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07.21.2021

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Escaping 1980 – Understanding the Farm Crisis and its Impacts on Agriculture Today

The 1980s farm financial crisis impacts everyone involved in U.S. agriculture today in one way...

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11.08.2022

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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are

There is a data set ‘out there’ that knows more about us than surveys or...

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08.30.2023

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Developing strategy in turbulent times

The food and agribusiness sector is facing turbulent times, but conscious management decisions can enable...

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02.15.2023

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Throughline

While it seems like our society is developing at an evermore rapid pace, current events...

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07.20.2022

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The House Advantage: Playing the odds to win big in business

We talk a lot about data-driven decision making on Consumer Corner, because there are many...

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05.24.2022

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What should Danny do?

In our house, we like to read the classics — Dr. Seuss, Sesame Street, Goodnight...

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10.14.2021

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Crucial Conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high

Have you ever struggled to know how to have a productive confrontation with someone over...

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12.09.2019

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Grant by Ron Chernow

What I thought I remembered about President Grant from middle school history class was that...

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12.09.2019

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Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future by Johan Norberg

We need to return to the good old days; things are only getting worse. Will...

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02.10.2020

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Creating Great Choices: A Leader’s Guide to Integrative Thinking by Roger Martin and Jennifer Riel

The first 2020 edition of What We're Reading is here! We know day-to-day tasks and...

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