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Instead of writing down these big audacious goals, Jon Acuff, an entrepreneur, speaker and best-selling author, has better advice: Set micro goals.

During the Top Producer Summit, which was held Jan. 23-25 in Nashville, Top Producer honored five farm operations.

Define your goals and desired ROI for conservation practices on your farm.

High input costs, excessive disease pressure or commodity prices — any of these factors could be pushing you to plant back-to-back corn or back-to-back soybeans.

“Human nature is to do nothing, but that means you can end up with three years of corn on your farm,” says Ben Brown, agricultural economist at the University of Missouri. “This strategy makes you proactive.”

The 2023 farm bill may not be completed before it expires on September 30 but there is hope it could be done by year end.

Grains mostly lower with profit taking on better extended weather, but still supported by global supply concerns. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities says cattle and hogs supported by higher cash.

The International Grains Council (IGC) raised its forecast for 2023-24 global corn production to 1.22 billion metric tons, reflecting an improved outlook for the United States.

To encourage fair treatment of specialty crop and small farmers, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) are proposing a new bill: the Insuring Fairness for Family Farmers Act (IFFFA).