Management
How do you set your farm on a profitable and exciting trajectory? Surround yourself with smart people, and then give and take.
Idaho operation builds niche business to complement core crops.
Learn her career path, how she synthesizes data and her best leadership lessons.
The poet Ovid said, “Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.” This quote perfectly encompasses a key in business success: small habits done repeatedly truly do add up.
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.
To boost employee retention, farms need leaders who can effectively inspire and guide others. The job often requires its leaders to possess a handful of characteristics not necessarily used on other areas of the farm.
There are three areas producers need to focus on to earn the title of “good farm manager,” according to Purdue University researchers.
More than 50% of farmers intend to grow their operation, based on responses in Purdue’s February 2023 Ag Economy Barometer. If you’re thinking about scaling your farm, it’s important to first ask these questions.
“If you do not run your day, your day will run you,” says Mary Kelly, CEO of Productive Leaders and a 20-year veteran of the Navy.
Having another financing option can make all the difference when the right opportunity comes your way.