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General Farm Management & Strategy
As farms continue to grow, relationship management and leadership skills will become increasingly important.
Read MoreSoybean storage returns are examined in this article. The method of measuring those returns is similar to corn. Please read the corn storage return article in this publication for that information. One difference is that the harvest price for soybeans was assumed to be the cash prices in the first two weeks of October, while the corn harvest price was assumed to be the last two weeks of October.
Read MoreSmall businesses may sometime face extremely difficult situations that can jeopardize survival. In this article we report on some of the characteristics of firms that have survived a natural disaster. The in- tent is to illustrate management decisions that can assistant any business in getting through the trauma.
Read MoreThe United States economy is at capacity, with an unemployment rate near 50-year lows. In the past such low unemployment resulted in rising inflation. In our time, though, the inflation rate has remained near 2%. It has not increased. So, “Where’s the inflation?”
Read MoreRecorded May 23, 2019 | Purdue agricultural economists James Mintert and Michael Langemeier join Purdue agronomists, Bob Nielsen and Shaun Casteel to discuss crop insurance alternatives as well as corn and soybean agronomic management considerations.
Read MoreFailing to develop a marketing plan may lead to a situation in which the farm only sells their products when they need liquidity.
Read MoreIn this era of precision agriculture and big data, farmers are increasingly pressured to adopt a farm data software platform. Companies such as Granular, Farmers Edge and Conservis allow producers to manage and analyze their data.
Read MoreWe examine the competitiveness of wheat production for important international wheat regions using 2013 to 2017 data from the agri benchmark network.
Read MoreWe examine the competitiveness of soybean production for important international soybean regions using 2013 to 2017 data from the agri benchmark network.
Read MoreWe examine the competitiveness of corn production for important international corn regions using 2013 to 2017 data from the agri benchmark network.
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