Dillon Rapp, KFMA Southeast Economist, shares with us some important tips and strategies to managing taxable income. Most tips discussed in this episode are geared toward planning in a high-income year. We'll be back later this fall with part 2, managing taxable income in low-income years. 

We welcomed KFMA South Central economist, Madelyn Lee, to explain what items should be brought to a tax estimate meeting. Our end of year tax estimate meetings are some of the most important and valued meetings we have with KFMA members. Madelyn explains the importance of having accurate information and records prepared for effective tax planning.

We sat down with Mark Dikeman, KFMA's new Executive Director, to discuss his goals for the direction and future of the association. 

Kevin Herbel, our Executive Director, is retiring from KFMA! It's hard to find another individual who has had such a great impact on our association. We sat down with him in this episode to hear about his experiences and time while working with KFMA. We are sad to see him go, but wish him the very best on his next endeavor. 

Mark Dikeman joins us for episode 18 to discuss current weather conditions across the state of KS and how they are affecting both livestock and crops. We also discuss some tax-related provisions surrounding weather-related crop and livestock issues and current FSA programs to assist farmers suffering from drought. 

What exactly is the role of a KFMA economist? What does our job look like and why have many of us chosen this profession? Bob Kohman and Trenton Hargrave join us for this episode to discuss what it's like to work as a KFMA economist, why they originally came here, and why they find it rewarding. 

Current Openings:

https://agmanager.info/kfma/job-descriptions

We're back with Jordan Steele for this episode to discuss cash flow and cash flow management. Jordan Steele was with KFMA for 7 years, with many of those years spent as the KFMA, NW Executive Economist. He just recently moved on to a new endeavor, so we were very grateful he sat down with us to share his thoughts on this important topic! 

We had the chance to sit down with Jordan Steele, executive economist for KFMA Northwest. Jordan reflects on his years with KFMA: lessons he learned, rewarding parts of his job, and general advice for producers. 

Links:

https://www.kansasagstress.org/

https://agstateofmind.com/

KFMA Executive Director Kevin Herbel joins us in this episode to discuss the 2021 Executive Summary. You can access KFMA summary and enterprise reports at the following links:

https://agmanager.info/kfma/whole-farm-analysis

https://agmanager.info/kfma/kfma-enterprise-reports

For this episode we welcome Ashlee Westerhold, the Director for the Office of Farm and Ranch Transition. This office was established within the Ag Econ Department at K-State thanks to a new grant. Listen in to hear about Ashlee and her background, how the office was established, and the goals and vision for how it will ultimately benefit Kansas farmers and ranchers!