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The sky is not falling, but more challenging times are ahead.

When purchasing agricultural land, it is essential to define the overall goal of the acquisition. Some people buy for quality-of-life reasons. Sometimes land is purchased as an investment. Others purchase to generate a profit from agricultural practices.

To help provide producers options for managing and marketing cull cows, researchers at the Noble Research Institute and Oklahoma State University teamed up and conducted a study that evaluated the economics of two alternative management and marketing systems for retaining open beef cows.

For most cattle producers, culling cows is not an easy task. However, some culling needs to be done each year to maintain optimal productivity.

The cost of buying or selling a farm can be overshadowed by decisions that postpone the payment of income taxes.

The agriculture industry is much better positioned to weather the next few years than the industry was in the 1980s.

Landowners making repairs and rebuilding will incur cost. How will these be reported on the 2015 tax return?

What cow-calf producers should do to operate now while planning ahead for lower calf prices.

How much is a pecan tree worth? This question comes up often in Oklahoma and Texas, and can arise for several reasons. To help fill this information gap, several agricultural consultants at the Noble Research Institute created a pecan valuation fact sheet entitled "Assessing the Value of Pecan Trees."

Like financial leverage, operating leverage magnifies results, making gains look better and losses look worse. Both operating and financial leverage increase risks because they make returns less predictable over time.