Lenders tend to put a lot of weight on the strength of the balance sheet and primarily appraise tangible assets to make our balance sheet flow. This helps to set sale prices and make lending work. 

For these three Pennsylvania dairy producers, their stories are each very different but have one commonality: working full-time on their family’s dairy operation wasn’t always their dream.

There’s a lot of buzz around renewable natural gas (RNG) as a means for dairy farmers to diversify revenue while improving their carbon footprints. For many operators, it can be a particularly attractive option, especially given the current market and economic conditions.

Ranches are dynamic biological systems where numerous things interact with one another in the “whole” of the ranch. This makes decision-making for ranch managers challenging, as often the interaction of multiple factors needs to be considered in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Traditional hedging through the futures markets has long been a part of agriculture. However, many producers aren’t comfortable with or able to put it into practice.

Idaho farmgate cash receipts and net farm income reached record highs in 2022. High prices contributed to record receipts for all major crops and livestock groups.

Farm and ranch succession seems to be one of the hot topics in meetings and magazine articles the past couple of years. If you read the Progressive sister publications to Ag Proud – Idaho, you no doubt have read articles about succession.