Enhancing a Diverse Business Environment
How bringing in new ideas can be win-win for employees and the company
Grains See Gains from TPP
But the outlook remains murky as key Congress members oppose it
Marketing on Autopilot
Offering producers flexible pricing options may get them to sell grain
The Art of Delegation
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.
Buyers Beware: Fall Payment Terms and Secured Creditors
How to avoid risks from procuring grain from debt-saddled producers
Up-to-date Tools Key for Controlling Moisture
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.
Using Emotional Intelligence in Management
How monitoring your and your employees’ emotions makes a good leader
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.
