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How Farmers are Leading in the Time of Pandemic

How Farmers are Leading in the Time of Pandemic

By Jeanne Bernick Farm business owners don’t have the luxury of putting their heads in the sand during a crisis. They have the health and

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Navigating Disaster Loan Eligibility

Navigating Disaster Loan Eligibility

While President Trump has declared a National Emergency on the federal level in response to COVID-19, it is dependent upon the Governor of each affected

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

Is Your Farm or Ranch in Survival Mode?

6 Signs a Business is in Survival Mode: 1. Everything has become urgent, and you feel like your back is up against the wall. 2.

  • Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, 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
Latest Tariff Relief Changes Affect Almond, Cherry & Hog Producers

FSA Farm Programs Deadlines Quickly Approaching

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established the procedures required to provide direct payments to growers to help offset some damage imposed by retaliatory

  • Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
What You Need to Know About Second MFP Payment

What You Need to Know About Second MFP Payment

Following the authorization of the second MFP payments, here are a few key points that growers should keep top of mind for operational and financial

  • Commodity Crops, Farm Program Services, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops, Sustainability
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
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

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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
usda relief package kcoe isom apples

Details Announced for the Commodities Promised Relief by USDA

According to the official press release, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will administer the Food Purchase and Distribution Program to purchase up to $1.2 billion

  • Farm Program Services, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Anticipation of Retaliation over US Tariff Approvals Hits Home

How the Trade War is Affecting U.S. Agriculture

The United States has instigated an aggressive global trade war that is escalating and directly harming many U.S. agricultural producers by driving up the costs

  • Biofuels, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Food And Beverage, Manufacturing, Permanent & Specialty Crops
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