Farm Business - General
Shay Foulk shares tips to help balance equipment debt, transition and economic downturn.
Vanessa O’Brien shares the similar traits held by both farmers and explorers: courage, endurance, resilience and dedication.
Farm attorney Matt Folz shares the pros and cons of creating a charitable remainder trust.
Rising interest rates in the past few years have squeezed their margins for error. Higher operational costs, volatile markets and even more volatile weather make doing the Biggest Job on Earth harder than ever.
What would you tell someone launching their farming career today? A panel of Illinois farmers recently shared some of their successes and setbacks along with a handful of recommendations for young or new farmers.
After launching an initial “frontrunner” a group in Illinois, Bayer says its Crop Science division is ready to roll out the company’s new operating model, Dynamic Shared Ownership (as it’s known internally, DSO).
Industry experts share what to include in a financial plan and where they’d consider making room in the budget.
Roger Reaves forged the most astounding farm life of modern times. Row crops to moonshine to marijuana to cocaine, he was the highest paid narco-pilot in history.
U.S. pork exports to Mexico hit the second-highest on record in January, while another major meat processor says it’s shutting the doors on another pork processing plant as consolidation concerns continue to grow.
Paul Neiffer, The Farm CPA, details some of the Biden administration’s 2025 budget plans and how they could affect farmers if approved. Of the provisions, only one would potentially help farmers, he says.