I believe in many brands...most of us do. I am sure the brands I trust may be on the Do Not Use list of some people who may read this. That is okay...I trust them and that is what I care about.These brands have treated us well. Here they are:First is General Motors vehicles:Mike McCann-Broker en
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03/31/2017
The year was 1979...expansion all over the USA and beyond was going on. I had an opportunity to go overseas and put up pivot irrigation systems. Everything was in place the winter on 78-79. Passport, housing, goodbyes had begun. We were to be gone for 4-6 months and home for the super hot seaso
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03/31/2017
Over 1.5 million acres of Pasture burned. The fires that raced across the prairies of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas the past few weeks were horrendously hard on the animals and the pastures. Thousands of animals died and many ranchers and farmers lost their herds and their homes.Sadly, lives were a
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03/20/2017
It is Sold and Closed! The Denny Pouk farm in Gosper County, Nebraska has sold to Bryan Nelson.It was a pleasure to work with both the Buyer and the Seller on this project.This farm was going to be auctioned and in early February I had called the area Banker to see if he would be interested in p
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03/19/2017
Many folks do not know that I follow a number of different experts and others who make predictions and or share information about many types of economies...in Nebraska and beyond.I do not do it to make money, per se...but to keep myself educated so that I can be on the leading edge of the trends
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03/19/2017
Pasture Ground... a few years ago it was selling for $400 to $600 per acre. I just sold 469.5 acres that had three formal bids and one bid that did not get here in time. Two for the $1,850/acre amount, one for $1,750 and one for $1,400.The lowest one was from a neighbor who could have used the g
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03/19/2017
Seems like yesterday that the last Farm Billwas finalized and approved. That might be because it was way behind schedule when it was finally approved in February of 2014 and had some tweaks that had to be done at a later date. If you do not like the current Farm Bill...you need to get very active
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03/03/2017
Time Marches On. But you earned it. It's your money, Right? Only if you have the correct plan in place. Below is an excellent explanation of Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers. It is provided to us from the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Economics.Take a look at the ar
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03/01/2017