Farm Operations
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IRS Informs North Dakota of Extended Period for Livestock Rollover
Ranchers who have to sell extra cattle due to drought (such as ranchers in North and South Dakota) have to two years to find replacement cattle and defer the gain. This can get extended to four years or more.
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Farm Loan Rates Continue to Be Favorable
Interest rates paid by farmers have increased over the last year, but the increase has been fairly minor even with difficult farm prices.
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Farm Financial Standards Council Meeting
Today is the main part of the Farm Financial Standards Council annual meeting. I will be recapping what I learn through out the day.
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Farm Financial Standards Week
This week is the annual Farm Financial Standards Council annual meeting. I update you on my travel plans for the wheat and provide some views on crop conditions around the country.
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Farmland Values Are Mixed
The Federal Reserve of Kansas City just released their latest Ag Lending Databook. We provide some details of interest.
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Emerging Issues in Agricultural Lending
I am speaking at a conference in Columbia, Missouri today and am updating for other presentations at the conference.
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Are you Ready for the New Lease Accounting Rules
Although new lease accounting rules do not go into effect for a couple years, it is important to understand how they may change your accounting.
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Rain Makes Grain
This is a wet spring for planting corn. Similar years provide good profit opportunities in June. Will this year repeat. If so, be ready.
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Are You Taming The Deferred Tax Monster?!
The Farm Doc Daily just released a very good article on “The Deferred Tax Monster”. Make sure it is not a monster for your farm operation.