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A cow and calf in the late winter.
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Comment: Managing market risk

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We don’t know what 2022 has in store for us — hopefully rain at the right time and good cattle prices all through the fall. But hoping is not planning, and to plan, you need good information. So what should producers be watching in the markets as the year progresses? I asked Brian Perillat, senior […] Read more
Working with people who have different personality styles than your own can be like understanding a different language.
Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

Finding ways to bring people together

Put a plan in place for both your family and non-family teams

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As we continue in yet another year of the pandemic, it seems that there are even more instances of topics and situations that continue to divide us. Looking for new ways to navigate through the coming months with respect and creativity is important. Those of us in agriculture represent two per cent of the population. […] Read more
Even a non-farming Californian ought to question why less “cruelty” should produce fewer baby pigs and more dead sows. – Steve Dittmer.
Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Looking forward at progress

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

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Sometimes in crazy times, it’s good to back up and look at the cards showing and your hole cards. Economically speaking, inflation is one key factor. A key inflation driver is fossil fuel costs. It enters in every phase of beef production beyond our magic photosynthesis machine — the cow. As both major producers and […] Read more
It’s not always true that resistance stems from a lack of desire to change or a lack of motivation.
Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

Change management

Succession of the family business to the next generation is a major change

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“Times they are a-changing. Of course times always change but in this period of rapid technological advancement and information accessibility, the change occurs even more quickly and on a larger scale. Change is a part of everyday life. To be successful and progressive we must welcome that change. It no longer works to do things […] Read more
Both cattle feeders and packers have found Alternative Marketing Agreements advantageous to making money.
Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

NCBA musters packer procurement data into framework

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

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I’m sure you all up North have noticed the Great Counter-Intuincy we have down here in the States. Don’t look the term up. I just invented it. But whatever common sense would intuitively indicate, our presidential administration makes the counter move. If natural gas and propane and fertilizer prices are way too high, consider shutting […] Read more
Geopolitically, it’s going be the “wild, woolly West until we get the WTO more fully functioning and that can take a lot of twists and turns,” said one member of a panel discussing trade at a recent conference.
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Comment: Toiling in the mines for trade

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Given everything that’s happening globally, it must take relentless optimism and determination to maintain existing trade relationships and broker new ones these days. That was my main impression as I watched a trade panel organized by the North American Association of Ag Journalists in late 2021. The panel comprised three trade veterans: Gregg Doud, who […] Read more
Feeding more forages and silage to cattle can give producers the ability to plant polycultures, the roots of which help increase soil biology.
Comment/Columns, From the Ground Up

No more baby steps

From the Ground Up with Steve Kenyon

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The light bulb did not get invented by incrementally increasing the brightness of the candle. This is a quote attributed to Oren Harari. What he is referring to is the fact that most breakthroughs do not come from aiming for incremental improvements. We need big steps that come from complete mindset changes. For example, using […] Read more
Managing your time
Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

Managing your time

Time is precious. Are you using it wisely?

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Years ago at a conference, I participated in a world time clock exercise. Significant global events were mapped out on a straight line and participants stood on each of the spots and popped balloons in keeping with the occurrence of the major events. It was clear that much had happened in the last couple of […] Read more

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