Ag General
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Former Soviet Union May Become the Largest Wheat Exporter
It is projected by 2019 that Russia may become the world’s largest wheat exporter and Russian, Ukranian and Kazakhstan (RUK) wheat exports collectively may double the United States wheat exports according to the June 2010 issue of Amber Waves. This growth in wheat exports may help mitigate global food security concerns and help offset the […]
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Update on Trips
I thought I would update the readers on my so-called motorcycle trip. As you know, I was planning on riding my motorcycle to Omaha, however in looking at the long-range weather report, it showed rain for four of the days that I was to be in Omaha, so I decided to fly there. I am […]
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Greetings from Omaha
I have been in Omaha all week on business and have not had much time to write a post or two. Most of the corn is planted here and for all week it has been raining on and off. This will help get the corn up, but may delay the bean planting. I have noticed […]
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State Tax Refunds Can Create 45% Tax Bracket (or Higher)
On of my favorite business magazines that I started reading as a teenager was Forbes. This used to be a really great business magazine and it still fairly good, but with all the changes going on with the digital revolution, their web-site seems to be taking a higher priority than their magazine. However, almost every […]
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Harvest Time is Done
Just like a farmer coming to the last row of the last field of the fall harvest, today is my last day of what I call harvest time for CPA. We have put in long hours since the first of the year (my last day off was on January 10), but this is my favorite […]
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Farmville is not Farming
Facebook has a game called Farmville that has become very popular. When my wife first started playing the game, I almost thought I was going to have to get her some treatment for her addiction. I would constantly get messages from Facebook asking me to do something for her Farmville game. The first couple of […]
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Hog Odors Raise a Stink
For those people living in rural areas, the smells associated with hogs, cows, etc. can be a nuisance. Usually most people grin and bear it, however, there are many times when they try to do something about it. The High Plains Midwest Ag Journal recently reported on a civil trial filed in Kansas City regarding […]
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Send in a Paper Tax Return to Get Homebuyer Credit
As a tax preparer, I normally file all of my client tax returns electronically. However, for this tax season, for all of my clients that are claiming the homeowner credit, we will need to send in a paper return to the IRS. Many farmers may qualify, either for the first time credit of $8,000 or […]
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End of Year Reflections
The idea for this blog was a glimmer in my mind at the end of 2008. While surfing on the web, I found the Golden Practices web-site that listed different industry specific blogs. This spurred me to action and with their help, we had a fully up and running blog site in the first quarter […]
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Merry Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I can not believe that Christmas will be here tomorrow. Between having two boys in high school, one in college and one that just graduated, it seems like I can still remember being bigger than they were. That is no longer true. We started this blog less than […]