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DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 24, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Conterra Ag Capital has announced the January 2025 appointment of Jake Espenmiller as President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding company founder Paul Erickson. Following a carefully planned and seamless 2-year succession strategy, this leadership transition marks a significant milestone for Conterra, reinforcing its commitment to providing innovative financial solutions to farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses across the United States. - News from Conterra Holdings LLC, issued by Send2Press Newswire
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These are 11 of the biggest issues facing agriculture in 2020.
We are starting to see more chatter about assessing a capital gains tax at death (or during life).
Diversification, debt, disruption, distance, disarray, and distraction can lead to bankruptcy.
PIERRE — Bond purchasers can potentially save thousands of dollars in federal taxes by investing in a beginning farmer. Through the Beginning Farmer Bond program, the South Dakota Value Added Finance Authority (VAFA) issues tax-exempt bonds for qualifying beginning farmers to purchase agricultural land at lower interest rates. The limit on a beginning farmer bond […]
Financial Times writer Gregory Meyer reported on Monday that, "US soyabean futures have tumbled to the lowest price in nine years as the market succumbs to healthy growing conditions and fears over imminent tariffs from China." Amid this climate, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue visited with producers in the northwest earlier this week and heard first hand concerns about trade and the current financial environment. With this background in mind, the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) released a timely update on Monday that painted an interesting "snapshot" of the U.S. ag economy titled, "Current Indicators of Farm Sector Financial Health."
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While the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank is unique, the situation does provide lessons for farmer's financial management and risk management.
Farming certainly is a competitive business, perhaps now even more than ever. To maintain a competitive edge, farm leaders often consider ways to grow or expand their operation.
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Maintaining adequate financial liquidity has become a greater issue for dairy producers in recent years because of the more intense volatility of both earnings and cash flow.
Investors fleeing the stock market have pushed the 10-year Treasury rate down more than 100 basis points over the past few months, presenting a historic opportunity to lock in very low long-term interest rates. One banker compared the cash flow benefits to an additional Market Facilitation Program payment.
Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to increase by $41.0 billion (29.5 percent) from 2024 to $180.1 billion in 2025. Net cash farm income is forecast to increase by $34.5 billion (21.7 percent) from 2024 to $193.7 billion in 2025. Median total farm household income is forecast to increase by $5,436 (5.4 percent) to $106,276 in 2025. These values are all in nominal terms.
Following a steep decline in agricultural commodity prices, the past several years have seen a weaker market for farmland and an uptick in interest rates. At the same time, farm sector income has declined and farm interest expenses have increased. How vulnerable might the farm sector be to a further decline in commodity prices or a rise in interest rates?
Costs can be depreciated as land improvements and decrease your tax liability.
Uncertainty in the grain markets and rising input costs for the next growing season have some farmers rethinking their marketing plan. Anne Meis farms near the North Central Nebraska town of Elgin and says profit margins are tightening. “The input costs have gone up significantly so always looking at what price do we need to […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced up to $8.85 million available for cooperative agreements for risk management education and training programs. The funding provides the needed resources for organizations such as universities, county cooperative extension offices and nonprofit organizations to develop training and education tools to help farmers and […]
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