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How Will Tech Enable Agrifood Trends of 2024?

How Will Tech Enable Agrifood Trends of 2024? Written by Dr. Allan Gray, Professor, Land O’Lakes Chair in Food and Agribusiness, and Executive Director The numerous articles recently published about the future of the food and agriculture industry in 2024 are...



What does it mean to sell with precision?

What does it mean to sell with precision? Author: Dr. Scott Downey, Director and Professor As you’re probably aware, our focus here at the Center for Food and Agricultural Business (CAB) is, and always has been, on companies who serve farms and ranches. The core of...



Non-traditional Lenders in the Ag Credit Markets

Non-traditional Lenders in the Ag Credit Markets Author: Dr. Mike Boehlje, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Commercial banks and the Farm Credit System have been the dominant lenders to farmers for the past century, but new participants have entered the ag credit...



Inflation and Interest Rates in the Agribusiness Marketplace

Inflation and Interest Rates in the Agribusiness Marketplace Author: Dr. Brady Brewer, Assistant Professor Financial goals have been gaining increased visibility throughout all aspects of the agribusiness value chain for some time now. While our world is full of tight...



The Value of Understanding Customer Profitability

The Value of Understanding Customer Profitability Author: Dr. Mark Manfredo, professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness at Arizona State University As our competitive landscape shifts, it demands ag retailers sharpen their business acumen and hone their...



The Story Behind the Numbers

“In reality, financial statements are simply a reflection of what non-financial managers are already doing and thinking about. The difference is that in a financial statement, activities and decisions are being measured by a dollar sign rather than other metrics...



Sales and Marketing’s Role in Liquidity

For better or worse, marketing and sales efforts affect not only the profitability of a firm but also the firm’s liquidity, or its ability to meet short-term financial obligations. More formally, liquidity refers to the structure of a firm’s balance sheet. A firm is...



Effective product-service systems

Article Kuijken, Bram. Gerda Gemser, Nachoem M. Wijnberg. (2017). “Effective product-service systems: A value-based framework.” Industrial Marketing Management. 60, 33-41. Reviewer Dr. Michael Gunderson, Director and Professor Summary Like many business sectors, food...



The Search for Improvement

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...



Speak Your CFO’s Language

Do you ever feel a bit like Charlie Brown listening to his teacher when your chief financial officer is talking? CFOs often rise to the position through the accounting function of the business. At times, it can feel like they have their own language. Depending on the...