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5
Mar

“Fire Fighting” - or - “Fire Prevention?” Focusing Your Efforts on Preventing Fires Instead of Fighting Them

March 05, 2019

By: Mike Reynolds

As businesses grow, business owners need to adjust their roles and limit themselves to wearing fewer hats. Mike Reynolds, Farm Credit East Chief Business Officer, discusses how successful business owners need to delegate some things on their long list of responsibilities so they can focus their time and energy on other priorities.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: business management, business planning, communication, consulting, employee management, farm management, leadership, return on investment
8
Jan

The Long View

January 08, 2019

By: Bill Lipinski

The demanding daily tasks of running a business can sometimes cause owners and managers to have a shorter term focus. After all, in the short term, they may have to concentrate on planting or harvesting crops, taking care of livestock, or day-to-day employee management. But as producers navigate day-to-day challenges, it’s important to maintain a long-term perspective.

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Posted In: Financial Management

Tags: ag outlook, business management, business planning, communication, consulting, farm management, financial management, financing, generational transfer, risk management
27
Dec

Structural Changes in Northeast Agriculture

December 27, 2018

By: Chris Laughton

Over the past several decades, Northeast agriculture has continued to evolve and adapt, and will continue to do so well into the future. In this blog post, we look at what some of those changes to the Northeast’s overall agricultural landscape have been over the past 30 years.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag outlook, aquatic, crop revenue, dairy, farm revenue, farm management, market access, milk
6
Jun

Dairy's Contribution to the Northeast Economy

June 06, 2018

By: Heather Hunt

The new “Got Jobs?” campaign from the National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association highlights the dairy industry’s role as an economic engine. To celebrate dairy month, we recognize the economic impact dairy products have on the local economy here in the Northeast.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag outlook, community support, dairy revenue, dairy, economy, export, farm business, farm management, milk, National Dairy Month, production