Ag Finance
Small changes equal big results
(Editor’s note: Kathy Daily is the managing director of First Financial Bank’s Farm and Ranch Division.)I’ve had the pleasure many times of hearing Danny Klinefelter speak at the Agricultural Bankers Conference. Klinefelter is a former professor at...
Transition planning means talking about farm’s future
(Editor’s note: Neith Little is a University of Maryland Extension agent for urban agriculture in Baltimore.)Transition planning, also called succession planning or estate planning, means having proactive conversations about whether and how your farm...
Land use-value program leadership changes hands
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia’s Land Use-Value Assessment Program, which provides annual estimates for the use of agricultural land in the commonwealth, is now being led by Jen Friedel, who was appointed director of the program in July, and Patrick...
Land Report paints picture from regional data (Ground Truth)
(Editor’s note: Ben Alder is the Principal of The Land Group.)Happy New Year! Please forgive me, but I will do a quick introduction. I have been working in the field of natural resources throughout my 24-year career. After a little stint on Capitol...
Can SMART ever be dumb?
(Editor’s note: Ginger S. Myers is a regional Extension marketing specialist at University of Maryland Extension.)December is often a “Slam” month for most direct marketers with holiday sales, year-end inventories to conduct, annual profit...
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