This time of the year, we're typically thinking about taxes.  This year, we may be thinking about how taxes apply to crop insurance indemnity payments.  Those can be managed in terms of the year in which you recognize the income.  For more information on this, Dewey Nelson from KRVN visits with Water Street Solutions Ag Risk Advisor Matt Hoxmeier.  Manage Your Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments - Hoxmeier AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Manage Your Crop Insurance Indemnity Payments

What are land prices like in your area?  Farm revenue is pushing land prices higher, while low interest rates may make purchases seem attractive - but is this really the right time to be buying high-priced land?  Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, talks about how to look at these decisions in this week's Finance First post on www.farmfutures.com.  Read the article HERE.

As you grow your farm, or just hire your first employee, the feel of things can change.  It's important to be purposeful about how you want things to be, how you want employees to behave and interact with each other.  Becky Frye, one of the founders of Water Street Solutions, spoke on this topic to the Executive Women in Agriculture conference in Chicago on Friday.  She spoke about the importance of developing and using Core Values and a company mission statement to set the tone and the direction for employees.  You can see more information about our mission statement here.

Creating a vision for your farm is a process that takes purposeful steps, and something that's important to the future.  David Dam, Director of Training for Water Street Solutions, talks about this with Dewey Nelson from KRVN.  Success on Your Farm - How is it Defined - Dam AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Success on Your Farm - How is it Defined?

What would success look like on your farm?  We each have our own definition of success - and what it will take to get there.  Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, talks about how to create a road map to success by setting goals for your farming operation in this week's Finance First post on www.farmfutures.com.  Read the article HERE.

A key part to running a good business is understanding when you need help, and asking for it.  David Dam is Director of Training at Water Street Solutions, and this week he talked to Dewey Nelson from KRVN about the importance of being open with people, in order to find the help you need.  Be Open with Your Advisors Dam AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Be Open with Your Advisors

Is there anything about your farm business that's keeping you up at night? Sharing what's on your mind can lead to even greater success on the farm. Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, talks about how sharing what we need help with can open up possibilities in this week's Finance First post on www.farmfutures.com.  Read the article HERE.

This time of year, we start spending a lot of time with family.  But if you farm with family, you don't just see them at the holidays - you work with them every day.  That can bring up a lot of emotions, especially when you start thinking about the process of passing the farm to the next generation.  This month in Money Matters in Illinois AgriNews, Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, asks farmers to consider the greatest gift they can give their families - a legacy plan for the farm.  ILAgrinews_2012_November_Take charge of the farm's future by planning today

People problems are becoming a bigger part of your life on the farm, aren't they?  Learn how to improve communication with your employees and build morale, even among employees who are very different from each other, from Ag Edge speaker Laurie Richards.  You'll also learn what can create conflict in your operation and how you can neutralize that by having the tough but necessary conversations.

Learn more about this winter's Ag Edge seminars by clicking HERE.  Find out which seminar is closest to you.  Register online today to take your farm business to the next level.

It's possible that you took crop insurance this year and still didn't get the full benefit of what's available.  One of the key differences this year came between those who took the Harvest Price Option vs. the Harvest Price Exclusion.  Deb Etheridge, Vice President of Insurance at Water Street Solutions, explains in this discussion with Dewey Nelson from KRVN.  The Harvest Price Option Etheridge AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: The Benefit of the Harvest Price Option