Opinion
Analysis and insights from experts across the agriculture industry.
A lot of farmland is being sold this year and many farmers will use a 1031 exchange to defer the gain. We review what type of property qualifies for the deferral.
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The lesson is to trust science and technology so that its farmers and citizens stop paying a price they can’t afford.
Corn and soybeans may be trying to carve out a harvest low. Cattle futures continue to look constructive, despite this week’s sideways trade.
Today’s USDA report pressured grain prices, how much more downside is there? Live cattle futures have stalled out against resistance, is the “rally” over?
It discusses what farmers should be storing if they don’t have 100% on-farm storage.
Rather than panicking about an environmental doomsday, let’s embrace the ability of technology and the willingness of farmers to make our world a better place.
Market Watch Looks at the main news drivers for the ag commodities each week, from the Brugler Marketing perspective. This content is meant to be entertaining in nature and not to be used as trading advice.
This meticulously researched book is a myth killer.
The House want to eliminate discounts on non-business assets. Farms are business, but will farmland holdings also qualify as a business and get a discount.
Since 1909, U.S. meat consumption has increased by more than 100 pounds per person. This blog discusses some of the policy and technological developments which drove this increase.
The House Ways and Means Committee plans on capping the Section 199A 20% deduction. We now confirm the plan is not to limit the DPAD from a cooperative deduction.
At least 40 percent of U.S. farmland is rented from absentee landlords rather than owned by farmer operators, which has implications for their ability to adopt conservation practices on that land.
Chris Barron has a podcast called the Ag View Pitch and I recently did a podcast with him on farm business structure. I encourage you to take a listen.
HBCU’s have been around since the 1830’s, and many such institutions have played an important role in fostering agriculture within the African-American community since the 1880’s.
Since first introduced in the mid -1990’s, the availability of GMO crops have made it easier for farmers to adopt new practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or keep their crops productive despite climate change.
Hot and dry weather is expected for the next week or two, but forecasts vary on how dry August will be. Any weather shift could shake up the market.
Many farmers will collect crop insurance this year and some may be able to defer to 2022.
The USDA had no surprises for corn and beans last week. Now the market will wait for national yield estimates in the August USDA report.
Senator Ron Wyden has proposed changes to the Section 199A deduction. We review the major impacts.
Another week of good weather for most of the corn belt has put downward pressure on prices.
President Biden wants to apply Net Investment Income Tax and Self-Employment Tax to more farm income. We go over the details.
We look at the implications of the current drought and water shortage on agriculture in three states in the U.S. Southwest, for now and in the future.
As farmers approach retirement, their income can spike and this can cause their Medicare Premiums to increase and the increase can be dramatic.
A reader asked for more details on how to appeal an Income Related Monthly Amount Adjustment (IRMAA) and we provide the details.
As a farmer, I’m always thinking about how new technologies can create a more resilient food system—but because of colonial mindsets, I continue to encounter resistance to this idea.
Deferred payment contracts allow farmers to push income into 2022. This year may be even more important to use these contracts if tax rates increase.
Taxpayers were not required to payback premium tax credits for 2020. For 2021, you may have to pay it back but the amount is likely lower than in prior years.
Recently I received a request for an explanation of the corn futures delivery process. So, I reached out to my good friend Joe Rich of O’Bryan Commodities to help me summarize this complex process.
President Biden’s green book has a provision that may change ownership structures for farmers.