In rolling cattle pastures in Missouri, in fertile cornfields in Iowa and Illinois, on old homestead farms in Nebraska and Kansas, the Baby Boomer generation remains a major force in American agriculture. This generation — defined as people born between 1946 and 1964 — still farms and owns much of the farmland, or it might […]
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As the end of the year approaches, we close the books on another production year. There are many lessons to be had this year, but none of them greater than “Cash Flow is King.” If you did not learn this in the ’80s, it is a guarantee that your parents or grandparents did. Making mistakes […]
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We all have those friends who like to poke fun at farmers for not paying their fair share in taxes, but I will argue most farmers pay more than their fair share in taxes. I saw this firsthand a few weeks ago when I met Gary, 85 years old, and bless his heart is still actively engaged […]