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Episode 221: Chris Roehm, Cash Balance Plan Partners Jan 05, 2026

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Chris Roehm of Cash Balance Plan Partners. Most farmers are aware of 401(k) plans where you can set aside up to $70,000 or more in a year. A Cash Balance Plan allows older farmers nearing retirement to set aside and deduct up to $300,000 or more in a year. These plans can be a great option to help farmers nearing retirement to continue to defer paying taxes until age 75 or later.

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Episode 220: Chris Barron, Ag View Solutions Dec 30, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Chris Barron of Ag View Solutions. We discuss the overall profit trends in corn and soybeans for 2025 and then based on their database review the trends for 2026. It appears that corn is profitable in both years, but soybeans are not even with estimated 2025 PLC/ARC payments to come in October.

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Episode 219: A Christmas to Remember Dec 24, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul shares a story of a Christmas to remember and also provides 22 slides of his growing up years on the farm. For those of you who listen to the podcast, you may want to go view this on YouTube at Farm Journal Top Producer.

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Episode 218: Farmer Bridge Assistance & SDRP Stage 2 Details Dec 16, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul does a solo update on the new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program and the SDRP Stage 2 details. The final rule has not been issued on the new FBA program, but we provide estimates of payment amounts since it similar to the 2024 ECAP program paid earlier this year. Then Paul reviews how SDRP Stage 2 works and provides a link to a free calculator to estimate your payment.

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Episode 218: Eric Dinger Dec 09, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Eric Dinger of Land Option. This company helps farmers determine options for cover crops, carbon credits and other ways of increasing revenues for their land.

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Episode 217: An Update On Stage 2 of The Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Dec 02, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul provides an update on the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 2 program that was started on Monday, November 24, 2025. Paul reviews how the Stage 2 works, the addition of quality loss payments under Stage 1 and does a projection of how much "topup" payments may happen sometime in 2026. Finally, Paul reviews a calculator that he worked up that projects what your initial payment will be under Stage 2.

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Episode 216: Alison Bogart Nov 25, 2025

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In today's Podcast Paul has a conversation with Alison Bogart of Bogart Risk Auditing. We discuss of the risks that farmers face with internal controls and cash management. Alison shares some of the horror stories about embezzlement in the farm industry.

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Episode 215: Chalmers Carr, III Nov 18, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Chalmers Carr, III. He and his wife were the 2017 Top Producer and they currently farm about 6,000 acres of peaches in South Carolina and abut 750 acres of vegetables. In the podcast, we discuss the growth of the farm operation (he is a first generation farmer) and review how the H2A program works and some changes coming to it. We also go over how crop insurance helped keep them in business.

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Episode 214: Two New Benefits From the One Big Beautiful Bill Nov 11, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul does a solo podcast on two new benefits from the One Big Beautiful Bill - Trump Accounts and the new Rural Opportunity Zone. The Trump Account can't be funded until July 4, 2026 and the Rural Opportunity Zone changes take place January 1, 2027, but it is important to understand how these two new provisions can increase your wealth and save on income taxes.

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Episode 213: Steve Bruere Oct 28, 2025

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In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Steve Bruere of Peoples Company. Steve has been on the podcast before and we review some of the changes happening with Peoples Company including their development of FarmWorth and a discussion on AI, Land Values and the upcoming Land Investment Expo in January.

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