Stay Active in Managing Risk

Focus No-Till on Vulnerable Acres

With renewed focus on no-till and reduced tillage, how can you experience the greatest financial and positive environmental impact? Do you have to cut back on tillage every acre to maximize the benefits?

Stay Active in Managing Risk

There is no “bailout” in commodity markets — just risk. To be “bailed out” implies you’ve picked a side. As a producer, it’s OK to be bullish or bearish – but your outlook should be a low priority. As a producer, your outlook should not change daily – it probably shouldn’t even change weekly.

Reduce Turnover with Beyond-the-Paycheck Perks

At Frahm Farmland, employee turnover is virtually zero. How can an operation covering 33,000 acres with a team of 11 full-time and four part-time employees achieve this feat?

Mark Gold: 3 Grain Market Factors to Watch

Grain markets try to force producers out at cheap prices. Cheap prices cure cheap prices. When everyone is bearish, look for buying opportunities. When everyone is bullish, sell it.

Canada Fights Back Against Out-of-Control Wild Pig Population

As wild pigs continue to expand out of control in Canada, the risk of wild pigs moving into the U.S. is very real. This is especially true for North Dakota and Montana, but given how mobile feral swine are, the risks are far beyond that, says Ryan Brook of the University of Saskatchewan.

#FJFieldFieldDays: How COVID-19 Transformed Machinery Auctions

We’ve seen seven to 10 years of technology advancement with online equipment buying and selling condensed into less than a year. That’s the takeaway from Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete, as he looks back at the past nine months of online auctions. Log on to Farm Journal Field Days now for more insights.