Every real estate agent knows, when you purchase real property, you also receive certain rights. One of those rights is the Right of Possession which simply means you own the land on the surface as well as under the surface-including mineral rights. It stands to reason then that landowners in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and […]
History of Crop Farming In a Nutshell
Crop farming wasn’t always what it is today. As agriculture emerged in early civilizations, crops were domesticated in four locations around the world — rice in China; grains and pulses in the Middle East; potatoes and quinoa in the Andes; beans, squash and maize – aka corn – in Mesoamerica. Scientists believe people living in […]
Who Was the Father of Modern Day Fertilizer?
Sir John Bennet Lawes, an English agronomist and founder of the artificial fertilizer industry, forever changed how we grow our crops. At the tender age of 8, he and his mother assumed responsibility for their 250-acre family farm after his father’s death. The two figured it out and even made enough to send John off […]
EPA RELEASES AMENDED WOTUS RULE
The Environmental Protection Agency has amended the Waters of the U.S. Rule. EPA’s Agricultural Advisor Rod Snyder tells Brownfield, “We’re basically, specifically addressing the removal of the significant nexus test as well as the adjacency test for wetlands. Those are things the Supreme Court was very clear about.” Snyder says the “relatively permanent” test that was […]
Labor Day History and Facts
In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult […]
Pickleball Popularity
First created in Bainbridge Island, Washington in 1965 by three fathers looking to give their bored kids something new to do by incorporating rules and equipment from several sports into one, pickleball has seen extraordinary success in the last two years in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The sport is easy to learn, low cost […]
What Can I Do With My Land?
I take into consideration many factors when recommending what future landowners might do with their new purchase or inheritance. Unlike a pair of shoes, a new book, or a new set of golf clubs, vacant land doesn’t necessarily have a designated purpose. Once it’s yours, you have the honor of assigning that purpose. I love […]
Decline in US Farm Employment
Farm employment has declined the most in the Southeast and Midwest. According to White and Van Leuven, in 1969, the Southeast (31.6% of total U.S. farm employment), Plains (19.7%), and Great Lakes (16.3%) regions accounted for almost two-thirds of total U.S. farm employment. By 2021 these three regions’ combined share was down to less than 55% […]
1031 Exchanges: What Are They?
A 1031 exchange gets its name from Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code which allows you to avoid paying capital gains taxes when you sell an investment property. There are a few different types of 1031 exchange structures in the state of Missouri. Simultaneous Swap To accomplish a Section 1031 exchange, there must […]
On This Day In History: NASA Is Born
The Soviet launch of Sputniks 1 and 2 in the autumn of 1957 inspired the U.S. entrance into the space age and the space race. The ingredients were in place to begin space exploration already with separate groups working on space missions, national defense, and arms control but the Soviets launch of these two artificial […]
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