Estate Planning for the Farm Operation: OPEN IT UP!
Farming is complex, and it makes sense that the plan to move it to the next operator, whether they
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Look Before You Leap
Look Before You Leap In the last several months, the Iowa Court of Appeals has issued opinions that reinforce a
August Ag Law Review
Wont Crack: California’s Egg Sales Law Stands Up to First Attack. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a
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,
Iowa Ag Law Developments
The world of ag law never stops. Here are some of the recent changes in the law that impact agriculture.
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
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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
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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
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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
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Storm Clouds Brewing?
The Ag sector is looking at the lowest net farm income in 2016 since 2002, with a drop of 56%