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  • Sole-proprietor farms spent $74,078 on family living expenses in 2024, which is higher than the state's average net farm income of $67,890. (Chart Source from Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota)

    Factor in Living Expenses When Developing a Compensation Plan

    Hidden Benefits

    With many farmers and ranchers grappling with slim to negative margins, taking a close look at family living expenses is a must when putting together a compensation plan for the farm business.

  • Debris Catcher (Illustration by Ray E. Watkins Jr.)

    Handy Devices

    Debris Catcher

    Easy-to-build ideas make your work easier. Readers send in helpful solutions to farm and ranch problems.

  • 3D Printed Feed and Water Dispenser Tray (Illustration by Ray E. Watkins Jr.)

    Handy Devices

    3D-Printed Trays

    Easy-to-build ideas make your work easier. Readers send in helpful solutions to farm and ranch problems.

  • The Applegate family, from left, Doug, Kathy, Brent and Luke, created the Mixmate system on their eastern Iowa farm. (Joel Reichenberger)

    Iowa Farm Family Engineers Successful Venture

    Patience Engineers Successful Business

    This multigenerational farming family turned their in-cab ideas into a chemical-mixing and recordkeeping system.

  • Brazil Cotton Production 2015 to 2026 (Source by PS and D Online updated on Sept. 12, 2025, USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, IPAD, Photo by Brent Warren)

    Weak Demand Dims Cotton Price Outlook

    Cotton Conundrum

    Weak demand is pressuring prices and causing cotton growers to reevaluate acres for 2026.

  • This 81- x 150-foot shop building is designed for traffic flow, an efficient maintenance pipeline and livestock auctions. (Dan Miller)

    Flow and Function in One of America's Best Shops

    America's Best Shops: Flow and Function

    This well-designed structure is built for efficient maintenance workflow and as a versatile hub for livestock auctions.

  • To figure partial budgeting, outline easily quantifiable parameters and divide them into four quadrants, as in this example. (Katie Dehlinger, Russell Morgan)

    Partial Budgeting Tool Unlocks Equipment Decisions

    Unlock Equipment Decisions With Partial Budgeting

    Tool provides useful guidance about the return on investment of your machinery lineup and when it makes sense to keep or trade. 

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