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Leading During Times of Fear and Uncertainty

03.19.2020

Agribusiness, Featured, Leadership

Leading During Times of Fear and Uncertainty

It has been said that the only thing constant is change. If that’s so, then...

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03.12.2020

Agribusiness, Featured, Management, Marketing, Sales

Managing in a New Era

For many years, we have talked about how sales and marketing have evolved over time....

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Investing in Talent: Commodity vs. Annuity

01.24.2020

Agribusiness, Featured, Leadership, Management

Investing in Talent: Commodity vs. Annuity

Over the course of my career, I have had the great honor and privilege of...

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Leading Change

01.08.2020

Agribusiness, Education, Featured, Leadership, Strategy

Leading Change

Change is occurring at a fast rate. Shocking, right? No? Of course not. We are...

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Illustration of farmer using tablet with data infographics in a field

10.04.2019

Agribusiness, Featured, Research, Strategy, Supply Chain

Understanding Farm Data Usage

There is a lot of talk about “big data” in agriculture these days. The farm...

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08.21.2019

Featured, Marketing, Sales, Strategy

Pricing: Strategy vs. Tactics

Having taught marketing strategy for over 18 years, it has become apparent that even the...

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08.19.2019

Agribusiness, Careers, Featured, Marketing, Production Agriculture, Strategy

Segmenting an Evolving Industry

For many years, weather, disruption and unforeseen circumstances have been the root of issues affecting...

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06.14.2019

Agribusiness, Careers, Featured, Leadership, Management, Strategy

Connecting Talent from First-Level to C-Suite

Dr. Keith Halperin, senior client partner for Korn Ferry Hay Group and associated faculty with...

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10.23.2018

Agribusiness, Education, Featured, Research

Do consumers punish producers for labor disputes?

In the 1960s, Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union successfully pressured producers into...

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10.23.2018

Agribusiness, Featured, Finance, Research, Strategy

Grain contracts: disputes, asymmetry and reliance

During our Ph.D years, Dr. Giri and I had unconditionally assumed that most crop producers...

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