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After years of facing a declining safety net under the 2018 farm bill, the 2025 budget reconciliation package boosts spending for farm programs. The bill also includes a mix of tax provisions that farmers and other small businesses can use to invest in equipment, pass on...

DTN's Russ Quinn recently came across an interesting column on the internet titled "17 Classic Tractors We Want in Our Shed." That got him thinking: What vintage iron would he want if money and shed space were no objects?

June's USDA Grain Stocks and planted Acreage reports showed minimal acreage revisions, with corn down slightly to 95.2 million acres and soybeans at 83.4 million, while regional corn supply variations suggest tighter Eastern Corn Belt stocks.

Farmers must understand tax implications when paying workers as employees, independent contractors, partners or H-2A workers to avoid costly mistakes.

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Areas in the Southern Plains hard red winter wheat territory have been inundated with heavy rain and severe storms, slowing harvest and negatively affecting quality.

Succession is often narrowly framed as the movement of assets to the next generation. While such planning is important, there are nonfinancial issues, also, to consider.