ag finance

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economy, Farm Bill, Iowa, Midwestern Region, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, South Dakota

Siouxland ag lender’s seminar set for Oct. 30

2025 Siouxland Agricultural Lender’s Seminar on Oct. 30 features latest information to help mitigate risk. Read More

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

Turning acres into opportunity

Naomi Blohm. (Courtesy photo.)
Agriculture Finance, Columns, Columns, Government, Opinion, Soybeans, USDA

Three soybean market fundamentals to monitor during August



Max Irsik

Navigating a red-hot cattle market

Naomi Blohm. (Courtesy photo.)

Three corn market fundamentals to monitor during July

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

3 biggest financial mistakes farmers make in tough times

Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes are early bloomers in the spring. (Photo: Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cultivating success: What does it look for your family farm in 2025?

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

Naomi Blohm (Courtesy photo.)

Now what? Answers will take work

Is your land lease agreement benefiting you?

Naomi Blohm (Courtesy photo.)

It’s not too late to price corn