Latest News From Shay Foulk

Farming to Lose the Least Money
Farming to Lose the Least Money

Shay Foulk shares six ways to mitigate loss and plan to pilot through tough years.

3 Ways to Plan for Periods of Profits and Loss
3 Ways to Plan for Periods of Profits and Loss

Periods of profitability and loss come in waves and Shay Foulk is sharing three key things to do in 2024 to make the best of it.

Storage Never Pays, Or Does It?
Storage Never Pays, Or Does It?

Regardless of preferences or past assumptions on storage, Shay Foulk encourages growers to run the numbers to see if new or more storage makes sense in their operations.

What Actually is Cost of Production?
What Actually is Cost of Production?

Knowing your cost of production allows you to make changes — you can’t improve what you don’t measure.

Farming Boom or Bust in the Decade Ahead? How to Manage Price Cycles
Farming Boom or Bust in the Decade Ahead? How to Manage Price Cycles

As we look ahead, here is what I have seen the best operations do in both good and challenging years.

Succession Planning: Your Most Important Farm Task for 2023
Succession Planning: Your Most Important Farm Task for 2023

Whether you’re 35 or 65, things happen. Don’t risk the future of your farm by putting off your succession plan. Get started, make a plan and put it into action.

Achieve Top ROI with Every Planter Pass this Spring
Achieve Top ROI with Every Planter Pass this Spring

Plan for how you will keep the wheels rolling — even if they fall off the wagon — this spring.

Shay Foulk: Set 100 Dreams for 2023
Shay Foulk: Set 100 Dreams for 2023

For 2023, set your sights on achieving your goals. Start with something small, and you will be amazed how dreams inspire dreams.

How Much Can You Pay to Combat Weeds?
How Much Can You Pay to Combat Weeds?

To know if your weed costs are delivering on ROI, first consider yield impacts.

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Shay Foulk: The Importance of Community in Rural America

We are more than the hours we work and the services we provide. We are people, friends, family, and community. You are important, you are loved, and you are worthy of conversation, caring, and love.

The Bottom Line to Soil Health Investments
The Bottom Line to Soil Health Investments

Stop questioning if soil health pays. Instead, ask yourself how to measure the dollars and cents of your investments in soil health.

Shay Foulk: Shedding New “Light” on ROI for Your Farm
Shay Foulk: Shedding New “Light” on ROI for Your Farm

Whatever it is, take some time now to think about where you can improve your ROI in your farm business.

To Spray or Not To Spray? Fungicide Decisions in 2022
To Spray or Not To Spray? Fungicide Decisions in 2022

We are in the heart of fungicide application season, with airplanes, drones, and sprayers crawling the countryside. Here are the key things to think about when making fungicide applications.

Take control of the clock, and spend your minutes and hours wisely
Planting is Complete. What’s Your Top Priority Now?

Operators who are always keeping the next season, plan or operation in mind tend to have more family time and work-life balance.

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The Brain of Your Farm Operation: The Office

If you’ve been thinking about improving your office space, what are you waiting for? This may be your sign.

What the #$?@ is Risk Management?
What the #$?@ is Risk Management?

The best attributes for managing risk are experience and intuition. Ironically, both of these require experience.

6 Ways to Grow Your Business in 2022
6 Ways to Grow Your Business in 2022

Quick, how do you define growth in your business?

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Make a “Lessons Learned” List from 2021 to Kickstart 2022

Our farm and seed team makes a “lessons learned” list at the end of harvest to fix and hopefully improve on issues from the prior year. 

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Guidelines to Dial In Your Equipment Decisions

As you build out your 2022 plans, let’s focus on equipment rates and management.

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Play the Long Game in Machinery Investments

Here's how to achieve long-term equipment management success.

5 Considerations for Rising Prices and Cost of Production in 2022
5 Considerations for Rising Prices and Cost of Production in 2022

As we face challenges heading into the 2022 crop year due to skyrocketing input prices, it is imperative we understand the environment in which we are making decisions.

Should You Buy That Farm? A Tool to Help You Do the Math
Should You Buy That Farm? A Tool to Help You Do the Math

Here's what to consider if you are weighing a land purchase.

How Quick Is The Payback For A $150,000 Planter Expense?
How Quick Is The Payback For A $150,000 Planter Expense?

It is easy to get caught up in the technology improvements in our industry. The key is deciphering what will truly make you more money or add value to your farm.