An alternative to leasing farmland is a “Custom Farming Agreement.” In a typical Custom Farming Agreement, the custom operator agrees to perform all the machine operations on the owner’s land in ...

An alternative to leasing farmland is a “Custom Farming Agreement.” In a typical Custom Farming Agreement, the custom operator agrees to perform all the machine operations on the owner’s land in ...

An alternative to leasing farmland is a “Custom Farming Agreement.” In a typical Custom Farming Agreement, the custom operator agrees to perform all the machine operations on the owner’s land in ...

Do you have the labor and machinery capacity to farm more acres, but do not want to lease more land? Would you like to reduce the financial risk exposure that you are carrying on leased crop land?

If you listen to advice from ag economists right now, many suggest offering custom work to diversify your farm operation during tight margin years like this one. Probably next year, too, they say.

There may be disadvantages to custom farming. Timeliness, especially during planting and harvesting, is important and landowners can become concerned when the custom operations are not done in a ...

Due to the high cost of investment in farm machinery, an ever-increasing number of farm operators are hiring other farm operators to provide some — or all — of their machinery resources for their farm ...

Starting out, winding down or expanding the farm business or somewhere in between — those are among the good reasons producers for this Farmer Panel are providing custom farming services. Ultimately ...

Due to the high cost of investment in farm machinery, an ever-increasing number of farm operators are hiring other farm operators to provide some or all of their machinery resources for their farm ...

“It’s the logical next step in making sure the farmers we work with have everything they need to be successful.” It was in the mid-1990s that Chad Gripp was faced with some tough choices: Was there a ...