Opinion
Analysis and insights from experts across the agriculture industry.
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.
The Farm CPA Podcast is now finally available on the Apple Podcast network. There are 9 episodes on there and we add one at least every week.
Most ag markets saw price losses this week for a variety of reasons. This Market Watch from Brugler Marketing & Management looks at the major influences for the week. This analysis is not to be seen as trading advice.
Precision ag technology can be complex. Chances are, you’ve already invested in precision farming equipment, but are you using your equipment and the data you’re collecting to the fullest capability?
This blog salutes the accomplishment of two USDA conservation professionals, Alex Barbarika and Mike Linsenbigler, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year.
July corn futures closed higher during all but 2 of the last 15 trading sessions, for a total $1.40/bu increase.
We need to break free of defeating mindsets that limit our ability to thrive and gain access to liberating farm technologies. The scope of technology in agriculture has no boundaries.
Beware of this buzzword “agroecology": It has the potential to work like a buzzsaw that rips common sense into sawdust.
What readers might find eerie is how the unspoken but widely assumed standards of virtue for individuals and communities have remained remarkably intact over time.
In “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You,” Janell Shane briskly dismantles this pretension with anecdote, humor, and just enough hard science to educate.
I am a student of English medieval history, reading histories, listening to lectures and traveling to historic English sites. Despite these efforts, what I recall are disassociated dates, names and events.