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When Can Farmers Expect Benefits from China Trade Agreement?

When Can Farmers Expect Benefits from China Trade Agreement?

USDA Secretary Perdue called the January 15, 2020 China Trade Agreement a “bonanza” for U.S. ag, but it could be a while before farmers reap

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Food And Beverage, Permanent & Specialty Crops
USDA Farm Program Deadlines

Important Reminders for Ag Producers to Secure Opportunities

Are you taking advantage of every potential opportunity through USDA programs? Deadlines are right around the corner. Final Opportunity – Sign Up for Conservation Reserve

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Noteworthy Changes within the New Farm Bill

Selling Land Can Be a Game Changer in Tough Times

With an honest viewpoint heading into 2020, there is no sharp improvement or further downturn ahead. Many farmers deem ‘selling land’ as unthinkable. K·Coe’s ag

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
mergers

Joining Forces: How to Survive and Grow with Purpose

“Joining forces with another farm can increase efficiencies or offer opportunities of scale,” advises Maxson Irsik of K·Coe Isom. The Benefits of Mergers, Joint Ventures

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Next Gen Strategy, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Pro Tax Tips in a Strained Ag Economy

Pro Tax Tips in a Strained Ag Economy

Typically, we think of the importance of tax tips and planning when things are going very well for the industry because it equates to higher

  • Accounting, Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
FSA Enrollment Deadlines

How to Show a Lender that You’re Fiscally Fit

For many agribusinesses, it’s almost time to close the books on 2019 and start planning for next year. We often advise clients on the importance

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Why Family Farm Transitions Fail

Why Family Farm Transitions Fail

With most farmers or ranchers spending an average of 50 years or more on their farms – where land is both a lifestyle and legacy

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Next Gen Strategy, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Stress Testing

Midwest Crop Checkup: Are You Stress Testing Your Decisions?

By Thomas Eatherly Midwest agriculture has had to rewrite the book for making smart crop decisions this year. Weather has prompted delivery, logistics, and storage

  • Animal Protein, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, Strategic Advisory
Producers Yielding Power from Big Data

Producers Yielding Power from Big Data

If you’re still using Excel and other software programs to track crop rotation and inputs, but are struggling to tally the full costs involved in

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops, Strategic Advisory
How Working Capital Can Make or Break You

How Working Capital Can Make or Break You

Today’s ag environment shows commodity prices are below break-even for some operators, while barely budging the break-even level for others. Economists have referred to this

  • Accounting, Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops, Strategic Advisory
The Application of Blockchains in Ag

The Application of Blockchain in Ag

Agriculture is steadily adopting the use of blockchain technology to improve sustainability by enabling the entire food supply chain – growers, processors, manufacturers, retailers and

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing, Permanent & Specialty Crops
5 Ways to De-Stress about Cash Flow

5 Ways to De-Stress about Cash Flow

With the way 2019 has started, no one is expecting it to be an easy year for cash flow. We are hearing from many agribusinesses

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
How to Make Farm Technology Pay Off

How to Make Farm Technology Pay Off

Over the years, many of you have adopted farm technology that’s revolutionizing agriculture. Maybe you’ve added a GPS-guided tractor or a self-propelled sprayer to your

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture
Making Ag Board Meetings More Effective

Making Ag Board Meetings More Effective

Most agribusinesses participate in board meetings during the year to assess operations and make decisions about their business. Board meetings are an essential part of

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture
How to Combat Ag’s Downward Trends

How to Combat Ag’s Downward Trends

Weak commodity prices and an international trade war have inflicted pain on American agriculture – at a time when U.S. farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses can

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Next Gen Strategy, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Diversifying Land

Your Land. Your Terms. Your Profits.

Your land is the foundation on which you – and your family – have built your legacy. And what you hope will become your children’s

  • Animal Protein, Food & Agriculture
8 Ways to Prep your Farm Business for 2019

8 Ways to Prep your Farm Business for 2019

The end of the year is a smart time to prepare your farm business for the coming year. Crops have been harvested and stored. You’re

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Revenue

You Could Be Standing on Additional Revenue

Many farmers haven’t ever stopped to think about the potential in revenue opportunities that lie right beneath them: land. “Your privately-owned land has value well

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops, Sustainability
Beef Producers and Consumers Affecting Changes to Industry

Beef Producers and Consumers Affecting Changes to Industry

First U.S. Beef Producers Sustainability Framework Released In May 2018, the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB), released the U.S. beef industry’s first-ever beef producers

  • Animal Protein, Food & Agriculture, Sustainability
The Why and How of Exit Planning: Part V

Why Do Family Businesses Fail at Succession Planning?

A majority of family-owned businesses fail to transition because of lack of communication and trust. This can be avoided with proper succession planning and help

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops