Farm Business - General

Indiana musician with bizarre instrument gleans inspiration from the farms and fields near his home helping his Christmas and pop song arrangements go viral.
Bill Engle remembers attending a sale 22 years ago where some old sleighs were being sold. That sparked an interest and today, he has a growing collection with nearly 300 sleighs.
It’s been a bright year for Christmas tree farmers across the country. As more Americans stay home during the pandemic, many revisited traditions, which brought business to Christmas tree farmers this year.
An Indiana woman gets a second chance to spend time with friends and family after losing both her arm and a leg in a horrific harvest accident.
Late-year strength in commodity prices was welcomed by farmers in 2020, but even with prospects of a brighter outlook for 2021, risk management is still a top priority for maintaining success.
Disruptions to the beef industry from the COVID-19 pandemic will likely linger into 2021, but the result may not be all bad for producers, Don Close, animal protein analyst at Rabo AgriFinance told AgriTalk.
The coronavirus aid package approved by Congress overnight Monday provides $13 billion in ag funding, much of it destined for sectors left out of previous aid packages.
“The early part of the year should look very different than the latter, but in total, economic growth is estimated to be about 4%, following a retreat of roughly 4% in 2020,” says Dan Kowalski.
The concept of depreciation is pretty simple. You purchase an asset and then deduct part of that cost each year until it is fully written off.
Chances are, you’ve had one of those days…where everything just goes wrong. Well, if you need to see someone else’s misfortunes to make yours seem not-so-bad, check out Farm Journal’s “What a Day!”
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