KFMA Newsletters
January 2012   1. Strategic Assessment of a Farm’s Resources and Business Environment - Michael Langemeier
2. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
December 2011   1. Strategic Planning - Michael Langemeier
2. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
November 2011   1. Changes in Crop Acreage Mix From 1981 to 2010 - Michael Langemeier
2. Relative Profitability of Grain Sorghum Enterprises - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
October 2011   1. Beef Cow Enterprise Net Returns - Michael Langemeier
2. Backgrounding Cost of Gain - Michael Langemeier
3. Factors Impacting Feeding Cost of Gain - Michael Langemeier
4. Tax Implications of Selling Livestock During a Drought - Michael Langemeier
5. Enrollment in the 2011-2012 MAST Program - Michael Langemeier
6. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
September 2011   1. Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Provisions - Timothy Stucky
2. Will Wheat Be Profitable in 2012? - Aaron Gasper
3. Relative Profitability of Wheat Enterprises - Michael Langemeier
4. Enrollment in the 2011-2012 MAST Program - Michael Langemeier
5. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
August 2011   1. Crop Insurance Proceeds From Failed Crops - Timothy Stucky
2. Impact of Energy Price Increases on Non-Irrigated Crop Farms in Kansas - Michael Langemeier
3. Impact of Energy Price Increases on Irrigated Crop Farms in Kansas - Michael Langemeier
4. Volatility of Energy Prices - Michael Langemeier
5. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
July 2011   1. Comparative Advantage - Michael Langemeier
2. Persistence in Financial Performance - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
June 2011   1. Financial Performance and Farm Type - Michael Langemeier
2. Variability of Financial Performance By Farm Type - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
May 2011   1. Long-Term Trends in Farm Income - Michael Langemeier
2. Financial Performance and Farm Size - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
April 2011   1. Asset Bubbles and Agricultural Land Values - Bryan Schurle
2. Net Farm Income and Change in Farm Net Worth - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
March 2011   1. Labor Efficiency and Productivity Benchmarks- Michael Langemeier
2. Physical and Economic Labor Productivity of Global Cow-Calf Production- Michael Langemeier and Clause Deblitz
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
February 2011   1. Crop Rotation Net Returns And Water Quality In The Cheney Lake Watershed - Michael Langemeier and Nathan Nelson
2. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
January 2011   1. Changes in Crop Acreage Mix From 1980 to 2009- Michael Langemeier
2. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
December 2010   1. Variability of Financial Performance by Farm Type - Michael Langemeier
2. Relationship between Feed Grain and Forage Prices - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
November 2010   1. Crop Machinery Investment and Cost Benchmarks - Michael Langemeier
2. Crop Intensity and Double–Crop Net Returns - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
October 2010   1. Persistence in Financial Performance - Michael Langemeier
2. Enrollment in 2010-2011 MAST Program - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
September 2010   1. Credit Quality of Kansas Farms - Allen Featherstone and Michael Langemeier
2. Excel Tips II - Mark Dikeman
3. Enrollment In the 2010-2011 MAST Program - Judy Maberry
4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
August 2010   1. Will Congress Act? - Mark Dikeman
2. There's More To Estate Planning Than Getting a Will or Trust - Clay Simons
3. Excel Tips I - Mark Dikeman
4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
July 2010   1. Beef Cow Enterprise Net Returns - Michael Langemeier
2. Backgrounding Cost of Gain - Michael Langemeier
3. Feeding Wheat to Finished Cattle - Michael Langemeier
4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
June 2010   1. Expanded 1099 and W-2 Reporting Requirements to Place Burden on Kansas Farms and Ranches - Craig Althauser
2. Financial Performance and Farm Size - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
May 2010   1. Financial Performance and Farm Type - Michael Langemeier
2. Sources and Uses of Funds on KFMA Farms - Michael Langemeier
3. Long-term Trends in Farm Income - Michael Langemeier
4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
April 2010   1. Accrual Versus Cash Accounting - Michael Langemeier
2. Benchmarking Example - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
March 2010   1. Benchmarking and Trend Analysis - Michael Langemeier
2. Crop, Livestock, and Input Price Forecasts from FAPRI - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
February 2010   1. Comparative Advantage- Michael Langemeier
2. Perceived Comparative Advantage of Cow-Calf Producers - Kelsey Frasier-Pope, Ted Schroeder, Michael Langemeier
3. Factors Impacting Feeding Cost of Gain - Michael Langemeier
4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
January 2010   1. Risk Preferences and Management Strategies of Cow-Calf Producers - Kelsey Frasier-Pope, Ted Schroeder, Michael Langemeier
2. Cattle Finishing Net Returns - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
December 2009   1. Production, Marketing, And Pricing Practices And Methods Of Cow-Calf Producers - Kelsey Frasier-Pope, Ted Schroeder, Michael Langemeier
2. Measuring Scope Efficiency For Crop And Beef Farms - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
November 2009   1. Compensation and Benefits for Full-Time Employees - Kiel Roehl, Michael Langemeier, Kevin Herbel
2. Labor Efficiency and Productivity Benchmarks - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
October 2009   1. Implications of Depreciation Taxation Changes For Farms in 2009 - Bryan Manny
2. Persistence in Financial Performance - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
