Decisions Everyone Can Agree On
In the agriculture business, there are many decisions that have to be made.
You mull over a decision in your mind for days, weeks, or...
Plan Before You Gift
Gifting grain is a common tax planning strategy for farm operations. Gifting grain, rather than selling the grain and gifting cash, can result in...
Frances Wants to Farm
I’ve been in agricultural lending for 28 years, and rarely do I have a farmer tell me that his daughter wants to take over...
What’s In A Name?
Can you fill in the blanks? ____, it’s what’s for dinner. Runs like a ____. Got ____? Your mind probably filled those in automatically...
Francis Wants to Farm
I’ve been in agricultural lending for 28 years, and rarely do I have a farmer tell me that his daughter wants to take over...
What’s In A Name?
Can you fill in the blanks? ____, it’s what’s for dinner. Runs like a ____. Got ____? Your mind probably filled those in automatically...
Rates and Relationships
When it comes to borrowing money, we tend to think about interest rates first. It’s the “go-to” discussion point. Most everyone seems to have...
Rates and Relationships
When it comes to borrowing money, we tend to think about interest rates first. It’s the “go-to” discussion point. Most everyone seems to have...
Farmers: Ingenuity and Patience
Summer. For many kids, this is supposed to be the fun time of year – no school, vacations, play all day – but not...
Who’s in Your Bullpen?
It’s baseball season and every coach knows their “go-to person” in a tight situation. For example, a relief pitcher is the person the team...