What makes a dairy profitable? There are many potential answers, but one in particular rose to the top in Cornell University’s recently completed Dairy Farm Business Summary. It’s what Cornell...

The current economic context implies a high level of market uncertainty. But overall, the farm economic climate is better than expected. The CME/Purdue “Ag Economy Barometer” reports that...

Many farmers have likely been taking a closer look at and using a sharper pencil with their financial information over the course of the pandemic

It’s easy to agree that these are unprecedented times and that the pandemic has thrown the nation and world into dire economic straits

Since June 2019, 580 American farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy according to the American Farm Bureau Federation

While producers have until the end of August to sign up for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, only $7 billion has been awarded to 521,853 applications as of August 10

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to impact communities across the country, the broader economy, and impacts farmers and the lenders who loan money to them.

The market volatility of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many farms to take a closer look at their financial statements and, in some cases, wish they would have done things differently

What can small dairy farms learn from fellow small businesses outside of agriculture?

With the turmoil of dairy markets the past few months, farmers may likely be looking a bit deeper into their balance sheets and income statements for 2020

Making informed decisions is a key business component for any farm. This is true more than ever in the tumultuous world of the COVID-19 pandemic

Financial strategy for dairy farms during COVID-19 has looked a little bit like a roller coaster. While milk prices plummeted and then started to rebound, many farmers revisited their budgets

The median farm household income is forecasted to average $76,191 in 2019. That’s an improvement of 5.1 percent from 2018 levels and 3.2 percent better when adjusted for inflation

A new bill was introduced in Congress earlier this month with the intention of helping young people who want to farm pay off student loans

With losses ranging from 8 cents in California’s San Joaquin Valley to $2.72 per hundredweight in Arizona, most West Coast dairy farmers are facing the dire economic conditions

As the dairy markets are showing little sign of improvement, the rest of the economy also has begun to show worrying signs

One of the biggest hurdles for young people interested in entering dairy farming is the incredibly high investment required

Low milk prices and cash flow issues were the top two concerns of agriculture lenders attending the Siouxland Agricultural Lenders Seminar in November

The financial revitalization that the dairy industry so gratefully welcomed in 2014 is just a distant memory in 2018

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