Phyllis Riley

RLI LANDU Education Week

Greg Good (back row), CLB Sales Associate and Perryton Branch Office Manager, recently attended the Realtor Land Institute LANDU Education Week in Arlington, TX. June 11, 2018 (Chicago) – The Realtors® Land Institute (RLI), an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, is proud to announce a record-setting number of land real estate professionals in attendance at their annual LANDU Education Week. Fifty attendees from fourteen states gathered in Arlington, TX, last week to gain top-notch expertise through RLI’s Land University (LANDU) Education Program. Twenty-one of those students completed all 6 courses being offered towards the elite Accredited Land Consultant …

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What the New Tax Law Means for Agriculture

New article May 16, 2018 by Farm Credit Bank of Texas (land.com) The largest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in three decades went into effect this year, impacting farmers, ranchers and other rural landowners in a variety of ways. For the most part, financial experts anticipate benefits for these groups. “The 2018 tax law changes include several items that I feel will be beneficial to agricultural producers,” says Burl Lowery, a Brownwood, Texas, certified public accountant and director of Central Texas Farm Credit. “The increase in the exemption in estate and generation-skipping taxes to $11.2 million in 2018 will …

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More Bad News from Drought Monitor

The extreme drought conditions are expanding in our region.  Here is the latest map from the Drought Monitor and a link to their reports. Drought Monitor