Minding Ag's Business

If you own land, livestock and equipment, the question of how to be fair when transitioning assets to the next generation is one of the most difficult subjects you face.

Here are the most common hiring mistakes farms make and what they can do about them.

Ag lenders and Extension services need to immediately begin educating borrowers about finance and the basics of management to help producers survive the downturn in the ag economy.

A memorial service for Marcia Zarley Taylor will be held March 26.

Funeral arrangements for Marcia Zarley Taylor.

This week, farmers lost one of their most intelligent, steadfast journalist supporters. Agriculture journalism lost one of its true giants.

Another wave of farm exits will likely occur in this business cycle, with operators downsizing their high priced rents or established operators close to retirement opting to quit rather than lose equity. That can create opportunity for well-managed operations aiming to farm...

Credit problems are concentrated in larger scale farm operators, economist Dave Kohl warns.

Some 150 leading farmers are assembled in Austin to brainstorm solutions and beef up their business skills.

Online ag real estate websites offer a wealth of information at the public's fingertips, but can't replace appraisers' human touch.

Families can borrow tips from professional mediators to resolve internal conflicts before they split relatiions or their business apart.

When DTN asked representatives from four progressive grain farms how they planned to "Farm Strong" in 2017, they responded with determination that you wouldn't expect, given the headlines we see for commodity markets short-term.

Cash rent concessions were the biggest buzz in the hallways of DTN-The Progressive Farmer's Ag Summit Dec. 4-7 and predominated discussions at our four-hour workshop with professional negotiator Jack Williams.

Turning over the keys to the kingdom is never an easy task for a business owner. As Lance Woodbury, a Garden City, Kansas, family business adviser and DTN columnist sees it, the scale and risks in today's commercial farming businesses makes parents reticent to cede control...

Deteriorating farm finances are complicating the transfer of farm ownership to the next generation.

After three consecutive years of operating losses on many U.S. farms, nothing will be spared for budget cuts in 2017 budgets--not cash rents, not seed, not vacations. Unfortunately, escalating health insurance premiums for farm employees are complicating those cost control...

October futures prices negated most growers' crop insurance claims.

Opinion surveys may be over stating corrections in ag property values.

Share the pros and cons of various farmland transfers before you meet with your legal team.

Renters who practice full disclosure may gain more landowner sympathy.