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Does the Implementation of Technology Improve Farm Profitability?

By: C. Robert Holcomb and Joleen Hadrich In 2017, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Farm Business Management Program, the Southwest Minnesota Farm Business Management Association (SWMFBMA), and the University of...

Starting Points Matter

Does helping the next generation start farming improve their profit potential? By: Joleen C. Hadrich and C. Robert Holcomb Farmers are entrepreneurs and finding the resources to start their operation can have direct implications on their financial success over time,...

Does Grain Marketing Improve Profitability?

By: Joleen C. Hadrich and C. Robert Holcomb Farm managers recognize the importance of having a marketing plan to improve their profitability. And, the title of Ed Usset’s grain marketing book conveys an important truth- “Grain Marketing is Simple-it’s just not...