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Cash In on Credits

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Cash In on Credits

I have received a lot of questions recently regarding credits. In February, proposed regulations came out for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, and a...

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How Farmers Can Give Back While Cutting Their Tax Bill

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How Farmers Can Give Back While Cutting Their Tax Bill

Although many farmers don’t often consider gifting or charitable donations, they can be a good tax strategy. I’ve included a few tax benefits of charitable...

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No Successor? Consider a Charitable Remainder Trust

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No Successor? Consider a Charitable Remainder Trust

It is the start of another year, and the farm community continues to grow older. Succession continues to be a hot topic, and many of...

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Get Your Farm 1031 Exchange Right

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Get Your Farm 1031 Exchange Right

It seems like I have seen a substantial number of Section 1031 exchanges with my farm clients this fall. Most have been attributed to solar...

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OBBBA Offers Farmers Singles but No Tax Home Runs

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OBBBA Offers Farmers Singles but No Tax Home Runs

Editor’s Note: The version of this column that appeared in the November 2025 print edition of Progressive Farmer magazine included a number of errors. Those...

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Tax Consequences of Lending and Borrowing

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Tax Consequences of Lending and Borrowing

Farming is a capital-intensive business. With high land prices, the astronomical cost of equipment and the ever-increasing cost of crop inputs, debt is a necessary...

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Tax Consequences of Lending and Borrowing

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Tax Consequences of Lending and Borrowing

Farming is a capital-intensive business. With high land prices, the astronomical cost of equipment and the ever-increasing cost of crop inputs, debt is a necessary...

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Weather

What DTN is Watching

Markets

On Wednesday, the EIA will release the weekly Petroleum Status report at 9:30 a.m. CDT, including last week’s ethanol production. There are no other major reports scheduled. Traders will as always watch U.S. weather as well as the situation in the Middle East as fighting has again escalated through this week.

Weather

A system that has been spinning around the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies is finally starting to push eastward on Wednesday, but will continue scattered showers and thunderstorms in the region throughout the day. Showers extend down through the Plains as well, producing some much-needed rainfall in some very dry areas of the country.

Farm Credit Rates

DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
TODAY- LAST YEAR
as of:6/3/266/3/25
BENCHMARKS
Prime Rate6.758.25
30-Day Libor5.19
1-Year Libor5.91
10-Yr. Treasury4.503.73
CCC Loan Rate4.7505.750

Closing Market Comment