Farm Business - General
John Phipps stumbled across a graph from farmdocdaily showing expected net farm income this year. The good times in ag are something in which Phipps encourages farmers to be grateful and he explains why in John’s World.
With a farm, two YouTube channels, a software company, and several additional investments, Grant Hilbert’s entrepreneurial roads lead back to the basics of corn and soybeans.
In the age of instant gratification, Wesley Crumpler is a throwback—a self-made farmer and rancher intent on paying the price for opportunity.
“We grow rye, alfalfa and oats,” she says. “A lot of conventional farms in Iowa are corn on beans or even just corn on corn.” Andersen was determined to chart a different course by adding small grains to the mix.
Wheat growers in the U.S. are facing significant challenges. One of the largest is: to help feed the world during global shortages as imput costs continue to rise.
Unions and railroads are back at the negotiating table. By law, Congress can intervene to impose an agreement if the two sides remain deadlocked. However, one union is now on schedule to strike Dec. 5.
Before you flip the calendar to 2023, cross a few important tax to-dos off your list, encourages Paul Neiffer, CPA and principal with CLA.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended for 120 days from Nov. 18, without any changes. The deal is bearish for U.S. corn and wheat exports, which are already lagging.
The recent announcement that Amazon had replaced Walmart as the largest retailer in the U.S. shows a striking strategy similarity, and a chart of Amazon net income since 1994 paints the picture.
Unions are arguing railroads haven’t done enough to address worker concerns, largely surrounding working conditions and paid time off.