Business Planning

Set your farm up for future success by building a strong business plan. This section covers additional aspects of business planning, including lending, taxes, and working capital.

Tracking small farm marketing costs

Is growing specialty crops more profitable? It depends. The cost of marketing those crops is often ignored in the final tally.

Audio

How to sleuth for 2021 seed

Get an edge for next season in a post-COVID world.

Article

Farm LLC

Structuring your farm as a limited liability company has many advantages. It benefits taxes, liability, and even succession planning.

Audio

Crops

Developing a strategy to reduce soil compaction

By Successful Farming TV Show

When soil suffers compaction, myriad challenges arise. On the surface, appearances can be deceiving on the extend of the damage.

Video

Ageless Iron

An Empire rebuilding tractor

By Ageless Iron

This week’s Interesting Iron follows the fascinating story of the post-World War II Empire tractor. The company tried to help rebuild war-destroyed countries but ended up going bankrupt.

Article

Machinery Insider

The whispering giant of a tractor

By Machinery Insider

This week’s Interesting Iron features a rare Oliver 2150, which was that company’s attempt to make a big horsepower tractor that produced a small sound.

Article

Tip of the Day

When you mow in a remote area

When I mow a wooded area a half-mile from my farm, I now have a place to carry needed items with me. I built a small steel shelf that plugs... read more