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Hot Times in the Country Side

  Its July, its hot, and the worry will soon set in on Harvest ‘17. Minus some late season applications, the die has been cast on the crop, and mother nature will be the deciding factor as the crop moves ...
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Iowa Ag Law Developments

The world of ag law never stops. Here are some of the recent changes in the law that impact agriculture. Every once in a while, a quick tour is in order. Des Moines Waterworks. They attempted to hold drainage districts ...
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The Only Things Constant in Life is Death, Taxes and Change.

Within that, the constant is that taxes will change but will always be present. The likelihood that major tax reform legislation will be introduced and passed in 2017 is high. Some believe that like-kind exchanges remain at a high risk ...
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The IRS thinks all the pie slices are equal in value… Farm Entities don’t look to stay healthly eating that kinda pie

If you have ever bought a pie, you know buying the whole pie is the only way to decide if it makes it Thanksgiving dinner or if you eat it alone in the dark. Consider this, you buy a pie for $10.00. ...
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Help Yourself Have Help that you Don’t Need Help with

With harvest inbound, your operation may be considering bringing on a person to help run the grain cart, help unload or do relief milking while you handle the harvest. Here is a refresher of the rules you need to be ...
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do….especially when you do it every August and you make up most winters.

Breaking up Iowa requires a notice by 1 September of a land owner or tenants desire to terminate a farm lease arrangement. Don’t forget that under recent changes in the law , one 38 year old horse on a parcel ...
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