Futures ‘Versus Cash’
Time for country elevators and other grain firms to prepare for an occasional EFP audit
Valuable Habits for Effective Managers and Employees
Have you ever thought much about habits? Have you ever tried to break a bad habit — or start a new good habit (like regularly flossing your teeth after repeated reminders from your dentist that this is a good practice)?
Wheat Woes
Vomitoxin issues cause for diligent testing.
Key Factors For Reaching Final Agreement On The Trans-Pacific Partnership
The massive TPP trade agreement talks have been ongoing since 2012.
Commodity Contract Confirmations: ‘To Sign or Not to Sign’
In comparison to many transactions in the business world, grain and feed ingredient purchase and sale transactions are fairly informal. In many respects, grain and ingredient trades remain relatively straightforward and largely result from casual telephone conversations followed by a short written confirmation.
Applying Exceptional Customer Service to Feed and Grain Businesses
Some folks may argue that superior customer service might be more important for retail stores, rather than a business like a grain elevator or feed mill. But it can make a difference in the competitive feed and grain industry — for the very reason that it is competitive. You do have competitors, and attracting and keeping more business is a desirable strategy.
New Interim Guidance Regarding Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
Patentable subject matter has increasingly become a contentious topic in the USPTO as well as all levels of courts, including the Supreme Court of United States. All industries relying on patent protection to further their commercial interests ...
Navigating Risky Waters
How the global marketplace, biotech issues and trade regulations may impact your merchandising plans.
Don’t Let Workers’ Comp Stunt Bottom-line Growth
How pre-employment screening, transitional duty planning saves on insurance premiums
Agriculture and Technology: Is Privacy Really an Issue?
As populations have grown and spread throughout the world, so has the demand for better food production and distribution, faster communication methods, and easier access to and analysis of information. In just a few short years, technology has substantially changed the face of both agriculture and privacy.
The December “Reveal”
Hits and misses from harvest 2014’s early predictions
Avoiding a Bumper Harvest Train Wreck
A primer on demands for adequate assurance of performance in the grain trade.
Delayed Price Dilemma
Advice for grain merchandisers facing rail problems and a record crop year.
Big Crop Coming: Managing Turning Points
How to identify and meet customers’ needs under changing market conditions.
Confined Spaces: More to Consider Than You Think
Instruct employees to first assess temperature, atmosphere and operator’s skill set.
