6/1/2026 What Rising Fertilizer Costs Actually Do to Your Break-Even Price You can do everything right — good stand, strong emergence, fields looking as good as they have in years — and still end the season wondering where the money went. That’s what happens when input costs shift after the plan is set, and in 2026, fertilizer is the line item doing most of the shifting.
6/1/2026 Farm Budgeting Software vs. Spreadsheets: When Is It Time to Switch? Spreadsheets have run more farms than any piece of software ever built, and for a lot of operations, they still work fine. But there’s a point where spreadsheets stop helping you make decisions and start just holding data. Knowing where that line is can save you real money — and real time — especially in a year where margins don’t leave much room to guess.
5/29/2026 What to Look for in Farm Budgeting Software There are more farm budgeting tools available today than there were even a few years ago, and that variety can be a good thing. But having more options also means more decisions, and before you enter your cost of production, field data, marketing positions, and cash flow into any platform, it’s worth understanding what actually matters. This is a practical framework for evaluating farm budgeting software, ours included.