McLean County Farm Bureau

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• Contingency Planning with Cash Flow Shortages
  As cash flows from the farm operation become tighter, it is necessary to find other funds to help pay for asset purchases or delay asset purchases, and to repay debt. Unless crop price prospects improve, it would be difficult for the case farm to purchase assets, such as machinery and equipment, later this year. Working […]
• Grocery Bills and the 2026 Midterm Elections
  Results from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey show that issues surrounding affordability, and in particular food prices, may play an important role in the upcoming midterm elections. Results underscore that both cost of living and the economy more broadly are top issues for respondents and that the majority of respondents believe politicians can […]
• A US Manufacturing Safety Net and Tariffs
  Tariffs have now been a topic of US debate for nearly 10 years. The debate has many compartments, but assistance for US manufacturing has been a consistent theme. This article proposes that parallels exist between the creation of a US farm safety net and the current debate, suggesting tariffs could be emerging as the cornerstone […]