Farm Business - General
Has the bizarre 40-year-old mystery been solved surrounding the identity of a mummified coon dog trapped in an oak tree?
As the supply chain snarled, prices spiked. Prior to Hurricane Ida, a New Orleans barge of urea to ship in September to destinations across the U.S., Canada traded at $450 a ton. After, the price jumped to $552 a ton.
Improve labor management and even find a bit more time for yourself.
Prepare for new accounting methods for your farm.
The difference between strategy and serendipity is small when you are prepared.
Data-driven decisions use facts and metrics to help you make smarter decisions.
This has delivered numerous mind-blowing farmland sales. But will this runup in values continue?
Port officials say strong American consumer demand has continued unabated for more than a year, as the Port of Los Angeles has seen a 30% increase in cargo volume so far this year, while exports fell 23% in August.
I am frequently asked: “Should I maximize my earned income for a few years before retirement to increase my Social Security retirement benefits?” My answer is the typical, “It depends.”
2021 is known as the “Great Resignation,” says Twyla Stevens, director of human resources at the Carthage System.
Small, rural hospitals are struggling to keep, find or hire staff as the omicron variant begins its push across rural America. Rural healthcare advocates say it’s already creating an unsafe situation.
After ransomware attacks hit two co-ops and an equipment auction site last year, John Phipps says his guess is tractors being hacked to override factory engine or emission controls are ripe for self-inflicted hacks.
The crisis and pain of procrastination are gifts. Think of them as an alarm bell. When it sounds, you know you need to engage in a relationship that will allow you to focus on what you enjoy most and are best at doing.
A rising tide lifts all boats, and that was definitely the trend for the farmland market in 2021.
Become a master time manager in 2022
As the leader of a business, you have two choices. As trends and economics change, you can adapt and capitalize on the opportunities, or you can stay the course and watch your business decline.
Think about how your farm has grown in size and scope over the past decade. Has your financial reporting followed suit?
USDA now expects food price inflation in 2022 to be from 4.5% to 5.5%, compared with 2021, based on the all-food Consumer Price Index. No category shows a potential decline.
Welcome to a tale too insane for fiction: a cottonmouth farmer seeking a snake venom crop for harvest.
Wells Fargo analysis shows hosting a party of ten for the fourth of July holiday could cost 11% more in 2022 than it would have last year.
Gas prices crushed another record to start June, and experts say there’s no sign of a slowdown yet with $5 gas a strong possibility as the summer driving season pushes into high gear.
68 items span a John Deere 4640 “one of the nicest I’ve seen,” tractors for every need, utility vehicles ready to run, and an announcement that “could very well change the farm equipment online auction market.”
The CPI, an inflation gauge measuring what consumers pay for goods and services, rose 1.3% from May to June. Prices were up across the economy, with gasoline far outpacing other categories, up 11.2%.
Reps. Dusty Johnson and Jim Costa on Tuesday introduced the Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act to expand the trucking workforce and offer flexibility in times of need.
Meetings are an inevitable element of business, but they can be a boon or a bore, depending on how they are run.
American farms are flavored by every fiber and frailty known to mankind — and each tale needs protection. Enter Vance Crowe and a unique preservation project.
Consumer preferences can totter between fads and trends. For farmers to capitalize on consumer demands, they must be able to sort out which market opportunities to pursue, says Rob Dongoski with Ernst & Young.
This year, more than ever, requires you to spend time with your tax adviser to pin down the right amount of taxable income to report. Good luck.
The agreement will allow lawmakers to spend the coming week hashing out specific spending levels for each federal agency as well as what legislative items they will attach to the bill, likely including ag aid.
From the docks of Southern California and Europe to the parcel hubs in the Midwest and the store shelves in New York, signs are growing that the global supply chain crisis is over.