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I Recently Met a Farmer in His 50's That Owns 3,000 Acres Free and Clear
In this blog post, we discuss a recent meeting we had with a farmer who owns 3,000 acres of debt-free farmland. We walk through the strategies this farmers has utilized to build a sizable net worth in a volatile farming environment.
Read More »Maximize Your Grain Storage ROI
In this blog post, we discuss a few different grain storage hedge situations. While basis varies greatly from area-to-area, a merchandising mindset can add big dollars to a farmer's bottom line over time.
Read More »Announcing our Business of Farming 2018 Conference
We're excited to announce the lineup for our Business of Farming conference. Farm conferences are a great way to find new ideas and practices to implement in your farming operation. But, they can be expensive and time-consuming. That's why we're bring our conference to your home or office.
Read More »Using Statistics to Make Better Grain Marketing Decisions
In this blog post, we discuss how our emotions hamper our ability to objectively evaluate grain marketing decisions. It's easy to underestimate, and be surprised by, large price grain market price moves. We walk through some analysis that can help you understand and quantify your farm's price risk.
Read More »Coming Soon! Business of Farming Podcast and Conference
We're excited to announce that we've started working on two new projects. We're launching a business-focused farm podcast as well as a online summit/conference. Stay tuned for more information!
Read More »Do We Need “Boots on the Ground” In Precision Ag?
In this blog post, crop consultant Cory Willness discusses the need for "boots on the ground" in a modern precision ag program. AgTech often sells the premise that data collection and technology have all the solutions to your problems, and eliminate boots on the ground. Sorry but an agronomy brain, a set of eyes, and a pair of boots on the ground are still a necessary requirement for solid agronomy in Precision Ag.
Read More »Don't Let Computers be Your Agronomist
In this blog post, we discuss our skepticism of computer-generated precision ag recommendations. Modern precision ag tools are great when used in conjunction with ground truthing techniques. There are simply too many micro variables that contribute to a crop yield for these precision ag models to be used as the sole source of truth.
Read More »The Building Blocks of a Profitable Farm
In this guest blog post, Jesse Stoller (of Ag Data Partners) discusses building a solid farm foundation. Specifically, he keys in on the importance of using accurate and detailed farm finance and operational data to optimize farm decision making.
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