BUSINESS
The Big Get Bigger: Large farms continue to grow as smaller farms join forces in an attempt to compete.
If you want your farm to successfully transition from one generation to the next, you must do better than a vanilla will that says you want to leave everything equally to your children. Don’t assume your children will figure it out when you’re gone. They likely won’t.
Sometimes the best way to know where you’re going is to identify where you’ve been.
I’ve answered questions, responded to requests, proposed solutions and read a lot of great stories. It’s those stories that intrigue me most.
The agricultural community is full of aspiring farmers who dream of an opportunity to work with an experienced person.
The younger generation must be given some real-life decision making power, and the older generation must allow them to live with the consequences of those decisions.
New and expanded tax incentives for farmers and small businesses provide more flexibility in tax management this year.