After four years and 49 episodes, the last episode of In the Driver’s Seat podcast was published this month. What began as a five-part conversation series about managing farm risk and making successful grain marketing decisions evolved into a valuable monthly resource for farmers.
Farming may be a way of life, but it’s also a business. Big business in many cases. Strategic planning plays a role in moving a business forward, and a SWOT analysis can be an important – and even fun – part of the planning process. S-W-O-T is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.…
More women are climbing into tractors, applying fertilizer, selling grain, and making important business decisions for their operations. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the number of female producers increased by 27% from 2012 to 2017, to 1.2 million female farmers working 388 million acres and making almost $150 billion in sales.
Every summer, ADM Farmer Services welcomes interns from multiple regions to learn about key areas of agriculture and to work alongside ADM representatives. This year, twelve college students are being immersed into ADM’s culture, services, products, and the numerous ways ADM helps farmers run their operations. While each experience will vary by local office, ADM’s…
