Farm Business - General
Take a high-level assessment of your strengths and weaknesses.
During the Summit, Top Producer will recognize remarkable farmers who have taken risks, built thriving businesses and given back to their communities.
Adopt a lean-and-mean business mentality.
Strategic planning builds an innovative and sustainable position for your farm.
The Ducheneaux family reconnects consumers with their food source
At Top Producer Summit, Sarah Frey will share live lessons about how to see past life’s imperfections and find the good even in dark times.
After growing up in a small town in northeast Michigan, spending time in Bosnia and earning a degree in economics from Iowa State University, Kauffman started his career with the Federal Reserve.
For 14 straight months, the rural economy has posted healthy and consistent growth.
The global economy is facing numerous headwinds and tailwinds. Many of the forces at play will impact your farm.
China contains the largest population of any country in the world. All those mouths drive demand across the globe and for your farm’s products.
Understand how global headwinds and tailwinds will affect your operation.
Be ready for a big profit swing for 2023 — to the downside. The 2023 Illinois Crop Budgets released by the University of Illinois show a clear trend of higher costs and lower returns.
Brendan and Elaine Martin are building their dream farm — one piece at a time.
For a fifth straight month, the rural economy has posted signs of trouble. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University.
The 2023 Executive Women in Agriculture Trailblazer Award will be given to a female producer who is a shining example for her peers.
Sarah Frey started a simple produce delivery route that has evolved into a fresh fruit and vegetable operation that distributes products nationally.
“Most farms don’t have the time, capabilities, perspectives, resources or desire to do all the tasks it takes to run an operation,” says Steve Kluemper, AgriStrategies LLC founder. “A lot of growers hire to fill gaps.”
In just a few years the farm financial pendulum swung from shaky to stable, according to the 2022 Agricultural Lender Survey report by the American Bankers Association and Farmer Mac.
“You can begin at any point in the year, but the power of this is that by improving yourself first, others follow,” says Mark Faust, president of Echelon Management.
Consumer preferences can totter between fads and trends. For farmers to capitalize on consumer demands, they must be able to sort out which market opportunities to pursue, says Rob Dongoski with Ernst & Young.
Idaho operation builds niche business to complement core crops.
“Our CEO will always be the Chief Risk Officer – a task it is irresponsible to delegate,” says American investor Warren Buffett.
Economic growth is stalling in rural America. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University.
Agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks increased 8.1% in 2022 to $103.1 billion, according to the American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report.
In farming and in life, success can be defined in endless ways. Five farmers share their perspective.
Follow this strategy to reduce turnover and increase morale on your farm team.
Rich Redmond has created a no-nonsense system to supercharge your personal and professional life, whether you are a farmer or the drummer for Jason Aldean.
The food system is being reimagined today and farmers can benefit by thinking about how to improve their ability to take advantage of opportunities in the process, says Rob Dongoski with Ernst and Young.
Scale tickets from elevators could soon be a document of the past. In the future, your grain could have all its characteristics filed digitally and accessed via a QR code as it moves through the supply chain.
Rebound in labor force participation a bright spot for businesses and a key to economic recovery