Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Tables  
Discontinued operations

  Discontinued Operations Statements of Operations    
       
    Fiscal years ended August 31,  
    2016     2015     2014  
Farm revenues  $267,472   $1,127,155   $1,068,026 
Farm expenses   (77,132)   (126,279)   (88,105)
  Gross profit   190,340    1,000,876    979,921 
       
General and administrative expenses   (313,389)   (760,192)   (911,230)
Impairment of land and water rights held for sale   -    -    (402,657)
  Operating (loss) profit   (123,049)   240,684    (333,966)
Finance charges   38,428    21,710    14,392 
(Loss) gain on sale of farm assets   4,273    (22,108,145)   1,407,326 
Interest expense (1)   -    (390,505)   (239,200)
Interest imputed on the Tap Participation      
  Fee payable to HP A&M (2)   -    (23,816)   (1,445,509)
Taxes    -     (292,729 )   -   
  Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes  $(80,348)  $(22,552,801)  $(596,957)

 

(1) Interest expense represents interest accrued related to notes the Company had on its farm assets prior to the sale. All notes associated with the farms have been paid off, and as a result the Company no longer incurs interest on such notes.
(2)  Imputed interest represents an estimate of the interest accrued on the Tap Participation Fee payable to High Plains A&M, LLC (“HP A&M”), which was eliminated as a result of the settlement with HP A&M during the three months ended February 28, 2015. As a result, the Company no longer accrues interest related to the Tap Participation Fee.

 

  Discontinued Operations Balance Sheets    
     
    August 31,  
    2016     2015  
Assets:    
Trade accounts receivable  $227,060   $549,993 
Escrow receivable   -    1,342,250 
Land held for sale (1)   450,347    - 
Prepaid expenses   2,880    65,309 
Total assets  $680,287   $1,957,552 
     
Liabilities:    
Accounts payable  $-   $25,704 
Accrued liabilities   4,394    90,725 
Deferred revenues   -    900 
Total liabilities  $4,394   $117,329 

 

(1)  Land Held for Sale. During the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2015, the Company purchased three farms totaling 700 acres for approximately $450,300. The farms were acquired to correct dry-up covenant issues related to water only farms to obtain the release of the escrow funds related to the Company’s farm sale to Arkansas River Farms, LLC. The Company intends to sell the farms within the next fiscal year.