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...

The term marginal and how we relate it to land can mean a variety of different things. To you, it could mean your expanding salt-affected land, or some less productive sand hills, waterlogged flats, or your frost-prone valleys. With tighter margins and soaring land...

Most commercial businesses do it… does your farm business? Are you thinking about the long-term future and goals of your farming business,or just bouncing from one year to the next? Do the decisions you make align with the long-term plan for your business? Is everyone...

“Tech doesn’t fix a bad farmer – it makes the best farmer better” Kristian Møller, AG Precision, 2025 Imagine a guaranteed 70% reduction in chemical costs, a 20% increase in produce quality and therefore, the ability to make 35% more money than any other farmer...

The following article has been written by a guest author. Bryn Edwards | Leadership & Systems Transformation Facilitator | WISDOM in your life Bryn has worked with Planfarm over a number of years, specifically more in the Horticultural side of our business. Bryn’s...

I recently read an article stating that grain production, along with overall food production, will need to increase by 50% over the next 30 years to keep pace with global population growth. That figure intrigued me. Can we really boost yields that much in such a short...