Forage Business Management
Gifting and planning strategies for producers to utilize the current high lifetime estate and gifting exemption while saving on taxes.
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Managing medical bills for farmers: A guide to negotiation and assistance
Proactive measures before the medical procedure along with closely examining the bill for errors or price gouging and then working with an advocate if needed can help farmers avoid medical debt.
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Farming and sports
Teams and farms are both dependent on having the right people in place and keeping them there as long as possible.
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A banker’s perspective for farming operations
For our ag operations to be successful and sustainable well into the future, we need to understand our resources.
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Sometimes it takes a leap of faith
Developing an exit strategy when transitioning the farm to the next generation includes setting exit goals, assessing financial and mental readiness, identifying exiting owner type, selecting an exit option, understanding the value of this option and executing the exit strategy plan.
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Precision technology finally shines its light on hay and forage production
Innovation in precision ag will not be determined by acreage or output because technology is much more sophisticated today, and our mutually ambitious future outlook will not allow it.
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Incorporating the 'Four P's' into farm and ranch leases
Agricultural leases are an important tool for producers. Leases may be written or oral, but the best leases provide written evidence of the parties’ agreement and contain the “Four P's”: the parties, property, period and payment.
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Don’t let fungal disease rob your forage quality
Forage is a key component of all rations, and maximizing tons and quality of forage will arm dairies with more tools to withstand low milk prices.
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Tools and processes for discovering your farm’s financial story
Consistent farm records, financial ratios, farm trend analysis and peer comparison are some of the tools that can help producers evaluate their financial situation.
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