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Season One, Clear Answers: A New Client Gets a Full Trial Program in Year One

Onboarded in 2025. Immediately instrumented with side-by-side trials. A $44/ac variety advantage, a drone fungicide result worth expanding, and an honest finding that killed a $5/ac equipment upgrade.

Stewardship You Can Document: Landowner Transparency on a Western Illinois Operation

Grid-sampled soil tests. Variable-rate fertility tied to what the ground actually needs. A 144-page annual report that shows landowners exactly what happened on their acres.

When the Data Says Stop Spending: Input Reduction on a Northwestern Illinois Soybean Operation

A biological seed treatment that returned zero yield advantage. A starter rate that won by costing less. Four independent trials pointing in the same direction.

Separating What Works from What Doesn’t on a Large Northwestern Illinois Operation

144 on-farm trials. Clear results on fungicide, starter fertilizer, and biologicals — and the discipline to drop what didn’t pay.

Right-Sizing Inputs on a Central Tennessee Corn and Soybean Farm

How data from a farm’s own fields drove down seed costs, identified the highest-paying hybrids, and cut inputs that didn’t earn their keep.

Attracting and Retaining Employees

Explore the ways UnCommon Farms helped one of our clients attract, hire, and retain the right employees for their operation.

Avoiding Inheritance Conflict When the Farm Is Held in a Corporation

Ensure family harmony through thoughtful succession planning by clarifying valuation processes, fostering transparency, and preparing the next generation for leadership.

Hiring Professional Employees

Find out how UnCommon Farms’ HR experts helped a client hire a professional employee who brought value to the farm’s…

Increased Time With Family

Read about our clients’ experience working with UnCommon Farms to structure their operation to allow for more time spent together…

Keeping the Acres We Have

Read about an Indiana family farm’s experience learning to maintain positive relationships with landowners and exceed their expectations.

Landowner Retention

See how one of our member farms learned to build better relationships with landowners and meet their long-term goals.

Operations Management

Read our case study about an operations manager with our client’s farm who learned how to reach his full potential…

Opportunities for the Next Generation

See how two parents created a business plan to allow for growth that would accommodate their children joining their farming…

Preserving a 150-Year Legacy Farm Through Strategic Succession Planning

Strategic succession planning helps a 150-year-old family farm preserve its legacy and ensure future stability through trusts and flexible family…

Preserving the Family Legacy Without a Farming Heir

Learn how a farm couple ensured their farm’s legacy without a farming heir through strategic planning and expert advice from…

Seed Treatment

Find out what happened when our client used their own soybean seed treater instead of paying for pre-treated seeds.

Strategic Partner Discounts

Explore the value UnCommon Farms’ network delivers for equipment, grain bin management, crop marketing, and more.

Succession Planning for Balancing Farming and Non-Farming Heirs

Strategies to balance inheriting farming and non-farming heirs, reduce estate taxes, and ensure family farm continuity through structured planning and…

Succession Strategies That Protect Retirement and Support the Next Generation

Farm succession strategies that ensure a smooth transition to the next generation while maintaining retirement security.