Pinion

SOIL FERTILITY — The annual Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies publication guides nutrient management recommendations to improve soil health and crop yield. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)
Agriculture Finance, Farmland, Opinion, Soil Health

Residual fertility: Looking deeper at the value already in the soil

When evaluating farmland, one factor that can materially affect the value of a deal is easy to overlook: Residual soil fertility. Read More

Agriculture Finance, Opinion

Labor still ranks among top producer concerns

After a long day of farm chores, a senior adult couple stands by the fence to admire their herd of cattle in the pasture. (iStock-#2161180473 │ SDI Productions)
Agriculture Finance, finance, Opinion

When the next generation has other plans

Pictured are, from left, (front row) Taylee Velasquez, Hugoton; Justine Johns, Minneapolis; Adalaide Kline, Colby; Baylee Shultz, Berryton; Teagan Sturdy-Milliken, Lyndon; Sierra Cargill, Medicine Lodge; (second row) Brooke Falk, Harveyville; Shane Flach, Manhattan; Luke Kaiser, Grinnell; Gatlin Clawson, Meade; Nick Higgason, Olmitz; Jack Roenne, Great Bend; Skye Schumaker, Pratt; (back row) MaKala Fitzsimmons, Cunningham; Nick Nowak, Ellis; Quinton Porter, Hays; James Brack, Moscow; Brady McComb, Pratt; Hannah Grund, Wallace; and Casey Giffing, Ulysses. (Courtesy photo.)

KLA’s 20th Young Stockmen’s Academy meets in February

Lance Woodbury, a principal at Pinion, spoke about the importance of transition planning for farm and ranch operations during Crop Quest’s Grower Focus, Feb. 11, at the Boot Hill Resort and Casino in Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Succession planning is a process

Money planning (Photo: iStock - Thapana Onphalai)

Be smart with extra livestock income in good times, prep for future 

How OBBB has changed FSA program requirements

Max Irsik

Turning acres into opportunity

Max Irsik

Navigating a red-hot cattle market

Maxson Irsik

Friction in the family