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As I write this, I'm finishing up tax planning and thought it would be a good time to reflect on 2018. On the tax side, it has been a wild ride. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was a major change. Even after proposed treasury regulations, there are many gray areas. On a...

A little over a year ago, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, used computer modeling to try to unravel a temperature mystery: the fact that, during a worldwide warming trend, the central U.S. has seen summer...

Cash soybean prices in the fall of 2018 traded roughly in the mid $7s, some of the lowest prices seen in 11 years. Aside from the difficulty of getting crops out in many areas where harvest conditions were excessively wet, the choices of what to do with those...

Another farm bill is on the books, giving the nation's farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses a clear idea of the rules governing the industry as they begin another year.

Hey there, my name is Tiffany, and for most of my life, the title "farm kid" was one of which I was most proud. Now, that's been surpassed by "mom of farm kids." My husband and I are busy raising our little ones in the Texas Panhandle. I have a 3-year-old boy who knows...

Hello all, my name is Katie Pratt, The Illinois Farm Girl. Although, my kids suggest I am no longer a girl and need a new online moniker.

READER: I have a 3930 Ford-New Holland tractor. This year, I have had to replace the fuel solenoid twice and am now having issues with it again. Is there something going on with the tractor that could be causing this issue, or is it possible I have just gotten a couple of...

To run a successful farm, you need your team members consistently performing at their best. Unfortunately, even your best team members can be habitually late or a little too chatty on their cell phones. Whether it's your best mechanic that happens to be the negative...

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READER: Our border collie was working cows, and I heard her yelp. She came back carrying her right rear leg. It does not seem to be broken, and I don't see any cuts or scrapes. What could have happened?

Years ago, I began to see similarities in how individual members of different family businesses were wired. For example, some family business members constantly thought about growth, which often helped capture new opportunities but sometimes created financial challenges...