Farm Finances

Banker handing over money

What worries ag bankers?What worries ag bankers?

Nov 15, 2024

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Hands holding money and soil

Use your lifetime gift exemption now?Use your lifetime gift exemption now?

Nov 15, 2024

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Farm return on assets is dropping

Farm return on assets is dropping

byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures

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Is breakeven possible?

Is breakeven possible?

byBryce Knorr, Contributing market analyst

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Tackling the farm bill: Farmers need solutions

Tackling the farm bill: Farmers need solutions

byWhitney Shannon Haigwood, Staff Writer

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Manage costs to boost farm profitability

Manage costs to boost farm profitability

Money coming out of farmer's pocket

Cyber thieves pick your digital pocket

Cyber thieves pick your digital pocket

byPam Caraway, Farm Futures executive editor

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Want to be a butcher? Become an apprentice

Want to be a butcher? Become an apprentice

Farm financial well-being is like a ladder

Farm financial well-being is like a ladder

A farmer and a grain buyer in a field

Chapter 12 bankruptcy: A chance to rebuild, not a death sentence

Chapter 12 bankruptcy: A chance to rebuild, not a death sentence

Farm couple talking in farm office

Farm profit: New data reveals regional differences

Farm profit: New data reveals regional differences

byPam Caraway, Farm Futures executive editor

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Use stress testing to make farm decisions

Use stress testing to make farm decisions

byMichael Langemeier

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On the farm: Debt is up and income is not

On the farm: Debt is up and income is not

byHolly Spangler, Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

Hundred dollar bills and increasing digital trendline

The Fed battles interest rates and sticky inflation

The Fed battles interest rates and sticky inflation

byBryce Knorr, Contributing market analyst

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Farming Equipment

Should you finance equipment with AgDirect?

Should you finance equipment with AgDirect?

byMike Wilson, Senior Executive Editor

Close up of a person's hands holding a smart tablet, wearing a plaid collared shirt, with a field in the background.

Develop a digital strategy for your farm

Develop a digital strategy for your farm

byWhitney Shannon Haigwood, Staff Writer

Hands holding soil with rolled up paper bills

Farm Business Planning

The secrets of high-profit farmers

The secrets of high-profit farmers

byBen Potter, Senior editor

Hundred dollar bill in soil

2024 farm income to face biggest annual decline since 2006

2024 farm income to face biggest annual decline since 2006

byJacqueline Holland, Grain market analyst

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Farm Business Planning

Plan ahead for tax time

Plan ahead for tax time

a man standing on the center of a planter in a field with blue sky and white clouds overhead

Farm Business Planning

5 ways to improve your farm’s bottom line in 2024

5 ways to improve your farm’s bottom line in 2024

Jim Bullard, Dean of the Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University

Purdue business dean sees improving economic signals

Purdue business dean sees improving economic signals

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A Miller Nitro 6345 self-propelled sprayer

Can you repay debt, replace assets?

Can you repay debt, replace assets?

byMichael Langemeier

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Farm Business Planning

Build a strong farm financial plan

Build a strong farm financial plan

bySarah McNaughton-Peterson, Dakota Farmer editor

Farmer standing in field thinking

Farm Business Planning

What are the biggest business decisions you’ll make in 2024?

What are the biggest business decisions you’ll make in 2024?

byDarren Frye, CEO

U.S. hundred dollar bills growing out of the soil

What’s ahead for 2024 farm profits?

What’s ahead for 2024 farm profits?

byJacqueline Holland, Grain market analyst

Dollar bills in soil

Take steps to overcome margin depression

Take steps to overcome margin depression

byMatthew Kruse, President

Calculator and stethoscope

Get a farm financial check-up this winter

Get a farm financial check-up this winter

byDarren Frye, CEO

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Why you should consider investing in off-farm real estate

Why you should consider investing in off-farm real estate

byMike Wilson, Senior Executive Editor

hand holding money bag with rows of crops in the background

What will land values look like in 2024?

What will land values look like in 2024?

bySarah McNaughton-Peterson, Dakota Farmer editor

stacked notebooks and papers

Farm Business Planning

Don’t stress over year-end records

Don’t stress over year-end records

corn pouring from augur wagon

Why liquidity is important for a farm

Why liquidity is important for a farm

byMichael Langemeier

Hand holding money with field in the background

2024 profits likely to tighten, even with smaller cash rents

2024 profits likely to tighten, even with smaller cash rents

byJacqueline Holland, Grain market analyst

People reviewing financial graph on laptop screen

A smart way to review farm financials

A smart way to review farm financials

byDarren Frye, CEO

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Farm Business Planning

Do you have good debt or bad debt?

Do you have good debt or bad debt?

tillage equipment

Farm Business Planning

Build resistance to financial shocks

Build resistance to financial shocks

byMichael Langemeier

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