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We are here from the government to help you.

We are here from the government to help you, and arbitrarily penalize your ability to take part in government programs…. Starting crop year 2014 , producers whose average adjusted gross income is over $900,000  over the preceding three years are ...
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Taking your land away—A few words on Eminent Domain

Sometimes, the greater good trumps individual's rights.  Case in point, when in my house, two kids want to see the movie downtown and one doesn't, the protesting party is drug along to the theater with promises of popcorn to smooth ...
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Taking your neighbors Ground…Legally

Every year, in the spring, another farm publication runs a story about how to take land from your neighbor via adverse possession based on the idea that a fence moved a while back. It always generates interest and discussion, but ...
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Protecting the Old in Iowa:

Planning aging while you are competent and able to find suitable help is paramount to your success in later years. An Iowa criminal case that finished up its appeals process recently, shows us how elderly individuals can be easily abused, both ...
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Succession Planning

First, before we can talk about succession planning, we need to establish that the current generation wants someone to succeed them on the farm. From the Iowa State Surveys, 75% of farmers haven’t identified a successor no data on 25% ...
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Not in my back yard

Everybody likes progress, cheap commodities like food, water and energy and nobody likes change. These are truths that can be bet upon time eternal regardless of what region of the country you are in. This is called the NIBY principle. ...
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