Regional Focus

Author: Greg Lamp

Patriotic Murals Dot Kansas Landscape When Skyler Hayes tinkers in his garage, it’s not with a pliers and screwdriver, but with a paint brush and c..

Make Safety the First Part of Your Plan

You’ve developed a robust business plan that lays out a successful future for your farm, your cooperative or business. You’ve made sure you have th..

Be Smart, Be Safe

Author: Greg Lamp

Taking shortcuts to outrun a faster work world often leads to injuries, even fatalities. With harvest knocking at the door, harried and often sleep..

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

Author: Tom Murray

From the front porch of their family farm outside Fenton, Iowa, the world looks pretty good to Todd and Mary Kay Wegener. They believe they’ve develop..

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Author: Peg Zenk

Get Ready to Fuel a Season of Safe Delivery As temperatures drop, propane demand rises. Three of four gallons of propane are delivered in winter mo..

People Power

Author: Lisa Moorhouse

STEPPING INTO SUCCESS Tips from pros on helping new employees learn the ropes. For every book on how to be a great manager and peoplebuilder, th..

Short Crops, Long Tails

Author: Tim Emslie

How markets react after drought. We saw market action in the wake of the 2012 drought that is unlikely to be repeated any time soon. In 2013 and 20..

Schooled on Smartphones

Author: Lisa Graham-Peterson

Technology updates, especially apps, are changing how we do business. “I might just shut the tractor down if my phone went dead,” says Nick Adams, ..

News Briefs

CHS Hedging Becomes CME Clearing Member CHS Hedging Inc. has become a clearing member of the CME, trading legacy commodities under the Grain and Oi..

People

Author: Greg Lamp

At the end of the year, when this group of Ukraine interns heads back home, Wayne Steven will be sad to see them go. “You get to be pretty close to..