February, 2012
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Not All Farmland is Going Up in Value
When we see in the headlines that farms in Iowa and other parts of the corn belt are going for $10,000, $15,000 and perhaps $20,000 an acre, I think we automatically assume that all farmland values across the US are increasing. However, in reviewing the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, VA agricultural survey for the […]
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What Happens If Bonus Depreciation Runs Out?!
At the Top Producer Conference, I received several questions for my opinion regarding if Congress will extend bonus depreciation or if they will increase it from 50% to 100% for 2012. President Obama has already proposed increasing it to 100% for 2012, however, a more major issue is what happens if bonus depreciation stops? In reviewing […]
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Top Producer Seminar – Day Two
Wow, what an action packed day. First, breakfast was at 6 am to get the day started. At 7 am, we had the taping of the show for the US Farm Report to air this weekend. At 8:15, my breakout sessions started. Each one last 55 minutes and were back-to-back-to-back. I thought the last session […]
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Top Producer Seminar – First Day
The Top Producer Seminar started out today with a bang. Peter Zeihan with Stratfor Group gave an interesting presentation on the economic outlook in general and for ag. It was very interesting to see a map with an outline of the world’s river systems and how that has affected the world’s economy over the last […]