Now more than ever, many farmers are looking for resource saving strategies. One that might be overlooked is analyzing your tractor’s efficiency to see if you could squeeze out more performance.

When asked about the origin of his leadership style, the late Gulf War General Norman Schwarzkopf answered, “I never walk past a problem. I never see something going wrong and forget about it. I always stop and confront it right there.”

Eric Maddox at the Pioneer Equipment Dealers Convention shared how truly listening can unlock trust and valuable insights in sales.

“For a while, it was hard to actually get out of the office because we were processing so many orders,” Ryan Seger says. “But now, with the slowdown, we’re going to have to be more proactive with customers and working with them directly at their farms. We’ll be on the road a lot more.”

45Z brings a lot of promises to midwestern corn farmers, but it also brings a lot of unanswered questions about what ag data is necessary to verify compliance and how such data will be used.

As we give up our most treasured investment – our time in working hours – we can, and should, expect to be under the care of business leaders who’ll measure up to the word integrity.

The point here is that correction, and inspiration, doesn’t just have to come from the boss. In fact, a good culture will deal with it before any managers have to get their hands dirty.