SW Financial Literacy FAQ FSA Joint Financing I have participated in the joint financing program twice on farm land purchases and have...

SW Financial Literacy This past week I met with 7 operations in 3 days, where we updated and reviewed financials while discussing the...

SW Financial Literacy A few of my posts on Twitter/X (@gwiesefarms) about working hand-in-hand with your lender received some surprising...

SW Financial Literacy Balance sheets need to be accurate. The most popular date to create balance sheets is on December 31st. This makes...

SW Financial Literacy Are you planning or hoping to buy farm ground? Then you need to know the basics of a purchase agreement. The...

NE Current Events Hamilton County Nebraska Auction Results from 12/14/23. 153.3a south of Aurora, NE sold for $16,050/a through BigIron...

NW Call to Action How to Add Acres in 2024 Goals drive me. In 2022 I made it a personal goal to add a property to my balance sheet....

SW Financial Literacy The 1 Thing New Farmers Should Track for Financial Success. Farming requires tracking a lot of numbers – and...

SW Financial Literacy I sent this question to X (Twitter) and received some insightful responses. Enjoy! If you could go back and start...

SW Financial Literacy It is difficult to begin generating income to grow your farming operation. One poor decision can take years to...

SW Financial Literacy Getting a new ag real estate loan? 6 questions you should be asking your lender: Should you make a larger down...

SW Financial Literacy As buying farms gets more expensive, oftentimes farmers don’t feel they have the proper cash position to pursue the...

SW Financial Literacy Owning real estate comes with a lot of advantages. There are loan programs and buying options to help lower the...

SW Financial Literacy I sometimes run into confusion when a farmer is working to update their balance sheet after a recent transaction....

SW Financial Literacy Situation: Farmer heard some rumblings that a land might be moving and reached out to the owner expressing interest...

NW Call to Action I posed this question to X and received 90 responses: “Fungicide pays. Tile pays. What else do you swear by that is...

SW When working a new loan request or updating financials, I will occasionally receive an updated balance sheet pulled from a bookkeeping...

SW The example shows a 67% decrease in Working Capital and almost $600,000 of Net Worth (Total Equity) losses over a 5 year period....

SW Purchase agreements can be difficult to understand and even intimidating if you don’t know what they contain. I always recommend...

NW Timing the market and always buying farm ground or cattle at the lowest price point is nearly impossible. There are thousands of...