Insights CategoryFood & Agriculture

Strategic Planning: The Science of Dealership Success

There is a wealth of information available at your fingertips on strategic planning and the benefits to your dealership that come from it. It has

Equipment Dealers, Food & Agriculture

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

Feeling charitable? Use a charitable remainder trust to gift commodities or equipment

If you are charitably inclined, thinking about selling your crops, livestock, equipment or retiring from farming altogether and interested in deferring the income tax on

Food & Agriculture

Colorado income tax deduction created for leasing agricultural assets to new farmers

Colorado Income Tax: Deduction Created for Leasing Out Agricultural Assets Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed legislation creating a corporate and personal Colorado income tax

Food & Agriculture

Farmer Gets Eye-opening Experience at TEPAP Producer Program

For Evan Kamenik, running a diversified farming operation is nothing new. His family produces cattle and raises corn, soybeans and hay on a 4,000-acre farm

Food & Agriculture

Sustainable farming is about triple-bottom-line management

Every week I speak with more producers who are struggling with managing the bottom line and, at the same time, hit an invisible moving target

Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture

Putting together a cash flow projection for your farm or ranch

Last month we talked about strategies to improve cash flow. The first step is to develop a cash flow projection, preferably by month. So what

Food & Agriculture

3 ways to make landlords want you to farm their land

Landlords and tenant-farmer relations can be like a junior high school dance or like an elegant waltz. The outcome is largely dependent on you, the

Food & Agriculture