Every winter, after fall harvest and tillage are wrapped up, farmers begin prepping farm equipment for the long slumber ahead until spring planting arrives. Or, if you plan on using that tractor or ...

Modern agriculture has evolved into a data-driven, highly coordinated operation where efficiency determines profitability. Farms are no longer small, isolated plots managed by a handful of workers.

Many farm operators provide some type of custom work or use of farm machinery to other farmers during the growing season, and payment is usually made following the completion of the harvest season.