I had a whole thing on estate planning but as is the want of the fed, they passed a medium sized, somewhat attractive law that has people’s attention, as it should. So, we will shelve the SNOT Wars discussion for ...

Name an asset class that is guaranteed by the US government to have a rate of return. Land. Between crop supports and crop insurance subsidies, the government will guarantee that an investor in land has a return if they know ...

Ford Pintos were a disaster. Specifically, the fuel tank was prone to explode. The bean counters… (Ironically Pinto bean counters specifically I suppose) decided that it was cheaper to pay the lawsuit costs when people burned to death than the ...

Not just a great line from a Tolkien movie or a Henny Penny the sky is falling reaction, but to be clear, the world is changing. As much as the plow, the internal combustion engine, the all weather cab and ...

USDA Budget under the knife. As of- 4-12, the federal budget as it relates to ag is shrinking, the House is expected to find $230 billion in cuts and the Senate is looking to shed $1 billion.  This is likely ...

No surprise, the farm industry is highly dependent on government interference in price and risk. Just like oil and gas, auto manufacturing and most other industries. Instead of getting a twisted tax treatment for exploration, research , or a government ...