What trends are emerging in this tight labor market? The Agribusiness HR Review shows competing for talent is a challenge and companies are exploring new recruitment methods to attract and retain good employees.
What trends are emerging in this tight labor market? The Agribusiness HR Review shows competing for talent is a challenge and companies are exploring new recruitment methods to attract and retain good employees.
Whether you are managing millennials or you are a millennial leader responsible for guiding a group of employees in day-to-day operations on your farm, generational differences shouldn’t be ignored.
Farmers continue to face declining farm income in the Midwest and Mid-South regions, according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Farmers continue to face declining farm income in the Midwest and Mid-South regions, according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
The rise of farmer’s markets to home-delivery meal kits to niche brands claiming gluten-free and sunshine-fed products are just a few clues the food landscape is cluttered, confusing and changing.
Anthony Schwarck’s strong business acumen and focus on the business of farming earned him the title of the 2019 Tomorrow’s Top Producer Horizon Award winner.
Recent cases of embezzlement, fraud and Ponzi schemes occurring with grain buyers serve as reminders of why farmers should exercise due diligence when working with grain buyers.
Recent cases of embezzlement, fraud and Ponzi schemes occurring with grain buyers serve as reminders of why farmers should exercise due diligence when working with grain buyers.
A former grain elevator manager is on the run after allegedly pocketing $2 million from the Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. in west-central Minnesota.
Successfully marketing grain is one of the biggest challenges most farmers face. Tight margins, weather uncertainty and global trade issues can quickly derail the best laid plans.
The current farm bill expires in September 2018. So that’s the hard line in the sand to pass a new farm bill or extend the current one. Here are several of the key obstacles to passing the next farm bill.
April showers bring May flowers, as well as a lot of anxious farmers ready to hit the field for spring planting. Will spring weather support fieldwork? What factors could keep planters in the shed?
For 2018, Nebraska farmland prices average $2,745, which is a 3% drop from a year ago. This annual drop is less than the 9% drop seen in 2017 and similar to the 4% drop reported in 2016.
Demand for high-quality, productive farmland remains strong, according to recent farmland sales data. Here are results from three February 2018 farmland auctions, where prices topped $10,000 per acre.
The February Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) reveals a slight improvement for farmers’ financial conditions—increasing to the highest level since May 2014.
Outside influences such as investor interest, changes in U.S. trade policy, unexpected consequences from tax laws and potential changes in the next farm bill could also send farmland values south.
