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This case centers around Stephen Dierickx, who placed the highest bid on a parcel of farmland listed for auction by DreamDirt Farm and Ranch Real Estate, LLC (“DreamDirt”).

The case revolves around Joe Wedeking, who owned a mobile home park and was negotiating with MSS Capital, LLC (MSS) for the potential sale of the property.

California’s Proposition 12 was in the news again this year, as we waited to see if the U.S. Supreme Court would agree to hear a second case challenging the state law.

This interlocutory appeal arose from a dispute over the revocable trust of Ann Winslow. The trust was established in 1991 with Ann’s only child, Robert Winslow, as the sole beneficiary.

Beginning in the 1970s, Toney and his family rented a twenty-four-acre parcel of land—known as the “Y farm”—from Ruth Parker.

In 2001, Jeffrey and Shirlee Haw purchased a 32-acre property near Cresco, Iowa, with an easement over two adjacent City-owned lots (Lots 1 and 5) to access their land.

This article provides a general overview of the procedures followed during a Compensation Commission hearing conducted by a county sheriff’s department in Iowa.

On December 21, 2024, President Biden signed into law the American Relief Act of 2025, P.L. 118-158, which—in addition to extending the Farm Bill—allocated $30.78 billion to the USDA for farm relief.

On July 4, 2025, the President signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. In addition to its many other sections, this so-called “mega bill” enacts many provisions typically authorized and funded through a farm bill.

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, became law. This 887-page Act impacts taxes, agriculture, transportation, education, homeland security, armed services, energy, financial services, immigration, natural resources, and more.

Iowa's 2025 legislative session ended on May 15, 2025. Below is a summary of legislative activity of interest to farmers and rural landowners. While most bills will be effective July 1, 2025, several have already gone into effect.

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by a vote of 215-214.

Early on May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by a vote of 215-214.

The New Producer Economic Security Act [1] (H.R.2536, S.1237) was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate on April 1, 2025.

With the initial filing deadlines behind us for filing our federal income tax returns, I turn today to a common question we receive at the Center. Has anything changed with respect to reporting CRP income?

When the IRS issued guidance for the employee retention credit (ERC), it instructed taxpayers to reduce the wage expense on their business tax returns at the time they claimed the credit. See IRS Notice 2021-20.

Update: On June 4, 2025, USDA updated its guidance on the gross income calcluation.This updated guidance resolves the inconsistencies addressed below.

To help you stay abreast of the ever-changing status of the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership information reporting requirements, we're providing a timeline. Stay tuned for further updates!

March 21, 2025

In recent months, I have received many questions from farmers and their advisors about the so-called “residual fertility” deduction.

The new year is well underway! At the Beginning Farmer Center we are looking forward to new activities and programming, the first of which is our upcoming 2025 Farm Transitions Conference on February 6^th and 7^th.