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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.
Craft a plan to up your farm’s strategic direction.
Define family employment requirements for your operation
Become a master time manager in 2022
Top Producer Summit is your annual opportunity to gather new ideas, focus on your farm business and network with like-minded producers.
In 2022, Top Producer celebrates the 25th anniversary of its annual business and networking event.
Robin Crow will provide the keynote and closing address at the 2022 Top Producer Summit, which runs Feb. 14-16 in Nashville.
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.
Nonconformity is nature in Bill Jones’ triple-cropping world. “This is about ROI, hitting yield averages, and taking care of my soil,” says Jones. “Home runs are fine, but they’re for somebody else to chase.”
As Warren Buffett once said, “The best investment you can make is in yourself.”
Here’s how you can avoid committing these harmony-harming mistakes.
With high fertilizer costs and potential product shortages, you may be considering back-to-back years of soybeans.
Make an investment in your operation by joining your peers at the 2022 Top Producer Summit.
Archie Griffin knows short-term thinking is critical, but he takes the long view.
The 2022 Top Producer Summit is your opportunity to learn and grow as a farm CEO, surrounded by hundreds of peers in the vibrant city of Nashville
What is the best way to fill current and future labor needs on your farm? Never stop recruiting.
Regardless of where you fall on the adoption curve of farm technology, you need to have an intentional innovation strategy.
The global economy is facing numerous headwinds and tailwinds. Many of the forces at play will impact your farm.
This year, you’ll have a front row seat to watch the Top Producer Awards banquet LIVE!
Congratulations to Todd, Louise and the Malecha family for being named the 2022 Top Producer of the Year. Pay a virtual visit to their dairy farm in Villard, Minn., to learn how they stay focused on goals and values.
Congratulations to Martin Angus, the 2022 recipient of the Tomorrow’s Top Producer Horizon Award. Take a virtual trip to their diversified operation nestled in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.
Congratulations to Christopher and Nate Riggers for being named a 2022 Top Producer of the Year finalist. Take a virtual visit to their Idaho farm to learn how they’ve doubled barley revenue per acre in two years.
Congratulations to Seven Springs Farms, a 2022 Top Producer of the Year finalist. A virtual trip to the diversified Kentucky farm will shed light on why Joe Nichols does not fall in love with assets.
Every decision Susan Weaver Ford makes is focused on family. She is the sixth generation to hold the reins of her North Carolina farm, and the first female.
For 15 straight months, the rural economy has posted healthy and consistent growth.
Make education a priority in 2022 by joining Top Producer for the Top Producer Summit.
Beyond what you pay for food and consumer goods, inflation impacts your balance sheet.
Join your farming peers at the Online Top Producer Summit.
The Top Producer Summit online event kicked off Feb. 22, and the fun continues through Feb. 23.
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