Farm Business - General
This former Bloomberg executive returned to her family’s Texas ranch to build a thriving, community-rooted business that prioritizes local economic value and authentic storytelling over global scale.
Warning against “blind ambition,” Ron Robbins placed his row crop acres on the scales, spurred by successive years of financial strain. Keep or cull.
By law the board said they must reject the application, which was filed on December 19, and this is done without prejudice—so the applicants can refile an application with the necessary fixes.
Go ahead and put off transition planning, training the next generation, handing over responsibility or starting a new venture. It’s a decision, but it’s probably not a good one. It’s time to get going.
Economists say cash rent acre expansion comes at too high of a cost with low commodity prices and high input prices.
Research and polling suggests the money will go toward operating costs, paying down debt, and not be eyed for machinery purchases.
Will 2026 be a repeat of 2016? Chris Barron, Ag View Solutions, shares four strategies to help farmers capture some profit in this down cycle.
“You can’t just look at ‘ag’ or ‘farm policy’ any longer,” says Jim Wiesemeyer. “It’s interrelated.”
With trade developments and threatened tariffs causing uncertainty, it has many asking what is the current status for domestic sourcing of fertilizer and what additional tons could be produced stateside.
The team at The University of Missouri Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) reviewed 21 seed vendor financing programs.