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  • Elevated production costs and lower corn prices will make it tough to turn a profit on corn in 2024, with economics similar to 2014. (Illinois Farm Business Farm Management, farmdoc)

    Businesslink

    Corn farmers should prepare for an even tighter squeeze on their profit margins in 2024.

  • (Photo illustration by Barry Falkner)

    Taxlink

    Split-interest land purchases are making a comeback because of economics and estate planning. While there could be issues, it might be worthwhile to look into them.

  • Jerry Workman is holding a vintage 1903 corn sheller in front of a modern John Deere S680 combine. (Steve Thompson)

    Ask the Mechanic

    Steve Thompson answers readers' questions about all things mechanical.

  • (Meredith Bernard)

    Our Rural Roots

    One of the many unwritten laws of farming is that if it's going to go wrong, it's going to be at the worst possible time. The perspective we take while handling those things can create its own blessing.

  • (Corn photo by David L. Hansen, Soybeans photo by Jim Patrico)

    Inside the Market

    In 2023 there was a group decision to plant more corn at the expense of soybeans. Some crop decisions are being made for the wrong reasons.

  • Use a jack stand to offer extra load support when using a floor jack. (Steve Thompson)

    Ask the Mechanic

    Steve Thompson answers readers' questions about all things mechanical.

  • DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger will be your host at the 2023 DTN Virtual Ag Summit. (DTN File Photo)

    We'd Like To Mention

    Join us for the DTN Virtual Ag Summit December 5-6, 2023, to "Fortify Your Financial Foundation."

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