Maxson Irsik

Max Irsik
Agriculture Finance, Columns, Energies, Farmland, Land, Opinion, Ranchland, Real Estate

Turning acres into opportunity

Finding added value property has narrowed with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but opportunities do remain, Maxson Irsik writes. Read More

Max Irsik
Agriculture Finance, Agronomics, Beef, Breeding, Cow Calf, Feeder, Opinion, Seedstock, Stocker

Navigating a red-hot cattle market

Combine harvester chart. Rising chart on field. (iStock │ #639390306 - rkankaro)
Agriculture Finance, Opinion

Make time for a mid-year tune up

Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland’s ethanol plant in Madrid, Nebraska. (Courtesy photo.)

Why are producers turning to alternative lending?

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Farmers and ranchers should act now on estate tax planning

Making sense of Trump administration policies

Smart farming, using modern technologies in agriculture. (Photo: iStock - artiemedvedev)

3 biggest financial mistakes farmers make in tough times

An autonomous tractor/grain cart, controlled by a computer program, pulls alongside a combine that needs to be unloaded in a wheat field during a demonstration last month at AGCO Tech Day southeast of Salina, Kansas. The equipment is designed to fill labor shortages, save time and add to the bottom lines of farmers. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Sharpen your financial management acumen

A homemade wreath can really brighten a holiday gathering and is not difficult to make. (Courtesy photo.)

Keeping the peace at family holiday gatherings

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5 farm business tasks to complete before year’s end

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It’s a good time for ag businesses to explore solar energy’s funding opportunities