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Insights for Farm CEOs

One of the biggest farm investments you make is your machinery lineup. “Yet, unlike land or buildings, machinery must be monitored, maintained and replaced,” says William Edwards, Iowa State University Extension retired economist. “How and when equipment is replaced can mean a difference of thousands of dollars in annual production costs.”

Here are a few strategies to consider.

 
 
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Here are the key metrics to measure your farm’s financial success.

Nearly all farms today are feeling some level of financial stress. “Some need a little tweaking, while some need an overhaul,” says Freddie Barnard, Purdue University professor emeritus.

 
 
 
 
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Iowa Farmland Values Increase Second Time in 6 Years

For 2019, Iowa’s average farmland is valued at $7,432 per acre. That’s an increase of $168, or 2.3%, from 2018 farmland values, according to the 2019 Iowa State University Land Value Survey.

 
 
 

A Look Under the Hood of One of the World’s Most Recognized Brands

As CEO of WD-40 Company since 1997, Ridge has helped reignite excitement and create cultures that foster break-through innovation in companies and workplaces in more than 60 countries. He will provide the closing keynote at the 2020 Top Producer Summit, which takes place Jan. 27-30 in Chicago.

 
 
 
 
 

John Phipps: The Impact Dec. 1, 1969 Had on Me and the Country

John Phipps says while his military service long ago was legally imposed on him, not only does he not resent it, he thinks mandatory service was a very positive influence in his life. He explains in John's World.

 
 
 
 
 

“Always drink upstream from the herd.” — Will Rogers

 
 
 

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