Planfarm Marketing are now into our 12th year of Grain Marketing benchmarks, and at times it feels as though the previous five seasons have paved the way for a new kind of normal While we acknowledge no grain marketing strategy is ever the same, to continue to...

If I achieve anything in this article, you will remember these 4 words! I have gained a reputation for looking in the past to find the meaning of modern experience. Again, this is the starting point for this topic. In this article, we examine the need to apply...

Most farmers have their cashbook set up by a bookkeeper or themselves, designed to track what matters most for daily operations. However, when working with your consultant, some may notice that we have mapped their incomes and expenses to different codes. While the...

This article was first published in the July 2025 issue of TerraWise Insights. To get the latest updates and insights, subscribe today. Whether or not you’re actively measuring your farm’s emissions, chances are that someone else along your supply chain is. Did you...

One distracted moment… this can be what ultimately gives a cyber-criminal access to your inbox, your digital data, your bank account, your government portals. It is not because you are stupid; most often, it is just because in that moment,you were distracted,...

Resilience. It’s a word we hear often – but what does it really mean for your horticultural business? At a recent workshop with growers, we explored this question and found that “resilience” means different things to different people. For some, it’s about bouncing...

Two droughts in a row have a big effect, but most businesses can handle it. Three droughts have a big effect on most businesses. But some businesses can handle five. That is the answer from a recent project I undertook with funding from the Midwest Development...