by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 3, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Roughly 200 world leaders are gathered in Glasgow Scotland for the COPS26 summit. Climate change is the topic at these meetings. World leaders are talking about committing to many carbon-reducing plans and targets to slow global warming from dangerous levels. All eyes...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 2, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Tar spot has been working its way across the state for a few years now. The disease was prevalent across much of the cornbelt this season. A lot of good-looking fields were ultimately hurt by the disease at harvest time. Producers must be proactive in the battle...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 1, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Late last week, we received word that there would be $1 billion in the Build Back Better Act for the Ethanol Industry and infrastructure concerning the industry. It is just one of the many battles that the industry is fighting along many fronts as we near the end of...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Oct 29, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It?s been a hot topic since the Biden Administration took over in January, Estate taxes & the Stepped-Up Basis. The administration?s plan to target billionaire company owners and the taxes they try and avoid also threatened to swallow up the family farmer. For...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Oct 28, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
When we look at the beef industry in America, we see some problems. We see soaring prices at the grocery stores, we see producers who are making barely enough to squeak by, and we also see a meatpacking industry seemingly controlled by only four players. These are not...