Tax Deal Eases Farmers Worries
With the fiscal cliff negotiations preventing an estate tax increase, farmers across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Included in the potential fallout of going over the…
Fiscal Cliff Looms for Farmers
The US economy is scheduled to go over the fiscal cliff on January 3 if Congress and the White House cannot agree on a new budget deal. While much if…
Farm Values Hold Steady in Drought
Despite experiencing the worst drought in recent history, farmers across the country are likely feeling a bit more secure at news from major American banks that farmland values are holding…
Maryland Groups Seeks Money to Protect Farmland
Members of the St. Mary’s County, Maryland Board of Agriculture, Seafood, and Forestry are asking county commissioners to provide $5 million to fund agricultural protection programs aimed at preventing development…
Survey Says Farm Value is Up
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas, covering Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, New Mexico and parts of Missouri, reports that farm values rose by two percent in the first quarter…