Farm Business - General
Input costs are up $15 billion since February, diesel is roughly double and credit demand at Land O’Lakes’ financing business is already surging for next season, Beth Ford says.
Growers are locking in inputs earlier, paying on terms that run past harvest, and treating credit as part of the agronomic plan instead of a last-minute add-on.
Kernels left behind in fields this fall could become a 22% yield loss in your soybeans next year. But fixing the problem starts with the right diagnosis, says one seasoned farmer.
Grain quality problems are raising red flags in parts of the Corn Belt. Timing a call to your insurance agent could be just as important as timing your harvest this year.
Matt and Janna Splitter grew their farm by investing in people. Now the test is whether the farm can run without them — and which acres are worth keeping.
New tax rules could let farmers who sell land defer, reduce and even wipe out capital gains tax starting Jan. 1, 2027.
Vision without a written plan is just a daydream. Here’s why putting your goals on paper, and doing the math, changes everything.
With corn and soybean yields in question and price rationing back on the table, Gulke says the farmers who treat volatility as the enemy — instead of the opportunity — are the ones left holding the top.