UnCommon Farms Blog

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law enacted in 2021, as an effort to help prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, tax fraud, and...

Your farm faces many challenges today, including economic recession. Farms today are forced to manage many challenges, including an economic recession, growing pains, time...

There are a few substantial differences between agricultural accounting and business accounting, specifically when it comes to reporting on the income statement and the balance...

Summary With the harvest season behind us, the focus now moves to the planning for the season and years ahead. Keeping and renewing leases is a critical part of most farming...

“Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.” – Zig Ziglar

How Efficient is Your Operation? Efficiency is getting more output from the same resources or getting the same output from fewer resources. There are efficiency ratios used to...

In the digital age, effective online marketing is critical for any business’s success. A strong digital presence can boost your farm operation’s visibility, increase credibility,...

What is the interest expense ratio? For the purpose of this discussion, the interest expense ratio is calculated by dividing your business’s total interest expense on all loans...

Farm business succession planning has become a very popular topic in the last decade, but why? Perhaps because transferring a family business to the 3rd or 4th or 5th generation...

Every producer wants to protect their crops. From fertilizers and fungicides to herbicides, farmers do their best to ensure a healthy crop from seed to harvest. Some things are...

By: Valley Irrigation

If the bin is one of the farm’s bank accounts, why condition grain by guesswork?

Tillage practices have changed. I remember a time—when I was much younger—when moldboard plows were considered a must-have tool for every farming operation. I have fond memories...

Help Wanted! “Why are people not applying for my jobs?” Do you find yourself asking this question? You took all the right steps. You wrote convincing job descriptions and...

Now’s the time when many growers are thinking about their fertilizer plan for 2023, especially if it includes a fall application.

While futures prices represent 90% to 95% of the flat price of grain, don’t underestimate the value in the basis component. According to Chip Flory, Farm Journal economist,...