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Phil Luce: Mar 25, 2021
Unmet expectations are the springboard for all kinds of human problems. When things don't go as expected, the likelihood of becoming irrational or...
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Part of my job at a country elevator was buying grain from farmers. I want to be completely clear that the vast majority of my interactions were...
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Explain how you're the middle man, but everyone still wins.
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Year after year the most successful grain companies are those that execute a plan to acquire the majority of their ownership before harvest. ...
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Grain origination isn’t exactly easy. Successful grain origination programs take time and resources to develop. Since your ability to originate grain...
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On the farm, you’re likely never very far off from having to plug the next leak. The tire on the planter, the head gasket on the service truck or...
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Some costs in business are unavoidable. Production Agriculture is no different. It seems like everyone is trying to take a piece from you at every...
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As a member of the grain elevator community, we often wear multiple hats over the course of a season; accountant, PR rep, grader, dispatcher,...
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If there is anything that the past several seasons of farming has taught us, it’s that there is indeed nothing new under the sun. Looking back, the...
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If you have tried to originate grain for a day or for a lifetime, you’ve heard plenty of reasons NOT to sell grain. “OK,” you say, “why don’t we go...
