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The Challenge With over 170 landowners, it was difficult for an Indiana family farm to know what is most important to each and every landowner so that they can exceed landowner...

The Challenge Specific to the Operations Manager position, this family farm operation already had a good person in the role, someone with operations experience and the trust of...

The Challenge Like many operations, hiring employees was not one of this farm’s strengths. They did not have a hiring process or know how to properly solicit applications,...

The Challenge Like many operations, they were facing challenges and time constraints in handling their day to day financials. The growth of acres and adding entities increased the...

The Challenge The Mehmen’s situation is likely familiar to a majority of the mid to large size farms across North America. Their adherence to family values and continuing their...

The Challenge The owners and employees of the operation try to take great care of their landowners – they are timely with field work, exceptional in their stewardship of leased...

The Challenge The husband and wife had just split their operation from a brother the previous year and hence were farming 3,300 acres. Then their son and daughter both stated...

FamilyFarms Group Value Network Delivers Significant ROI The primary purpose of FamilyFarms Group value network is to support the success of farmers. This network provides...

FamilyFarms Group Value-Network Creates Huge ROI on Soybean Seed Treater When it comes to planting, farmers have a multitude of factors to consider to save time and money while...

Financial measures and ratios offer a powerful method of evaluation. They can help improve a manager's understanding of the business' health while identifying areas that need...

Download our free farm guide to find out: Are you evaluating your employees? Are you measuring their performance? Are you working together to set goals? And finally, do you feel...

Download this free farm guide and learn about row crop consolidation, its impact on family farms throughout North America, and what farmers can do to keep their legacies alive!...

Download our free farm guide to understand answers to questions like: Why Should I Actively Market My Farm? What Is Your Goal & Who Is Your Target Audience? How to Market Your...

In our free farm guide you'll discover: Why You Should Have HR on Your Family Farm Hiring the Right People at the Right Time Ways to Attract and Retain Top Farm Talent Consider...

Download our free farm guide to discover: What is Branding? Why Should You Brand Your Farm? Benefits of Branding Your Farm How to Bring Your Brand to Life ...and Putting Your...

From One Acre to a Legacy: A Fourth-Generation Farmer Thrives with Community Emma Purvis is a fourth-generation farmer who is passionate about carrying on her family's legacy. The...

Planning for the Next Generation Richard Cott, a farmer from Cott Family Farms in Clay Center, Kansas shares the challenge of transitioning his farm to his son Kyle. He...

Strengthening Leadership Across Farming Generations Ryan at Weeks Family Farms had been able to take principles they have gleaned from the General Managers Peer Group has helped...

How Abeln Farms Shifted Gears for Long-Term Success and Found Community Support When Joel came back to the farm in 2006, the operation began to grow, and he knew he needed to...

How UnCommon Farms Transformed Employee Retention and the Family Farm's Future When Schnitker Farm’s had an employee approach them about another possible job offer, the first call...

MBS Family Farms' Succession and Financial Transformation Through UnCommon Farms After working with the UnCommon Farms Financial Solutions team for over 15 years now, MBS Family...

Breaking Tradition for a Thriving Farming Future Brothers Richard and Robert Ensor have been farming together since almost the day they were born. Like most, growing up on a...

Nine years have passed since Microsoft released the Windows 10 operating system. On July 15, 2015, it was released for computer manufacturers to install on new computers and two...

Many producers had a vacation during the wintertime. Unless it was a supplier trip where they did all the work, the producer and their family likely had a certain amount of...

In 1981, George T. Doran published a paper in Management Review that introduced SMART goals as a tool to improve the chances of reaching management goals. Clearly identifying what...

“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went”—Dave Ramsey What does a budget do for me? A budget is a farm owner’s plan of action and evaluative...

There’s still time to apply for a USDA Rural Energy for America Program grant to help fund your new technology. What is REAP? The USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)...

The agriculture industry has changed so much in the last 20 to 25 years. With equipment, we’ve had the proliferation of such items as auto-steer, swath control, and variable rate...