May 24, 2024
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by Margaret Lippsmeyer, Michael Langemeier, and Michael Boehlje
Advancements in production agriculture continue to accelerate making the business environment more complex and creating a significant need for a forward-thinking mindset. Management tools, including traditional risk management, often define efforts in terms of predetermined silos: managing farm finances and financial risk; managing market risk; managing human resources and human risk; legal risk management including contract growing or lease agreements; managing production technologies and production risk. Often this type of approach fails to effectively account for risks that influence several dimensions of a business. In this article series, we propose an integrated risk management approach by encouraging forward thinking and holistic management through the creation of a proactive business strategy. Integrated risk management takes into account key business resources and considers potential obstacles which may evolve. The article series is meant to encourage producers to develop an integrated risk management approach and build a strategic plan.
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Join educators from across the Midwest to build skills for communicating soil health concepts on Nov. 4-5, 2026. In the field, we’ll evaluate the relationship between soil health and water management focusing on irrigation and edge of field practices. The in-service will have both classroom and on farm demonstrations.
The Land of Opportunity: A Conference for Farmland Owners will be held at two locations on October 5 and October 6, providing farmland owners with valuable information and resources to help them make informed decisions about their land. The conference will feature keynote presentations, educational breakout sessions, and networking opportunities designed specifically for those who own, manage, or have an interest in farmland.