Management
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Sustainability: Not A Four-Letter Word
Sustainability seems like the agricultural community’s newest buzzword, and in some circles, it takes on a negative connotation associated with high costs and little…
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A Year Of Learning
Well, it’s the last column of the year, and I find myself writing this as I sit alone in a hotel room at the…
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Contract Killing
There’s an old mariner quote: “Once ashore, we pray no more.” In other words, sailors in dire situations will promise to change their evil…
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A Tale Of Two Outlooks
As the calendar has turned to December and snow is falling across much of the central and eastern U.S., many in the industry have…
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AGCO Awards 2010 Operator Of The Year
AGCO has named Mike Pluimer, Ceres Solutions, Templeton, IN, as its 2010 Operator of the Year. He was awarded a 2010 Harley-Davidson motorcycle at…
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Judge Orders GM Sugar Beets To Be Destroyed
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the immediate destruction of 256 acres of genetically modified (GM) sugar beet seedlings planted in Oregon…
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Ag Groups Join Estate-Tax Battle
At a news conference Nov. 30, in Washington, DC, the National Corn Growers Association and several other organizations representing family farmers and ranchers urged…
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New Program Helps Producers Manage Price Risk
AgriVisor, LLC, Doane Advisory Services, and Pro Farmer have partnered to offer the Crossover Insight program, enabling row crop producers to diversify the way…
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A Question Of Direction
As the year winds down, most of my industry friends are asking me one simple question: What will our industry do in 2011? Truthfully,…
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Report: Farmers Likely To Spend More To Produce 2011 Crops
Grain prices moved higher this year and the costs of growing them are likely to do the same in the year ahead, according to…
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