Racehorse flats is what the locals call the area where I grew up in Illinois. There are a variety of reasons for that moniker, but I generally correlate it with the insanity that occurs when area farmers try to be first to the field come spring.
The reality of taxes is that they are a longterm strategy, and farmers can utilize them in their business to a competitive advantage, says Lance Fulton, tax consultant with Kennedy & Coe.