Tools for Profit
Litigation: Are you prepared?
All facets of our daily lives have the imprint of lawsuits upon them. Tobacco, HMOs, the firearms industry, and automobile safety issues are just a few cases in recent history that come to mind. In the dairy industry, lawsuits have occurred because of feed issues, stray voltage and vaccination failures.
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Is your operation prepared for a natural disaster?
As a dairy owner that endured three of the four hurricanes that affected the Southeast this year, it became apparent that as a society we take for granted many aspects of daily life.
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Financing cash-flow deficits
This year has certainly been challenging for dairy producers. Milk prices “tanked” in January and have generally not recovered.
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Don't forget to manage your liquidity
Each fall, I teach an agricultural finance course using a textbook, “Financial Management in Agriculture,” written by Professor Peter J. Barry and others.
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4 reasons why California producers continue to thrive
Once again, california dairy is on the move. Both cow numbers and milk per cow are on the rise.
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What the new tax law changes mean to you
The recently enacted Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act delivers a $330 billion tax and economic growth package to stimulate the U.S. economy.
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Avoid these blunders in estate planning
Here are two of the biggest estate-planning mistakes I see as I consult with families throughout the U.S. Use this information to make sure that you don’t repeat them.
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Are farmland values booming?
I recently read an article on the MSNBC Web site with the headline: “Red hot housing markets stir fears of bust.”
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