We are excited to announce that the 2019 FINPACK Lender’s Conference will be held on December 11 and 12 at the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Details Visit the conference website for details, registration information, and a full agenda... Every now and again there’s a FINPACK tool available we, the FINPACK Team, suspect is underutilized. That may be because it doesn’t fit the bank’s analysis needs or maybe it’s because the tool is out of sight and out of mind (and if only given a chance, users would... By: Joleen Hadrich, Associate Professor, Extension Economist Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) is a voluntary federal program available to dairy farms across the country, which can be used to help stabilize dairy farm revenue. DMC replaces the previous Margin... The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) is a major piece of tax legislation that has brought about changes to tax brackets and filing rules for individuals and businesses. The TCJA has also lead to changes on Form 1040, the Individual Income Tax Return form, for... By: C. Robert Holcomb and Joleen Hadrich In 2017, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Farm Business Management Program, the Southwest Minnesota Farm Business Management Association (SWMFBMA), and the University of... 