Now that tax season is over, I'm visiting my clients and reviewing their year-to-date financial statements. One discussion point is basic blocking and tackling. I recently read that farm income is projected to be 45% lower in 2019 than its peak in 2013. Have you lowered your...

For much of U.S. crop country, the major weather event of the 2019 crop year is flooding. The magnitude and area of coverage are mind-boggling.

In the season of 1986–87, U.S. ending stocks of corn were at 66% of annual use, 45 percentage points above the 21% ending stocks-to-use ratio for soybeans. The mountain of corn in relation to soybeans stands as the widest supply disparity those two crops have seen...

As I write, my 3-month-old son is stretched out on his back on the floor batting at his favorite blue octopus toy and cooing at it mischievously. I've only been back to work for a few weeks, but our babysitter has called in sick, so I'm doing double duty.

Of all the things we have to do and get done, one thing I always strive to accomplish is a nightly sit-down family meal. It's our time to regroup, share old stories and new, and, all-in-all, just be together. Working cattle, planting corn, making hay and then on to harvest can...

I had my midlife crisis all planned out, but apparently, my midlife crisis did not get the memo.

Family businesses are simultaneously full of emotion and silence. The intense feelings of love, frustration, pride, conflict or disappointment we feel toward family members with whom we work, while occasionally erupting in heated shouts or congratulatory hugs, more often are...

READER: I've always wondered why a flathead engine has so many names? I've seen it called a flathead, side valve and L-head engine. I know that the engine head is flat for flathead, and all the valves are on one side of the engine for side valve, but I can't see where the...

Reader: Our corral is past due for replacing, and I want to do it right. We have a small herd and can't spend a fortune. Do you have any plans or tips that might help me?

"Never fence a draw" is a good rule to live by, says Norbert Hector Sr., Browns Summit, North Carolina. During periods of high water flow, a fence can act as a dam, collecting debris and trash moving downstream. The fence may fail under the weight of debris and increased...

The seed footprint of AgReliant Genetics is expanding in the northwestern Corn Belt.

Corteva Agriscience has officially become an independent company. On June 1, the company separated from DowDuPont to become a global pure-play agriculture company offering seed, crop protection and digital solutions.