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Making Year-end Decisions

Published November 18, 2025

Farm Business Management Instructor Josh Tjosaas has reviewed preliminary 2026 cash flow projections. Cash flow will influence year-end decisions. "There's always discounts on prepaying and a lot of farms have done that over time, but it's a little bit tougher…

Optimism Seen in Dairy Sector

Published November 4, 2025

Farm Business Management instructor Nate Converse says the quarterly financial reports are coming in slightly better than the forecasts made earlier this year. "Milk prices are a little lower than what we would have projected sitting at the table in…

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Tight Margins Force Farmers to Carry Debt Forward into ’26

Published October 22, 2025

Low commodity prices and high input costs are squeezing farm margins as the year draws to a close. Keith Olander, executive director of AgCentric and the Minnesota State Agricultural Center of Excellence, says many farmers will be forced to carry…

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Minnesota Farmers Face Tough Year

Published November 13, 2024

Crop farmers are generally in a tough position this year due to prices and yields for some in Minnesota. “We had quite a bit of grain that sat in the bins from January to August and took quite a spill…

A Successful Field Day

Published August 30, 2024

Central Lakes College Dean of Agriculture Keith Olander, who is also AgCentric's executive director, was happy to showcase the Staples facility during its annual Ag and Energy Field Day. “We talked about edible beans, we talked about the irrigation that's…

Increased Profitability for Water Quality-Certified Farms

Published May 31, 2024

Farmers in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program have higher profits than non-certified farms. AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander attributes the profitability to their management characteristics. "We have over 100 producers that are agricultural water quality-certified that span the…

Agricult-HER: Monica McConkey

Published March 26, 2024

Monica McConkey is a rural mental health specialist for the State of Minnesota and has her own consulting business, Eyes on the Horizon Consulting. McConkey remains involved in the family farm at Bejou, Minnesota. When asked, McConkey said women are…

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Agricult-HER: An Interview with Betsy Jensen

Published March 19, 2024

Betsy Jensen and her husband, Brian, farm near the Canadian border at Stephen, Minnesota. "If you had told 16-year-old Betsy this was her life, she would have laughed at you pretty hard. That’s probably what makes it the most hilarious…

What a Difference a Year Makes

Published December 26, 2023

Those differences can be seen as farmers close out the books for 2023. "If we just look year-over-year, it was tax planning to no end last year and what are we going to do with the profitability and how do we…

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Minnesota Study Looks at the Economic Benefits to Conservation Practices

Published November 16, 2023

Environmental Initiative and its partners have published a study on the return of investment of conservation practices. AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander says the study is based on ten Minnesota farms. "We look at their engagement in environmental practices, measure…

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Making Year-end Decisions

Optimism Seen in Dairy Sector

Tight Margins Force Farmers to Carry Debt Forward into ’26

Minnesota Farmers Face Tough Year

A Successful Field Day

Increased Profitability for Water Quality-Certified Farms

Agricult-HER: Monica McConkey

Agricult-HER: An Interview with Betsy Jensen

What a Difference a Year Makes

Minnesota Study Looks at the Economic Benefits to Conservation Practices

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