Dr. David Kohl, one of the sharpest minds in ag finance, recently made a statement that ought to stop every rancher and farmer in their tracks: “I’m worried about the…
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October is planning time. I know October is weaning and harvest time for most places, but getting financial planning in mind is critical. Because when the fall work is done,…
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Tech is rapidly changing the ranching world. In my experience I don’t think I’ve seen technologies that have the likelihood of such fundamental changes, as the technologies being rolled out…
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I think the term “mass chaos” would be a fair way to describe my stage of life right now. I usually don’t tell people everything that is going on in…
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Adlai Stevenson was spot on when he noted that most of us “…cannot read the handwriting on the wall until our back is up against it.” It’s easy to get…
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The best ranchers I know have effective places to work. Now I’m not talking about a comfortable pickup or a fancy chute-side area. I’m talking about effective places for ranchers…
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One thing about me: I’m a creature of habit. I crave routine and familiarity; I like having something to depend on and to ground me. So I go on…
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That’s what you can expect once you discover artificial intelligence. One night to play with it. One night to dream about the ways it might change your operation. And one…
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Like most of you reading this, I appreciate not having a lender breathing down my neck. I have never enjoyed the stress of carrying a mountain of debt. However, blindly…
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When I tell people that I grew up on cow-calf ranches in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico they often then commend me for leaving the area and going out…
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