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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…

A Proposed Increase in Funding for FBM

Published February 23, 2025

Representative Nathan Nelson is sponsoring legislation that would boost funding for the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council from $4.5 million to $6 million in the 2026-2027 biennium. Funding would be prioritized for faculty with expertise in farm transition planning, rural…

#3 A Difficult Farm Economy

Published December 29, 2024

RRFN’s #3 story for 2024 is the weak farm economy. U.S. net farm income is down for the third consecutive year and another downturn is forecast for 2025. Declining commodity prices, high interest rates and sticky farm input costs are…

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Risk Management More Critical Than Ever

Published December 22, 2024

The realities of 2024 are setting in. AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander cites less-than-ideal yields, low commodity prices and sticky crop input costs. "Farmers used to carry operating loans in the tens of thousands; now it's hundreds of thousands or millions…

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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…

Corporate Transparency Filing Must be Done by the End of the Year

Published November 11, 2024

Farmers are facing a January 1 deadline to file detailed ownership information to the Treasury Department. AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander says this was part of the Corporate Transparency Act that passed in 2021. "Any farm that has an entity, LLC,…

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…

Ready for the Job

Published April 23, 2024

AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander sees the Minnesota State FFA Convention as a great place to see the bright future for the agriculture industry. He especially appreciates the career connections event that allows students to meet with post-secondary institutions and…

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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Articles tagged under: Keith Olander

Tight Margins Force Farmers to Carry Debt Forward into ’26

A Proposed Increase in Funding for FBM

#3 A Difficult Farm Economy

Risk Management More Critical Than Ever

Minnesota Farmers Face Tough Year

Corporate Transparency Filing Must be Done by the End of the Year

A Successful Field Day

Increased Profitability for Water Quality-Certified Farms

Ready for the Job

What a Difference a Year Makes

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