August/September 2016 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Dr. Christine Wilson and Dr. John Foltz

Harnessing their qualities of teamwork, tech savvy and action to improve your business

June/July 2016 | Departments | Merchandisers' Corner | Diana Klemme

After a disappointing year of corn returns, grain elevators eye their options

April/May 2016 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Dr. John Foltz and Dr. Jay Akridge

Thinking ahead about retirement beyond succession planning

April/May 2016 | Departments | Merchandisers' Corner | Diana Klemme

Time to define your strategy, set futures carries, then watch for opportunities to develop

April/May 2016 | Departments | Legal Q&A | Todd Langel

Legal considerations for incorporating upfront premiums and contingent delivery
obligations into grain origination programs

June/July 2016 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Joan Fulton

How encouraging your employees to read can lead to a smarter workplace

Feb/March 2016 | Departments | Legal Q&A | David C. Lyons and Bradley A. McKinney

U.S.-Cuba relations, TPP approval and GMO labelling are set to take center stage this year

Feb/March 2016 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Dr. Christine Wilson and Dr. John Foltz

How to leave your comfort zone and utilize your team to achieve ideal results

January 2016 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Joan Fulton and John Foltz

How bringing in new ideas can be win-win for employees and the company

January 2016 | Departments | Legal Q&A | David C. Lyons and Bradley A. McKinney

But the outlook remains murky as key Congress members oppose it

January 2016 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Diana Klemme

Offering producers flexible pricing options may get them to sell grain

Oct/Nov 2015 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Dr. Jay Akridge and Dr. John Foltz

Who gets things done just the way you like them? Who does the best job? Who can you always count on to deliver? In answering these questions, deep down, many of us may feel we do things best, we do it right, and no one else can do it better! While that MAY be true — at least for certain activities and tasks — there is some finite limit on what we can accomplish as individuals.

Oct/Nov 2015 | Departments | Legal Q&A | Todd Langel

How to avoid risks from procuring grain from debt-saddled producers

August/September 2015 | Departments | Brian Wallheimer

From the time grain comes out of a farmer’s field to the point where it is shipped from an elevator, everyone is trying to achieve a delicate balance in moisture content.

Too wet, and grain can wind up spoiling, clogging or causing any other number of undesirable situations.

August/September 2015 | Departments | Manager's Notebook | Dr. Christine Wilson and Dr. John Foltz

How monitoring your and your employees’ emotions makes a good leader