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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
When you hear of a new record sale of farmland it raises eyebrows — and your farmland’s worth. With this key asset rapidly increasing in value, you need to analyze your estate plan.
The poet Ovid said, “Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.” This quote perfectly encompasses a key in business success: small habits done repeatedly truly do add up.
As the world accumulates records of all human activity, from video to searchable text, the power of living memory to command respect and add perspective is fading.
On the low end, expect to invest at least $50 an acre in the Midwest and $85 in the South for products. Some corn and soybean farmers are evaluating adjuvants and management practices that could help trim expenses.
Balance agronomics and economics to raise your average production .
The data I compile and analyze is so striking and consistent that 15 years ago I named it The Limbo Line. The line being the 10-year-old mark.
Meet these eight cutting-edge and producer-focused companies.
For 2023, set your sights on achieving your goals. Start with something small, and you will be amazed how dreams inspire dreams.
More than usual, farm budgets are teetering on the prices of inputs, notably fertilizer. However, another fertility problem is quietly reshaping farm life.
Plan for how you will keep the wheels rolling — even if they fall off the wagon — this spring.
Matt and Lisa Moreland hoped at least one of their sons would return home to farm after college. What they didn’t anticipate? All three sons wanted to come back. Here are four things the family learned in the process.
Little steps can ease frustration and improve communication on your farm.
Used four-wheel-drive tractor values and auction pricing have been on fire the past 18 to 20 months. Premiums are being paid for slightly older pre-DEF, pre-Tier IV four-wheel-drive models in nice condition.
Consider these two ways to buy a fertilizer in bulk.
On a high-tech Georgia dairy farm leading 170 employees, you’ll find a farmer with no dairy in his DNA. Nevertheless, Pete Gelber is a dairy farmer who offers a unique perspective on succession planning.
Whether you’re 35 or 65, things happen. Don’t risk the future of your farm by putting off your succession plan. Get started, make a plan and put it into action.
Our efforts to make our farms ongoing businesses and family legacies will have fewer schedules to emulate.
If your spouse dies, look into filing Form 706 Federal Estate Tax Return with the IRS. Taking that step could help you protect farm assets so they pass to your heirs without estate taxes. The process isn’t automatic.
Life lessons for everyone in our great industry.
As we look ahead, here is what I have seen the best operations do in both good and challenging years.
The food system is being reimagined today and farmers can benefit by thinking about how to improve their ability to take advantage of opportunities in the process, says Rob Dongoski with Ernst and Young.
Auction prices have been amazing in the last year — especially in the last six months. Check out the equipment category record-high auction prices just since November 2022.
Scale tickets from elevators could soon be a document of the past. In the future, your grain could have all its characteristics filed digitally and accessed via a QR code as it moves through the supply chain.
“Nearly two decades of data prove that the supposed ‘cost’ to refiners is an accounting fiction, and EPA’s decision reflects those facts,” said Emily Skor, Growth Energy CEO.
House Ag Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, along with other members, is seeking additional funding sources for the bill, but that will likely be the biggest farm bill hurdle that may trip up lawmakers.
Under the Clean Air Act, those affected by this decision have the right to request a judicial review with the US Court of Appeals within 60 days of the notice’s Federal Register publication.
Suppliers and retailers continue to cut glyphosate prices in the U.S. as the industry grapples with too much supplies. With no resolve in sight, one inputs analyst thinks glyphosate prices could remain low through 2023.