In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Scott Brown, a professor at the University of Missouri. In his career, Scott has specialized in the livestock industry including dairy and help formulate policy for multiple Farm Bills. Scott has been part of the FAPRI team for many years and we review the goal of FAPRI and discuss some of the trends in the livestock industry. 

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Scott Brown, a professor at the University of Missouri. In his career, Scott has specialized in the livestock industry including dairy and help formulate policy for multiple Farm Bills. Scott has been part of the FAPRI team for many years and we review the goal of FAPRI and discuss some of the trends in the livestock industry.

Top Producer Podcast is hosted by Paul Neiffer, CPA and Top Producer columnist. He’s a go-to adviser to farmers across the country and is joined by business-minded farmers and ag experts to discuss top trends in farm management, tax issues, policy implications and more.

Top Producer Podcast is hosted by Paul Neiffer, CPA and Top Producer columnist. He’s a go-to adviser to farmers across the country and is joined by business-minded farmers and ag experts to discuss top trends in farm management, tax issues, policy implications and more.

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Episode 157: Scott Brown

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals on the land price trends in Iowa over the last six months. Even with all of the turmoil in the farm sector, the average price per CSR2 in Iowa is actually up a $1 from December 2025 with increased volume. It appears that it may be even stronger going into the last half of the year.

 

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals on the land price trends in Iowa over the last six months. Even with all of the turmoil in the farm sector, the average price per CSR2 in Iowa is actually up a $1 from December 2025 with increased volume. It appears that it may be even stronger going into the last half of the year.
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Top Producer Podcast: Jim Rothermich, Iowa Appraisals

In today's podcast Paul does solo podcast on the projected 2026 ARC and PLC payments for 8 crops including corn, soybeans and wheat. We know that for 2025 to be paid starting October 2026 you will automatically be paid the higher of ARC-CO or PLC. We have final MYA prices for wheat, barley and oats. I dig into some the key details for each crop.

 

In today's podcast Paul does solo podcast on the projected 2026 ARC and PLC payments for 8 crops including corn, soybeans and wheat. We know that for 2025 to be paid starting October 2026 you will automatically be paid the higher of ARC-CO or PLC. We have final MYA prices for wheat, barley and oats. I dig into some the key details for each crop.
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Top Producer Podcast: 2026 ARC and PLC payments

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Joe Peiffer, an attorney in Iowa that handles a lot of debt restructuring for farmers and was actively involved in the development of Chapter 12 bankruptcy that helps farmers mitigate their tax exposure. He is seeing more challenges for row crop farmer, and we dig into the details for all of the various chapters in the bankruptcy code.

 

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Joe Peiffer, an attorney in Iowa that handles a lot of debt restructuring for farmers and was actively involved in the development of Chapter 12 bankruptcy that helps farmers mitigate their tax exposure. He is seeing more challenges for row crop farmer, and we dig into the details for all of the various chapters in the bankruptcy code.
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Episode 157: Scott Brown

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