Family members don't often talk about why they are estranged from one another. Perhaps they are ashamed to admit they can't get along with a relative, or maybe they feel they have failed at being a family. Some may not understand why their siblings or children or...

Q: Do you think a fuel stabilizer works? I have a hard time starting my line trimmer after it goes unused all winter. I have heard that leaving fuel in a small engine carburetor all winter long is not good for any part of the fuel system.

Keep in mind this piece was written before knowing how much of January's weather would play out. But, if late-December and early-January icebox conditions were any indication, the famed "polar vortices" of years past were nothing more than a bit chilly. Good heavens it...

The changes in the recent tax reform legislation regarding asset purchases and trade-ins are among the most significant for ag producers. With one provision retroactive, it's important to understand all of your choices.

The new year began with the presence of La Niña in the Pacific Ocean. Water temperatures throughout the equator region were about 1º Celsius (close to 2º Fahrenheit) below average, and the effect of that ocean cooling is making its way into the 2018 crop prospects...

Q: My father has farmed with John Deere tractors since his father traded in a good set of mules at the John Deere dealer for a 1936 John Deere unstyled Model B, which we have restored. He got a little careless last week and topped off the cooling system with diesel on...

In almost every family business I know, there have been cycles of negativity, conflict or mistrust among family members. I have also been privileged to witness several instances in which this cycle of conflict or pain has been changed through specific, albeit difficult, choices...