In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. Shaun is located in Alberta, Canada but has extensive experience with US Ag too. We review how politics works in Canada which is different from the US but may be moving our way a bit which may not be good.

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Brian Grete, editor of Pro Farmer. We discuss the history of Pro Farmer, the Pro Farmer crop tour. We also share some of the stories from the crop tour.

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Reid Weiland, a sixth generation farmer based in North Central Iowa. Reid's operation has focused more on the infrastructure than purchasing land to grow and become more efficient. We also discuss the benefit of being in a peer group and his time farming in Brazil, where more importantly he met his wife. 

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In today's podcast Paul does a solo podcast discussing how a farmer can take advantage of a Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange. But Paul also reviews some of the pitfalls if farmers are selling land with improvements. In many cases this will result in gain that the farmer was not counting on.

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Chris Barron of Ag View Solutions. We review updated cost estimates for 2024 corn crop plus review the cost of carry of corn or soybeans.

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In today's podcast Paul has another conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisal. The peak of land values was around June 2022 and values have dropped about 6% since then. If crop prices stay low, there is a good chance for another 15% or so drop, but prices still remain strong but for how long.

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In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Jim Angell, an attorney in Salina, Kansas that works primarily with farmers. We discuss some of the pitfalls of succession and estate planning along with how difficult it is to attract attorney's and CPAs to rural America.

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Pete Nelson of AgLauch. AgLaunch helps ag tech start up companies and farmers work together. It is a partnership between the farmers and the agtech companies. This is something a farmer may be interested in being part of.

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Matt Gunderson, vice president of Farmers National Company. Farmers National was founded October, 1929 right at the start of the depression. The company currently has 12 business lines serving farmers and clients in 40 states with almost 300 employees. The company is employee owned since 2001. We also discuss how having a good team is important for estate and succession planning and how a sale-leaseback of farmland might help some farmers. 

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Scott Brown, a professor at the University of Missouri. In his career, Scott has specialized in the livestock industry including dairy and help formulate policy for multiple Farm Bills. Scott has been part of the FAPRI team for many years and we review the goal of FAPRI and discuss some of the trends in the livestock industry. 

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