A tax policy specialist says tax planning should be part of any farmer’s risk management strategy. Roger McEowen is an ag law professor at the Washburn University School of Law in Kansas. “Many farmers are good at commodity trading, managing risk with commodity trades and crop insurance, but sometimes, they forget you want to minimize…… Continue Reading

A market analyst says he’s closely monitoring Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans on the daily wire. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank says China has a tight window to fulfill its commitment of 12 million metric tons. “I’d say there’s room for the Chinese to continue buying at least into January,” he said. “The window is really…… Continue Reading

Beginning farmers and young men and women that grew up on the farm but are venturing out on their own have challenges to overcome, from finding a farm to buy or rent to making the right decisions during those early years.  We’ll hear from Stephanie Abts about what she and her husband Keith do to…… Continue Reading