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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.
Hard Red Spring wheat ratings in the good to excellent categories dropped from 20% to 16% this week, compared to a five-year average of 66%.
70 MPH winds swarmed West Texas and the Panhandle Tuesday. It may be the final nail for irrigated winter wheat that was already barely hanging on. The aftermath was evident, with drifts of dirt piled up in ditches.
About 73% of the winter wheat crop has been harvested as farmers are accelerating harvest in the north, which has faced major drought impacts.
As much of the Plains thaws out from the winter weather that gripped the country last week, concerns are continuing to sprout about potential damage to winter wheat.
(Reuters) - A worsening drought in the southern U.S. Plains is threatening the region’s winter wheat crop just as the Russian invasion of Ukraine dents global supplies.
Corn and soybeans in good-to-excellent condition fell a few percentage points in the last week.
Biden administration wants more total planted acres with a focus on soybeans and wheat. That is the clear conclusion from what the administration is proposing as part of its latest wish list for Congress.
While controversy surrounds sporting events and athletes, AgDay host Clinton Griffiths shares his thoughts on finding common ground.
It wasn’t that long ago the best way to travel cross-country was by train.
What are the key elements of an estate plan? Attorney Polly Dobbs outlines some the documents you should get in place now.
Andrew Mueth explained this was how he and his five brothers could preserve their 160-year-old family legacy. The family raises a wide variety of lettuce using an aquaponic system that was erected in a storage shed.
What regrets do you currently have in regards to leading and managing the growth of your business?
This session covers the steps necessary to give the next generation the best chance at being successful as they traverse from grunt to CEO and many steps in between.
A successful transition of a farm requires business continuity planning, business succession planning, personal financial planning and estate planning. Learn how to make these pieces fit together for your operation.
Newcomer diversified personally as he took over the farm by working as a seed rep, eventually growing seed for companies, selling crop insurance and slowly adding acres along each step.
What makes a good family farm transition? It is difficult to achieve a good farm transition without at least doing well in each of these C’s.
Estate planning laws aren’t different for farmers versus others; however, there are variances, such as vocabulary, emotional ties to land, operation versus land, own versus rent, personal financial statement and deeds.
If you have decided to make succession planning a priority, we want to help you follow-through on that decision.
Here’s a checklist to use when reviewing your trust and will.
With so many components involved, it makes sense to periodically review your buy-sell agreement.
As you develop your estate plan, consider opportunities for charitable giving.
President Barack Obama is proposing a fundamental change in tax policy that would limit what many Americans can leave to their heirs.
While the Christmas dinner table isn’t the place to discuss succession planning, Top Producer Seminar is!
Laws, circumstances and assets change over time. Do your estate planning documents reflect your current goals and wishes?
Farmers Who Gain From Tax Bill Wary of Losing Subsidies Later
For the Gruhlkey family, farming thousands of irrigated acres in two states and eight counties is the easy part.
Indiana farmer finds a non-family heir for his farm business.
Transitioning a business from one generation to another is complicated. Add the complexity of being family owned and operated, and you have an entirely different set of challenges.
Estate planning laws aren’t different for farmers versus others; however, there are variances, such as vocabulary, emotional ties to land, operation versus land, own versus rent, personal financial statement and deeds.