September 2009   1. Will Wheat Be Profitable in 2010 - Aaron Gasper
2. Relative Efficiency and Profitability of Wheat Enterprises - Michael Langemeier
3. Tillage and Conservation Practices on KFMA Farms - Michael Langemeier
4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
August 2009   1. Estate Planning Basics - Craig Althauser
2. Beef Backgrounding in Uncertain Times - Clay Simons and Mark Dikeman
3. Potential Impact of Credit Crisis on Production Agriculture: Part III - Michael Langemeier
4. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
July 2009   1. Credit Quality of Kansas Farms - Allen Featherstone and Michael Langemeier
2. Factors Impacting Cost Efficiency in Eastern Kansas - Dave Widmar and Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
4. Risk and Profit Conference
June 2009   1. Effects of High Commodity Prices on Western Kansas Crop Patterns and the Ogallala Aquifer - Matthew Clark, Jeffrey Peterson, Bill Golden
2. Financial Performance and Farm Type - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
4. Risk and Profit Conference
May 2009   1. 2009 Profit Potential for Wheat, Grain Sorghum and Soybeans - Dave Rempe, Aaron Gasper, & Lydia Cox
2. Financial Performance and Farm Size - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
April 2009   1. Projected 2009 Acre Benchmarks for Kansas - Troy Dumler
2. Long-Term Trends in Labor Benchmarks - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
March 2009   1. Potential Impact of Credit Crisis on Production Agriculture: Part II - Michael Langemeier
2. Benchmarking and Trend Analysis - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
February 2009   1. Divergence in Farm Performance - Michael Langemeier and Lindsey Snider
2. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
January 2009   1. Measuring Economies of Size - Michael Langemeier
2. Relative Importance of Livestock Income to KFMA Farms - Michael Langemeier
3. Recommendations for Further Reading - Michael Langemeier
December 2008   1. Potential Impact of Credit Crisis on Production Agriculture - Michael Langemeier
2. Profit Maximization vs. Yield Maximization in Brome Hay - Mark Dikeman
3. 2008-2009 Ag Profitability Conferences - Michael Langemeier
November 2008   1. Social Security Revisited - Craig Althauser
2. Is Your Pre-Paid Expense Really Pre-Paid? - Lynn Hennigan & Kent Miller
3. Purchasing Equipment for Tax Savings: Does It Make Sense? - Clay Simons
4. KFMA Payroll Manual - Lynn Hennigan
October 2008   1. Tax Planning and Tax Estimate Time - Hannah Berns & Charlie Wilken
2. 2008 Farm Bill Changes the Conservation Security Program - Hannah Berns
3. The Status of Grain-Based Ethanol Production - Dan O'Brien & Mike Woolverton
September 2008   1. 2009 Wheat Budget Projection - Aaron Gasper
2. Do Farmers Want to Bet $100 on Good Weather for Fall Crops? - Art Barnaby
August 2008   This newsletter discusses IRAs, the use of commodities to convey a charitable gift or a gift to family members, and the credit quality of Kansas farms. The credit quality article examines the average credit rating of KFMA farms from 1973 to 2007, and discusses the current distribution of credit ratings.
July 2008   This newsletter contains articles pertaining to American agriculture, the 2008 Farm Bill, and the relative cost efficiency of no-till farms in central Kansas.
June 2008   This newsletter contains articles pertaining to a comparison of statewide KFMA data from 2006 to 2007, long-term trends in farm income, and the impact of energy price increases on irrigated and non-irrigated farms.
May 2008   This newsletter discusses increases in fuel and fertilizer prices, the importance of knowing production costs, information pertaining to the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, and state farm income summary information. (revised)
April 2008   This newsletter contains articles pertaining to the identification of unique resources in your business and a summary of desires, concerns, and expectations of participants in farm transition workshops earlier this year.
March 2008   This newsletter discusses the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program and the components of a flow of funds report.
February 2008   This newsletter discusses benchmarking and trend analysis, and the components of an accrual farm income statement.
January 2008  

This newsletter contains articles pertaining to irrigation capital requirement and financial performance by farm type.  Benchmark information for crop farms, crop/beef farms, and crop/dairy farms are contained in the article on financial performance.

December 2007   This newsletter discusses year-end tax planning, Section 179 expense deductions, prepaid farm expenses, and the 2007 crop disaster assistance program.
November 2007   Ethanol Production, and Philosophy of Taxation and Appropriate Planning Objectives. This newsletter discusses implications of ethanol production on Kansas agriculture as well as the philosophy of taxation and how this philosophy impacts tax planning objectives.
October 2007   Disaster Programs, Benchmarking, and Capital Gains. This month's newsletter addresses the following topics: crop disaster and livestock compensation programs, using benchmarks to improve farm financial performance, and changes in capital gain rates.
September 2007   2007 Year End Tax Planning: Capital Gains on Raised Breeding Livestock and Real Estate.  This newsletter discusses the following topics: 2007 year end tax planning, employee management for production agriculture, and the farm service agency emergency loan program.
August 2007   Repairs Versus Depreciation: Is There an Optimum?  This newsletter article explores the relationship between repairs and depreciation using Kansas Farm management Association (KFMA) Data. 
July 2007   Financial performance often varies by farm type or farm size. 
This newsletter article documents differences in financial performance among farms in the Kansas Farm Management Association (KFMA) based upon farm size.
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