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Farm Labor: Benchmarking Efficiency and Productivity Feb 9, 2022
Labor costs are one of the most prevalent costs on a farm. As such, farm managers need to evaluate whether they are utilizing labor efficiently and productively. One way to […]
Illinois Cash Rents: Parameters for a Bonus in 2016 Sep 10, 2015
Cash rents need to be lowered to avoid farmer losses in 2016. For obvious reasons, landowners are reluctant to lower cash rents, particularly given uncertainty about 2016 revenue. Switching from […]
Illinois Corn, Soybeans: Budgeting, Cutting Costs for 2016 Aug 4, 2015
Net incomes are projected to be very low for 2015. For low incomes to not repeat in 2016, commodity prices must increase or costs must decrease. At this point, counting […]
Family Farm: How You’ll Benefit from Well Planned Meetings – DTN Jun 18, 2015
Meetings get a bad rap. They are often mentioned as a necessary evil in organizations. In productivity literature, they are loathed for their intrusion on “productive” time. Sometimes, people add […]
