In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Marlin Bohling. Marlin started as a farmer but ended up as a broadcaster on commodities, most recently on RFD TV for nearly 10 years. We discuss his career and what he is doing now.

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Doug Hensley of Hertz Farm Management. Doug's whole career has been spent helping farmers buy and sell farmland and Doug is in charge of Hertz's real estate division. We review the services that Hertz provides and review farmland value trends and project what might happen this year. 

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In today's podcast, Paul has a follow up conversation with Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag regarding the IRS announcement that was released in Mid-December on how ethanol may end up qualifying for enhanced SAF tax credits and we review what farmers need to do now to prepare for taking advantage of these credits.

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In today's podcast, Paul has another conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals. We reviewed how 2023 land values and the outlook for 2024 values. We also review the trends in farmland cash rentals. 

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In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Matt Folz, an farm attorney in Peru, Indiana. Matt specializes in farm succession planning and we discuss how the process works and some of the tools involved in that process. We then have a more detailed conversation on using a Charitable Remainder Trust for retiring farmers. 

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Katie Lee with the Farm Journal Foundation. We discuss her attendance at COP28 in Dubai and how farmers need to be involved with these types of international events.

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In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Christine Hamilton of South Dakota. Christine and her husband have both a farm and ranch operation, plus Christine is an entrepreneur and is involved in other businesses that you will find of interest.

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Bruce Vande Steeg. Bruce started his career as a Vet, transitioned to being a dairy farmer, then joined corporate America for a bit. He and two other partners also formed a Dairy ERP software solution. He is currently a consultant helping farmers and others get unstuck and also enjoys flipping homes in his spare time.

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In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Mike Downey of Next Generation Ag Associates. Mike and his team help with farm succession planning and have a specialty in helping farmers with no family successors find someone to take over the farm operation. 

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with John Nalivck of Sterling Marketing. John provides various economic and marketing information regarding beef and hog trends from the producer to the packer. We review what is happening in both industries currently and what may happen next year. 

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