Trevor Holbrook

The fluctuation of input costs and other expenses creates more uncertainty for farmers.

A rise in temperature could shift into the Midwest within the next five years, says Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University climatologist emeritus. 

Overall, the Midwest has received a gentler start to the year in 2020 with mostly mild temperatures and some colder days sprinkled in throughout.

South America’s two main agricultural countries – Argentina and Brazil – have faced challenges with dryness during the 2019-20 planting and growing seasons. 

Fortunately for farmers there, rain has relieved some farms in the area during the heart of the growing season for most areas.

Brazil

Provinces in each country find themselves in different stages of the season, but the Brazilian harvest has started, picking up most in Mato Grosso, located in the center of Brazil.

Anything that even leans toward above-average rain puts the Corn Belt soils at risk for delayed planting again.

Farmers and landowners split into different sessions at the Land Expo, and those who selected the income and estate tax presentation came armed with pens, paper, and questions.

Paul Neiffer, a certified public accountant and business adviser for CLA – CliftonLarsonAllen, fielded the questions and broke down the nuances for routes of deferring or eliminating estate and income taxes.