2024 Newsletters

  • February  Inside this Newsletter: Farm Bill decision time, Business IQ study email version, 2024 Spring Profitability Conference, Now is the time to start a new set of books, Farm Transition, Direct-to-consumer classes, U.S. Beneficial Ownership Information Registry Now Accepting Reports
  • March - Inside this Newsletter: Spring Profitability Conference, An Early look at 2023 SWFM Financials, IRS collection notices are back: what to expect, This ain’t fair, IRS Updates Form W-9 for 2024, Now is the time to see how you are doing, Retired equities in coop, What you need to know about Cost of Production, Is it real?  AI Generators,  Tax Preparation is Under Way
  • April - Inside this Newsletter: Association Board Members Needed,  Association farm incomes drop dramatically in 2023, Changes ahead for Association tax preparation, Clean energy credits, IRS Updates Form W-9 for 2024, Gifting and Tax Implications, Financial efficiency Ratios, Virtual currency/Crypto currency what is it?, Spring Association Board Meeting, Rolling soybeans: The good, the bad and the injured

     Annual Reports
  • 2023 SWFM Annual Report (PDF) 
  • 2022 SWFM Annual Report (PDF)
  • 2021 SWFM Annual Report (PDF)
  • 2020 SWFM Annual Report (PDF)
  • 2019 SWFM Annual Report (PDF)
  • 2018 SWFM Annual Report (PDF)
  • 1989-2017 Annual Reports available on AgEcon Search

Newsletter Archive

News

Extension of Tax Filing Deadline for 2020 Individual Returns

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March 21, 2021

By C. Robert Holcomb, E.A., Extension Educator, Agricultural Business Management, University of Minnesota Extension 

On March 17, 2021, The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021.  IRS will provide additional guidance in the coming days...

ARC or PLC?

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Congress approves a new Farm Bill every five years. After a new Farm Bill is released, the Extension Ag Business Management (ABM) team hosts informational meetings around the state to educate farmers about key changes in the law...

Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Webinar: 2021 Decision

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The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Minnesota is holding a public Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) webinar with the University of Minnesota Extension at 2 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2021. Farmers and others involved in agriculture will have an opportunity to learn more about the ARC/PLC programs and factors to consider when making elections for the 2021 crop year. Register now.

UMN Extension, NDSU Extension to offer Farm Safety Webinar Series

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Farm Safety Webinar Series

ROCHESTER, Minn. — University of Minnesota Extension is excited to be partnering with North Dakota State University Extension to offer a series of farm safety webinars this winter. Each of us has been impacted in some way by an accident, injury, or fatality that has occurred on the farm. These events are devastating to communities and impact the livelihoods of those we know and love dearly. The purpose of these webinars is to empower communities and individuals to prioritize safety on the farm. The webinar series will be January-March on Thursdays at 11:00am. Each webinar will last one hour.