Leadership
Zach Arend will share lessons from the rodeo arena at the Top Producer Summit in Kansas City.
In 2024, Farm Journal Foundation’s Farmer Ambassadors and staff held more than 100 meetings in Washington, D.C., to explain the value of investing in global ag research, development, and nutrition security programs.
Complacency happens to our operations when we decide we are simply too busy working in the business to work on the business.
With leadership roles on an international stage, Pam Johnson kept her roots close and brought back enriched experiences and new ideas to her Iowa farm.
With the recent acquisition of the Moving Iron Summit, Machinery Pete reflects on the importance of building a business with teammates.
One thing my dad taught me at an early age was that if I didn’t keep myself busy, he would. When you live on a farm, there is always something to do. Here’s a look at that lesson in life through my lens now.
With a strong agricultural background, Dean Williams is committed to transforming ag retail through innovation and customer-focused leadership at FBN.
Matt Boos of Agrigrowth Consulting says his most successful farmer clients always have more than one revenue stream. But there’s one strategy he recommends to help to shorten the learning curve.
The addition of hogs and a trucking business to his family farm has allowed Erik Oberbroeckling to employ a large staff and alleviate some struggles when grain farming is less profitable.
With an unassuming pursuit of excellence, 2024 Top Producer of the Year Christine Hamilton leads her team driven by the pursuit of doing things in a better way but not for the sake of being the best.
Here are the most common types of culture in a business and the red flags to look for in yours.
A man who is no stranger to advocacy was on a mission. Mike Twining has been working toward taking a fact-based appeal to the stage of TEDx—the primetime way of sharing big ideas with potentially a big audience for big impact.
Tune in to the Build Better Boards Podcast starting Monday, Nov. 4.
Attributing his strong work ethic and leadership skills to his farming background, Jeff Rowe, who took the reins as CEO of Syngenta Group earlier this year, values the deep connection it fosters with customers and employees.
There is no such thing as going 110%. It’s a lie we tell ourselves to try and wring one more ounce of effort from our tired minds or bodies.
Kelly Garrett is provoked by opportunities and applies a keen eye for how they accelerate his business.
This Top Producer Summit workshop with Mark Faust will outfit you with the tools you need.
Sam Beveridge joins the Ag Inspo podcast to share how your best contribution to the farm may be untraditional.
Sixth-generation farmer Reid Weiland says proper onboarding is vital when it comes to hiring farm labor.
Innovation doesn’t have a finish line, but Paul Welbig with New Holland says it requires a constant drive to improve, whether through new technologies or refining existing processes.
Chris Payne joins the new Ag Inspo podcast to detail his journey into farming.
When raised by farmers, our earliest lessons in leadership, stewardship and life in general occur with the rhythms of the seasons. It turns out, even in a season of loss the learning continues.
Finding skilled labor is a major challenge. However, there are strategies farmers can use to make their operations more attractive workplaces. And here’s the good news—it doesn’t necessarily require offering higher pay.
Marc and Meagan Kaiser are building their future — finding a way to be part of their families’ corn and soybean operation and soil testing lab while starting a precision ag business and being active in farm groups.
Drag the planters out of the shed, fire up the seed tenders, update the field maps and start your engines. This season, as you enjoy your packed lunch at 10 a.m., ponder the lessons learned from the hardwoods.
After a 30-year career, her advice to someone just getting started is to be an effective communicator, which includes developing listening skills, and invite people to the table to take in different perspectives.
Kyle Scheele shares six ways constraints can be a good thing to your operation.
Shay Foulk shares tips to help balance equipment debt, transition and economic downturn.
Vanessa O’Brien shares the similar traits held by both farmers and explorers: courage, endurance, resilience and dedication.
Sarah Beth Aubrey explores the advantages and disadvantages of early adoption in the ag industry.