Alliance verifies its sustainability. (11/6/2009)
- Tax Resources and Acts
For more information about the provisions mentioned in the article, see the following acts, provided by Philip Harris, University of Wisconsin ag law professor. (11/6/2009)
- Factors that Affect Basis
Carl German, Extension grain marketing specialist at the University of Delaware, lists the following factors that affect basis. (11/6/2009)
- Court Ruling on Water Takings
Read a court case that proves water takings aren’t free. (11/6/2009)
- Big Crops, Big Usage
See Jerry Gulke''s supply/demand table. (11/6/2009)
- Types of Market Bottoms
Learn the different types of market bottoms. (11/6/2009)
- Marketing Advisor Services
See a line-up of marketing advisors and their services. (11/6/2009)
- Australia’s Water System
Learn more about Australia’s water system. (11/6/2009)
- 16 Key Financial Ratios
Sixteen key financial ratios from the Credit Research Foundation. (11/6/2009)
- Leave a Legacy
Hear Farm Journal columnist Kevin Spafford discuss succession planning and watch segments from “U.S. Farm Report” and “AgDay.” (11/6/2009)
- Duncansons: Be an Asset to the Community
Read more from the Duncansons, watch the video from when they were a Top Producer of the Year finalist and earn more about that prestigious honor. (10/9/2009)
- South America’s Effects
It’s not surprising that ethanol has had little impact on seasonality. (10/9/2009)
- Deferring Crop Insurance Income
Under Treasury Regulation 1.451-6(a)(2), crop producers who typically don’t sell—and claim income—from their crops until the year after production typically can also wait to declare crop insurance indemnity payments. (10/9/2009)
- Friend of Farmers World Over Dies
Read Top Producer''s 1991 article feating Norman Borlaug. (10/9/2009)
- Your Eye in the Bin
Late planting combined with a number of other weather trials this summer resulted in some quality issues such as cob rot, agronomists report. Learn how to overcome these issues. (10/9/2009)
- Ten Best Management Practices
Read Danny Klinefelter’s more-detailed text that accompanies "Stay on Top." (9/3/2009)
- Gulke: Soybean Chart
View an additional soybean chart. (9/3/2009)
- Ethanol Outlook
See ethanol outlooks from the Energy Information Administration and the Renewable Fuels Association. (9/3/2009)
- Resources on Risk Audits
Use these resources to learn more about risk audits. (9/3/2009)
- Land Rent Resources
Read more about land rent, see the results to Top Producers survey and read USDA’s annual land rent survey. (9/3/2009)
- Hedge Your Operating Credit
Learn more about hedging your operating credit. (8/4/2009)
- Gulke's Latest Supply/Demand Estimates
See the lastest supply/demand estimates from Jerry Gulke, Top Producer Maket Strategy columnist. (8/4/2009)
- Don’t Tell Me Anything I Don’t Want to Hear
After reading the comments and reactions on Ag Talk, I reread the “Family....By Invitation” article that appeared in the April issue of Top Producer. (8/3/2009)
- A World of Ideas
Read what benefits Frahm sees to being a grain farmer.
(8/1/2009)
- About Frahm Farmland
Do your homework. If you don’t do it, it can come and bite you.
(8/1/2009)
- Man of Destiny?
Read about the history of Frahm Farmland. (8/1/2009)
- Lessons Learned
Read the lessons learned by Jim Kendrick (8/1/2009)
- Threat to Livestock in Buckeye State
Read about the legislation in Ohio. (8/1/2009)
- Don't Ignore ACRE
Click for details on ACRE and several benefit calculators.
