Agriculture is in the midst of an economic reset that will thin the ranks of some of the largest farm operators but offer growth opportunities for those who have patiently held on to cash. That was the counsel from Dave Kohl, a professor emeritus in ag economics from
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I get this question about once a month: Mom is moving to assisted living, her house is being sold and the attorney said we should see our tax adviser. If Mom owned and occupied the home as her principal residence for at least two of the five years
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Land Prices, Rental Rates and Consolidation All Concern Farmers OMAHA (DTN) — Land values, passing the farm to the next generation, biotechnology and agribusiness mergers are just a few of the major concerns on farmers’ minds in 2016. DTN/The Progressive Farmer polled 1,647 rural residents in the third
Read moreSource: dtnprogressivefarmer.com ~ By Linda H. Smith Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Agriculture’s golden sector is livestock. Though prices have eased since their summer peak, they are still at high levels. In fact, the price strength surprised many given the level of production. The disconnect between the reduction in
Read moreTiming of Purchase, Price Determine How Farmland Stacks Up As Investment Source: dtnprogressivefarmer.com Author: Marcia Zarley Taylor DTN Executive Editor HADDONFIELD, N.J. (DTN) — When Farmers National Co. sold another 80-acre Sioux County, Iowa, farm for $20,300 per acre this month, observers chalked it up as another trophy
Read moreSource: dtnprogressivefarmer.com ~ Author: Dan Miller Jim Keegan was studying at Chico State when the crushing 1976-77 drought spread across California. “My father had been building his [beef] herd for a long time,” Keegan recalled. “But he had to sell it all.” That drought is remembered as the
Read moreBy Elaine Goodman, Correspondent Ron Stevenson’s family had owned 107 acres in the Delta for decades. The farm was passed down from his grandparents, with ownership expanding to more than a dozen cousins and siblings. Tired of dealing with the complex ownership structure, the family decided in 2004
Read moreCourtesy of View from the Cab By Richard Oswald DTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) — With a population of about 317 million people, America has never been larger than it is today. While the number of people keeps growing, a smaller percentage of the total population is
Read moreBy Darin Newsom DTN Senior Analyst Once upon a time, a successful farmer had three sons. Thinking equally of them in regard to their abilities, he gave each of them the task of marketing some of his grain, with the warning that the big, bad market bears would
Read moreCourtesy of WesternFarmPress.com The latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) projects net farm income for 2013 at $128.2 billion, expected to be the highest since 1973. The agency says a return to trend yields would lead to record crop production levels and result in
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