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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Emily Oberbroeckling. She and her husband farm in NE Iowa but she is also a full time farmland appraiser with Peoples Company. We review some of the key trends affecting land values including that the latest quarter may have seen a slight increase in values.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with John Newton, Executive Head of Terrain. John was previously the chief economist for the Republican Senate Ag Committee and has been in his current role less than a month. We discuss the prospects for a new Farm Bill and other related matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has another conversation with Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag regarding Section 45Z and how this may help provide additional revenue to farmers. We are still waiting for guidance from the IRS on the credit, but here are certain steps that farmers should take now to be prepared to participate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener fo

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.