{"id":20450,"date":"2025-05-15T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/?page_id=20450"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:36:50","slug":"strategic-business-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/strategic-business-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Business Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-link-hero \">\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DJI_0970-scaled-e1758122315602.jpg\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-exlarge\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader purdue-home-link-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">\n                    Strategic Business Management                <\/p>\n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-link-hero__header\">\n                    Manage Risk &amp; Position you Operation for Long-term success                <\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__subtext\">\n                    Helping you build strong people, make smart investments and confident decisions that keep your business resilient year after year.                <\/p>\n                                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-container\">\n                    <span class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-desc tablet-hidden\">\n                        Shortcuts:\n                    <\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list--desktop\">\n                                                                                <li>\n                                <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resource\/keyword\/labor\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    People &amp; Labor                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                                                <li>\n                                <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/resource\/keyword\/technology\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                    Equipment &amp; 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Understand how people, operations, and strategy work together to build a more resilient and profitable farm.<\/p>\n                                        <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/farm-finance-lab\/\" target=\"_self\">Explore the Series<\/a><\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-6-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025IndianaFarmCustomRates_feature16x9.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">Signature Publication<\/p>\n                                                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Farm Custom Rates<\/p>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">A trusted resource to compare for hire service rates in land preparation, fertilizer and chemical application, planting, harvesting, hauling, and machinery. 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