Finance

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Commentary
Be proactive on taxes and financeBe proactive on taxes and finance
byDarren Frye
Nov 13, 2024
3 Min Read
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Commentary
Tips to navigate strong economic cycles in farmingTips to navigate strong economic cycles in farming
byDavid Kohl
Oct 31, 2024
2 Min Read
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Farm Business Planning
Carrying on the family farm legacy
Carrying on the family farm legacy
Oct 4, 2024
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6 Min Read
byWhitney Shannon Haigwood, Staff Writer
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Farm Business
Ohio’s Ag-Link generates millions in ag savings
Ohio’s Ag-Link generates millions in ag savings
Aug 15, 2024
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1 Min Read
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Farming Equipment
Should you finance equipment with AgDirect?
Should you finance equipment with AgDirect?
Mar 6, 2024
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3 Min Read
byMike Wilson, Senior Executive Editor
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Business
Bunge warns earnings could fade fast
Bunge warns earnings could fade fast
Feb 11, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBloomberg, Content provider
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Farm Business
2024 farm income to face biggest annual decline since 2006
2024 farm income to face biggest annual decline since 2006
Feb 7, 2024
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6 Min Read
byJacqueline Holland, Grain market analyst
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Farm Business Planning
Plan ahead for tax time
Plan ahead for tax time
Feb 5, 2024
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3 Min Read
Jim Bullard, Dean of the Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University
Commentary
Purdue business dean sees improving economic signals
Purdue business dean sees improving economic signals
Jan 29, 2024
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3 Min Read
byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor
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Commentary
Use off-farm investments to reduce your farm income tax burden
Use off-farm investments to reduce your farm income tax burden
Jan 24, 2024
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4 Min Read
byMike Downey, Farm business consultant
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Farm Business
Can you repay debt, replace assets?
Can you repay debt, replace assets?
Jan 22, 2024
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2 Min Read
byMichael Langemeier
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Farm Business
Why liquidity is important for a farm
Why liquidity is important for a farm
Oct 17, 2023
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2 Min Read
byMichael Langemeier
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Farm Business Planning
Spend wisely on farm insurance
Spend wisely on farm insurance
Sep 13, 2023
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2 Min Read
byDarren Frye, CEO
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Commentary
Why your lender might change their requirements
Why your lender might change their requirements
Sep 12, 2023
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2 Min Read
byDarren Frye, CEO
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Management
Navigate interest rate hikes with capital leases
Navigate interest rate hikes with capital leases
Aug 29, 2023
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3 Min Read
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Farm Business Planning
Plan now for retirement later
Plan now for retirement later
May 19, 2023
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3 Min Read
byFran O'Leary, Wisconsin Agriculturist Senior Editor
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Crops
Revisit economic plan when crop plan shifts
Revisit economic plan when crop plan shifts
Mar 24, 2023
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3 Min Read
byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor
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Farm Business
Weaker financial outlook concerns farmers
Weaker financial outlook concerns farmers
Mar 7, 2023
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3 Min Read
byRachel Schutte, Content Producer
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Farm Business
How to bring resourcefulness to farm’s business side
How to bring resourcefulness to farm’s business side
Jan 17, 2023
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4 Min Read
byDarren Frye, CEO
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Farm Business
Wanted: Certified financial planners
Wanted: Certified financial planners
Nov 21, 2022
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4 Min Read
byBlair Fannin
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Farm Life
Ag equipment strategies in post-pandemic world
Ag equipment strategies in post-pandemic world
Nov 3, 2022
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4 Min Read
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Crop Protection
Rising fertilizer, natural gas prices top panel discussion
Rising fertilizer, natural gas prices top panel discussion
Oct 3, 2022
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10 Slides
byShelley E. Huguley, Senior Editor
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Technology
6 Perspectives of farm business on the road
6 Perspectives of farm business on the road
Mar 9, 2022
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2 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures
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Business
Student involvement in the farm business
Student involvement in the farm business
Feb 15, 2022
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3 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures
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Business
Why 2022 financial projections are a farmer’s best friend
Why 2022 financial projections are a farmer’s best friend
Feb 14, 2022
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3 Min Read
byDarren Frye, CEO
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Farm Business
Business meals and the Employee Retention Credit revisions
Business meals and the Employee Retention Credit revisions
Feb 2, 2022
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3 Min Read
byConnie Smotek, J.C. Hobbs
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Management
Kickoff 2022
Kickoff 2022
Jan 11, 2022
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3 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures
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Farm Life
Credit conditions strong, but caution ahead
Credit conditions strong, but caution ahead
Jan 10, 2022
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3 Min Read
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bySteven Klose, Rodney Jonesand 1 more
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Business
Preparing for the tough part of the economic schedule
Preparing for the tough part of the economic schedule
Jan 4, 2022
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2 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures
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Business
2021: Year in Review
2021: Year in Review
Dec 21, 2021
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5 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures
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Business
Hotspots on the financials: Income statement
Hotspots on the financials: Income statement
Dec 7, 2021
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2 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures
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Management
USDA working to expand commercial export markets
USDA working to expand commercial export markets
Dec 6, 2021
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3 Min Read
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Management
Cattle markets: 2022 and beyond
Cattle markets: 2022 and beyond
Dec 1, 2021
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5 Min Read
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Business
Is history repeating itself? Again?
Is history repeating itself? Again?
Dec 1, 2021
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3 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures
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Business
Macroeconomic dashboard
Macroeconomic dashboard
Nov 17, 2021
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3 Min Read
byDavid Kohl, Contributing Writer, Farm Futures

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