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11.06.2025

Agribusiness, Featured, Industry Analysis, Leadership

AI in Agribusiness: What leaders need to know

AI is everywhere, but what separates hype from real business value? Learn how agribusiness leaders...

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Opportunities in the Fresh Produce Supply Chain

03.30.2021

Featured, Industry Analysis, Production Agriculture, Supply Chain

Opportunities in the Fresh Produce Supply Chain

We watched as 2020 unleashed volatility on our food and agribusiness supply chains. In the...

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10.16.2019

Agribusiness, Finance, Industry Analysis, Production Agriculture

Transitioning to the Long Term

This paper, published in the 2019 Special Issue of the Economic Review, explores how the...

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04.28.2020

Agribusiness, Featured, Industry Analysis, Risk Management

Data-Driven Decision Making in Times of Crisis: What Data?

In our previous article (Data Driven Decision Making in Times of Crisis), we discussed the...

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03.21.2019

Agribusiness, Careers, Education, Industry Analysis, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Research, Sales, Strategy

What do sales managers manage?

The Service-Profit chain shows the relationship between employee activities and company profits. The concepts are...

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12.10.2025

Agribusiness, Featured, Industry Analysis, Large Commercial Producers Survey, Production Agriculture

Takeaways from Purdue’s first 2025 LCP public preview

Scott Downey shares early reflections from Purdue’s first public preview of the 2025 Large Commercial...

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Students with Dr. Downey on Ready, Set, Sell Night

11.12.2025

Agribusiness, Featured, Industry Analysis, Leadership

Ready, Set, Sell! Real-world sales education that started at Purdue

Developed by Dr. David Downey at Purdue University, Ready, Set, Sell! gives students real-world experience...

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Combine harvesting corn

10.30.2025

Agribusiness, Featured, Industry Analysis, Large Commercial Producers Survey, Research

How U.S. Farmers Perceive Agricultural Dealers and Retailers: Insights from 2017 to 2025

Get a first look at insights from the 2025 Large Commercial Producer Survey – revealing...

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06.10.2025

Agribusiness, Featured, Industry Analysis, Policy, Research

New white paper explores chaos and disruption in the agri-food system

Purdue University and Kearney have partnered to bridge academia and industry, drive industry research, and...

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Combine harvesting corn

05.21.2025

Agribusiness, Featured, Industry Analysis, Production Agriculture, Research

Performance Over Price: How farmers’ input buying behavior is evolving

Explore how large commercial producers are shifting input buying decisions, prioritizing performance over price and...

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