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Aug 19, 2019
Author: Dr. Scott Downey, Associate Director and Associate Professor For many years, weather, disruption and unforeseen circumstances have been the root of issues affecting the agricultural value chain. Specifically, this year, excessive rainfall early in the planting...
Jun 14, 2019
Eighty-three percent of executives report that they do not have the right talent and capabilities to build upon their strategy. This staggering number is based on a Korn Ferry global survey of approximately 7,500 senior executives across 107 countries. Dr. Keith...
Apr 23, 2019
In hindsight, it sounds simple to say that customer-facing employees at Consolidated Electrical Distribution (CED) were able to substantially impact the work of their electrician customers by creating a cart. However, the process of getting there can be described as...
Mar 21, 2019
Dr. Scott Downey says there is a well-studied chain of events in business that shows the relationship between employee activities and company profits called the Service-Profit chain. The concepts are simple to understand: satisfied employees provide good service,...
Mar 1, 2019
What’s Going On With The New NAFTA? The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) facilitates increased trade and investment between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. While the USDA hailed NAFTA as one of the most successful trade agreements in history that helped...
Jan 22, 2019
Purdue University’s 2018 National Conference for Food and Agribusiness was held November 6-7, 2018 with approximately 100 participants representing both crop and livestock industry sectors. All were eager to learn more about the role and importance of business...
Dec 7, 2018
Craig Newman has seen the importance of investing in personal, professional and organizational growth over the course of his 37-year career. The retired president and CEO of AgReliant Genetics not only knows the impact continuing education had on his own career, but...
Jul 11, 2018
Virgil Bremer knows a thing or two about impeccable timing. Over their one-year anniversary dinner, Bremer shared with his wife that he had decided to leave his 6-year career as a senior research scientist in the animal health industry in favor of running the couple’s...
Sep 1, 2017
Cargill Premix & Nutrition: Transforming Talent Management As a result of declining annual operating earnings over the past few years, Cargill implemented several strategic modifications on 2016. One transformation, referred to internally as the Human Resources...
May 18, 2017
Successful employees are searching for improvement. They are putting in extra effort and time to make a difference for the company and for themselves. Those employees can make an even better impact on your company if they are given great tools to work with. Providing...
