Reading Time: 6 minutes Books Reviewed Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success (HarperCollins, 2010) By Matthew Syed Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance (Princeton University Press, 2010) By Boris Groysberg Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less (Random House, 2014) By Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao When the big […] Read more
Grow from within: Three timely reads for farms at a crossroads
Sometimes, that streak of independence in farmers is simple bullheadedness. Other times, it’s business smarts at their sharpest
If the good times are gone
Can your farm survive the next 25 years at this winter's grain prices? It may have to
Reading Time: 5 minutes Since 2007, grain producers have profited from unprecedented high grain prices. Even this year’s record yields and high crop insurance payments have moderated the impact of the recent drop in grain prices. Most growers continue to feel the good times they have experienced for the past six years are going to continue. Gary Schnitkey thinks such farmers are wrong, maybe even fatally wrong. Schnitkey […] Read more
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