Top Producer: Spring 2012

Web Extras

• 12 Options Strategies that Work
• What to Include in a Prenuptial Agreement

Columnists

• Top of Mind: Consumer-Driven Farms
• Market Strategy: Brazilian Real versus U.S. Soybeans
• Perspective: Stand and Deliver, but Be Prepared
• The Farm CPA: Machinery Tax Matters

Magazine Features

• A Better Direction
• Protect with a Prenup
• Health Care Hiccup
• Can Diesel Hit $6?
• All that Glitters--and Gurgles
• Sorghum's New Sell
• Tried and True Marketing
• Options for Hire

Departments

• USDA: Most Direct Payments Go to Larger Farmers
• Market Makes Land Buys Tough
• Hot Farmland Values Jump 22%
• Soybean Hedges Spring into 2012
• Fertilizer Carries Reduced Inventory
• Fertilizer Inputs Spiral Lower