From 80 to 45 in 40 miles
I have been traveling in the Midwest this week. The first two days I spent in Osage Beach, Missouri for some tax continuing education. The temperature topped out near 90 degrees yesterday and as I traveled to Cedar Rapids, Iowa it remained near 75 to 85 degrees the whole way.
After arriving in Cedar Rapids, I elected to drive up to Waterloo and see if anyone was out working the fields. As I left the hotel the temperature read 82 degrees. As I went north it started to drop almost one degree a mile and by the time I reached Waterloo it bottomed out at 46 degrees.
The weather forecast calls for much lower temperatures over the next few days and maybe even snow. I think the delayed planting season will fall further behind.
On the way back to the hotel I stopped off at a convenience store and as I pulled into the parking lot I noticed a pop vending machine out front. However instead of pop, this sold “live bait”. I must admit this is the first time I have ever seen this.
This post does not contain income tax law updates but sometimes weather and “live bait” can be just as interesting.
Paul Neiffer is a certified public accountant and business advisor specializing in income taxation, accounting services, and succession planning for farmers and agribusiness processors. Paul is a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen in Walla Walla, Washington, as well as a regular speaker at national conferences and contributor at agweb.com. Raised on a farm in central Washington, he has been immersed in the ag industry his entire life, including the last 30 years professionally. Paul and his wife purchase an 180 acre ranch in 2016 and enjoy keeping it full of animals.
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