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The last tow leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, on Dec. 1 put an end to the 2024 shipping season on the far Upper Mississippi River. In the meantime, levels on the Lower Mississippi River are falling again.

In addition to capital, attitude and behavior are two other components to the farm business ownership equation that need to be considered.

Last month in the Russ' Vintage Iron column, I discussed how many tractors farmers own and operate. I even did a three-day X poll to see what farmers had to say. This month, the column features an emailed story from a reader about owning tractors.

Although bankruptcy has a stigma surrounding it, it allows the farm to restructure and continue operations.

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Let's dive into the corn stocks numbers a little deeper and find out where the corn is.