Business Management
What are the legal considerations you need to think about before your next production sale?
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Advantages and disadvantages of using QuickBooks inventory for ranch operations
QuickBooks helps operators develop realistic forecasts for the next year and improving relationships between accountants, lenders and commodity brokers.
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Eight tips for beef business employee recruiting in 2025
In today’s world, your recruitment should have three components: continuous marketing of your ranch/farm business, recruitment materials and a recruitment blitz.
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Experts weigh in on production strategies and tips
Raising efficient, comfortable and profitable cattle demands more than the basic needs of food, water and shelter. The management of these and other connected factors weighs heavily on an operation’s success level.
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Grazing leases, fencelines and handshakes
Handshake deals are great. They are even better when backed up with a written agreement.
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U.S. agribusiness: Explore future possible federal tax policies
Income tax policies under the new administration could significantly impact U.S. agribusiness producers, processors, cooperatives and related businesses. It’s important for agribusinesses to stay informed and adaptable to navigate the evolving landscape. Now that the election is over, here’s what we know.
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New safety training resources for cattle feed industry
The online Feedyard 15 Program provides hands-on and in-person training methods to help meet feedyard safety training resource needs.
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Addressing employee complacency
When an employee’s performance begins to drift to unacceptable levels, it may be due to complacency. Even if your business is not currently experiencing any levels of complacent behavior, choose a few of these activities to show your employees that you care about them and desire to create a workplace that is very enjoyable, rewarding and engaging.
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Ranch performance evaluations
Employees are a business's greatest asset. By having regular performance evaluations, management will increase the value of that asset by improving performance and supporting personal growth.
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Crushing the cattle crush: A smarter way to navigate feedyard operations
By breaking the cattle crush spread into its individual components and managing each one separately, feeders can respond to market conditions more precisely. While this method offers flexibility, it doesn’t eliminate risks, and outcomes can vary, as all strategies depend on market conditions.
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