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A Labor Day Message: What Work Has Taught Me…

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 3, 2023
This morning, as part of a Labor Day message at church (“The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard,” Matthew 20), our pastor recapped the jobs he had in his lifetime. It spurred a conversation with my 17-year-old, Hayden, as he starts his senior year of high school.
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More Thoughts on That Emoji Grain Contract

By Todd Janzen posted on July 19, 2023 | Posted in Precision Sales
A recent story has been making the rounds on ag websites about how a Canadian farmer agreed to a grain contract by texting a “thumbs-up” emoji. The farmer received a text message with an image of a grain contract offering to purchase 86 tons of flax for $17 per bushel.
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How the USDA Will Collect Ag Data for Climate-Smart Commodities Program

By Todd Janzen posted on June 5, 2023 | Posted in Data Management, Industry News
The USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into US agriculture. The statistics for the program huge: USDA selected 141 proposals from corporations, non-profits, and universities to study ways to increase climate-smart production practices for US farmers and livestock producers.
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