End of Year Deadlines at the FSA Office
For most, the 2020 harvest has come to an end and now it’s time to quickly complete all the year-end tasks. It’s important to [...]
Depreciation: Starting with the Basics
Depreciation is a term you’ve probably heard your accountant use fairly often; understanding its full meaning and financial implications is important to make strategic [...]
Early Soybean Planting in 2020: Some Old News & A Good Reminder
As winter creeps near, it is customary to analyze the previous growing season and tweak management for the better. Let’s do so here and [...]
Optimize Yields with Narrow Row Spacing
When it comes to row spacing, it’s hard to know which option will result in the best yields for your crop. Especially since there [...]
5 Things to Have Ready for Your Year End Appointment with Your Accountant
And just like that, we have found ourselves at the end of another year. 2020 has brought its own set of challenges and opportunities [...]
The Bottleneck
Now that harvest is over, all of the bushels will soon be accurately counted and from the profit capital investment can be purchased. Regardless [...]
After Harvest Action Steps
The November 9, 2020, USDA Harvest progress report indicates that, on average, the 18 states that are monitored are slightly ahead of the 5-year [...]
Dodging Weed Escapes from the Combine
Soybean harvest has had its ups and downs this fall. But if I had to single out the biggest in-field challenge, it would be [...]
Steps to Creating an Entity
There are many reasons individuals decide to formalize their operation into a business entity. A variety of entity structures are available for business owners [...]
Murphy’s Law Applies to 2020
Most of us know Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” As I write this article, I can see 2020 raising [...]
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