Management
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It’s Commodity Classic Time!
As I write this week’s column, I’m heading to Tampa, FL, for the annual Commodity Classic show. The event, hosted by the various commodity…
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Update: Illinois Pesticide Application Permit
By April 9, 2011 anyone who applies a pesticide to water or has a license to treat for mosquitoes must get a National Pollution…
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2010 PACE Annual Report
Retailers are Micro Efficient, Macro Inefficient Agriculture is growing in complexity and risk at all levels in the supply chain, making it critical that…
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Making A Difference
At our PACE Advisory Council meeting last October, one of the most captivating topics the group discussed was generational turnover. Not surprisingly, we spent…
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Generational Challenges: Changing Approaches
The generational change occurring in the general population is also occurring on two fronts for retailers: the next generation of growers is slowly taking…
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Generational Shift: What Sets Millennials Apart?
Dr. Scott Downey of Purdue University, who is doing extensive research on generational shift, has been examining the most current crop of graduates to…
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Vilsack: Subsidy Cuts For Large Farms Affordable
by Philip Brasher, DesMoinesRegister.com With the agricultural economy booming, the largest farm operations can afford to take a cut in subsidies to help trim…
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No Mega Answers
It’s funny how you never know when you might strike a nerve. Take the case of really large grower-customers, for instance. A few weeks…
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Five More Years?
Last week, I talked about just how difficult it will be for anyone to accurately predict the future because of the rapid pace of…
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NCGA, NGFF Debut Grain Bin Safety Video
The National Corn Growers Association and the National Grain and Feed Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Grain and Feed Association,…
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