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What’s next? For off-farm investments, a solid answer to that question will make the difference between statements that bleed red ink and those that soar into the black
World stock markets are soaring, but we’re not out of the woods yet. There are signs of recovery in Europe where the European Central Bank (ECB) has calmed stock and bond markets. In New York, where modest trend shifts turn into stampedes, the omens are positive. And in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 average appears […] Read moreSome farmers are taking advantage of high prices to sell part of the farm, then enjoying farm life with less work and no debt
So far this year I have heard of at least half a dozen farmers who sold off part of their farm, kept farming debt-free and had big bucks in the bank. One farmer who did this was out of debt at age 41. Another was pushing 50 and had a million bucks in the bank. […] Read moreOnce Iben and Shirley Workentoohard realized they didn’t want to retire and sell the farm, taking the next steps to organize their estate was much simpler
Iben and Shirley Worken-toohard called us up again last week. Iben couldn’t wait to fill us in. Shirley had agreed that they would continue farming. They’re enjoying their farming career too much to consider starting to wind down and manage their tax liability as sole proprietors. Iben and Shirley decided that they had worked too hard to establish the farm to […] Read more
