Being a farmer is a way of life; it's in your blood. However, what our gut says as a farmer sometimes doesn't meet the definition for tax purposes. Because of loss carrybacks, 199A, installment sales, cash basis accounting and other tax provisions, it's important to know...

The 2018 growing season opened with real potential for profits. The outlook was still lean, but years of belt-tightening looked like it would finally pay off. Corn production costs declined $25 an acre from 2017, while soybean costs dropped by $12, according to a study by...

Selecting a soybean herbicide trait system for 2019 will be complicated.

Q: It's time around our place to repack the dreaded wheel bearings on all of our utility trailers. We put it off, and we put it off again, but now we must "bite the grease" and just take time to do it. The big question I can't get answered at the coffee shop is what...

Move over. I'm pulling out my safety soapbox and stepping up.

If you feel a breeze drift by you today, note that thousands of invisible "love letters" are streaming past. And, while tiny romance is in the air, it could spell heartache for your crops.

Bayer's purchase of Monsanto is being called the biggest agribusiness acquisition of all time. But, the $63 billion transaction also closes out a corporate name that will be forever etched in agricultural history.