Opinion

Agriculture Finance, Opinion

Strong net worth isn’t enough: What lenders want to see before renewal season

What will your lender see when reviewing your farm’s balance sheet? Net worth is only part of the picture. Read More

Dave Bergmeier
Columns, Dave Bergmeier, Editorials, Editors, Farm Safety, From the Editor, Opinion

Safety awareness is basis for success

Ground beef on cutting board. (Adobe Stock-#427262684 │ somegirl)
beef, Loos Tales, Opinion

Don’t doubt the investment in alternative protein

Field bindweed control in grain sorghum

A water dowser, a branch and the search for groundwater 

Smartphone connecting smart robot AI, artificial intelligence. (Adobe Stock-#717928089 │ theevening)

The commodity is us, humans

A wall cloud forms underneath a tornadic supercell thunderstorm as it gathers strength. (Adobe Stock │ #157359268 - Dan Ross)

So much going on in the world

The sun is setting with an orange glow over a field of ripe wheat on the great plains of the United States. (iStock-#498449035 │ dmfoss)

August brought the heat

Corn harvest grain dump (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

Will the corn and soybean rally continue in September?

Sara Wyant

The path to lowering our ag trade deficit

Farmer throw hay bales in a tractor trailer. (Adobe Stock-#191715608 │ Dusan Kostic)

A nation of takers not makers