(8/1/2009)
- Dedication to Service
Read more about Lon Frahm''s dedication to service. (8/1/2009)
- Fall Cash Price Is Closer to Futures Now
See a map showing basis improvement in spot prices.The slow economy idles transportation and eases short-term costs and read the full text of the story. (8/1/2009)
- Little Aid to Ag
Rural broadband and tax breaks will benefit some producers. (8/1/2009)
- Valuable Land Reports
Read the full Federal Reserve Bank reports. (8/1/2009)
- 6 Steps to a Plan
Read the grain marketing glossary. (8/1/2009)
- Reading List for Succession Planning
Check out these books and resources for more information on passing along your intangible legacy. (4/11/2009)
- Land Trends
Click on the following links to find land value surveys for Iowa and Illinois. (4/11/2009)
- South American Corn Crop Information
Here’s more information on the South American corn crop. (4/11/2009)
- Outlook Web Extras
Quarterly Engery Update and U.S. Beef Cow Areas Experiencing Drought. (4/11/2009)
- Moneywise Links
Find links to the Ag Census, USDA Outlook Forum presentations and President Obama’s budget. (4/11/2009)
- Longterm Strategies for Taxes
The reality of taxes is that they are a longterm strategy, and farmers can utilize them in their business to a competitive advantage, says Lance Fulton, tax consultant with Kennedy & Coe. (3/9/2009)
- Learn to Assess Your Financial Health
Use these two sites to learn more about assessing your financial health. (3/7/2009)
- Change in Basis for Ethanol Plants
See how ethanol plants and all grain buyers compare in basis prices. (3/6/2009)
- Agricultural Transporation Resources
Use the following link to find more information about agricultural transportation. (3/6/2009)
- Manage Your Risk (Get the Red Out)
Use the following information to better understand how to manage your risk. (3/6/2009)
- Agricultural Financial Conditions 2009 Report
Read the full report from the University of Minnesota. (3/5/2009)
- More on Succession Planning
Read more about succession planning and Farm Journal Media''s Legacy Project. (2/6/2009)
- Weather Resources
Visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s site on weather and climate. You’ll find maps, tornado data, climate change and more. (2/6/2009)
- Million-Dollar Farms in the New Century Study
Learn more about the “Million-Dollar Farms in the New Century” by USDA’s Economic Research Service. (2/6/2009)
- The Journey to Cellulosic Ethanol
Learn, watch and read more about Poet''s Project Liberty and their goal of cellulosic ethanol. (2/6/2009)
- Eyes on the Sky
Use these helpful sites to plan for the weather. (2/6/2009)
- La Nina Weather Updates
Read La Nina weather updates from Allen Motew, QT Meteorologist. (1/16/2009)
- Worldwide Expected Income Growth Charts
View the 2008 and 2010 charts for expected income growth. (1/16/2009)
- Prepare for the Worst
Find out what you need to know if buyer goes bankrupt. (1/16/2009)
- More Info: New Flexibility for Cash Rents?
Read the bonus material for this topic. (1/16/2009)
- What’s Needed for Corn-Yield Increases
Read more about the seed industry’s quest to double yields. (1/16/2009)
- Upcoming Seed Options
Find more information about specialty entries available for seeding in 2009. (1/16/2009)
- More on the Top 25 People, Issues, Trends
Don''t miss a detail. Read more on the Top 25. (1/16/2009)
- Profit Puzzle Series
Use these links to learn more on the info presented in Top Producer''s Profit Puzzle series. (12/5/2008)
- Top 25 Extras
Check out this extra information concerning the Top 25 events that have affected agriculture in the past 25 years. (12/5/2008)
- U.S. Ag Debt
Find further information from Chris Hurt, Purdue University Extension economist. (12/5/2008)
- Marketing Sins
See the results of a recent Top Producer survey, which dives into the many sins producers make in marketing their business. (12/5/2008)
- Supply and Demand Factors
Commentary from Jerry Gulke, Strategic Marketing Services, Chicago (12/5/2008)
- Open for Business Web Extras
See how the Farm Credit System operates. (11/10/2008)
- Marketing Adviser Survey Results
We surveyed our readers to find out how they use marketing advisers and what kinds of mistakes they think they make when using marketing advisers. (11/7/2008)
- Profit Puzzle
Catch up on other articles from The Profit Puzzle, Top Producer’s series linking farm financial performance to strategic decision making. (11/7/2008)
- Going Global
Read more about the Flowers brothers. (11/7/2008)
- Don’t Shoot the Funds
It’s easy to point fingers at “the funds” for first causing a price bubble and then leaving ag markets... (11/7/2008)
- Producer Survey Results
In an October survey, Top Producer asked readers how often they use various pricing tools. (11/7/2008)
