BUSINESS
The release of USDA’s county-level cash rent data in early April may have raised more questions than it answered.
More than 660 of the nation’s most ambitious farmers convened in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 27 to 29 for the 14th annual Top Producer Seminar, titled “Win in the New Economy.” This year marked the fourth straight year of record attendance.
Late planting combined with a number of other weather trials this summer resulted in some quality issues such as cob rot, agronomists report.
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.