Archive for July, 2023


Personal Guaranties: Know What You’re Signing

Posted on: July 26th, 2023 by

Most of us have had to ask a more financially secure family member to co-sign a loan so we could buy a car, farm tractor, or enter into a lease. If you’ve ever been the co-signer, you know that even though you trust your child or family member to pay it off, there’s always that […]

USDA OKs Choice for Farmers to Keep Inflation Reduction Act Relief—or Not

Posted on: July 13th, 2023 by

In the months since we visited the scenarios of Robert and Charles—two fictional farmers who received farm debt relief under Section 22006 of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—the Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced two major changes in how recipients can choose to deal with their new windfall. Last year FSA repaid more than […]