Patrick Patton

Is the market price your default price?

November 24, 2017

Remember your driver’s license application? On it, there’s a question related to becoming an organ donor upon death. Based on your experience, what percent of people do you think choose to be a donor?

The case for us all having our heads examined

August 24, 2017

Patrick Patton

Did you know that when contemplating the price of equipment, clothes, feedstuffs or anything else, you’re battling biases in your mind? Hidden forces are at work against you, and that’s worth a peek inside your head.

Holistic risk management eliminates holes in your game plan

April 18, 2017

Patrick Patton

If you watched the men’s or women’s NCAA basketball tournaments, you witnessed extreme strategy at work. Coaches game-planned to attack opposing defenses and put points on the board while shutting down the other team.

Continuation of low feed prices will require another record crop

February 24, 2017

Patrick Patton

When you think about price potential for feed in 2017, it’s important to look back at where we’ve been lately. The last four years have ended with record-breaking or near-record-breaking corn production and demand that has kept pace.

Why marketing is like mountaineering

September 30, 2016

Patrick Patton

Does marketing ever seem like an uphill battle? If you’re not equipped to climb the market’s peaks or navigate its valleys, marketing will always seem tougher than it needs to be.

Test your marketing decisions for potential outcomes

August 25, 2016

Patrick Patton

Math is integral to your dairy operation. You routinely crunch numbers ahead of making important decisions. Those numbers tell you whether it’s wise to, for example, expand the herd, add employees and purchase new equipment.

To find success, find what’s good

May 24, 2016

Patrick Patton

You’re about to go through an exercise to help you tackle frustrations you may be experiencing right now with milk prices. With prices low and futures contracts bearish, now is the perfect time for this. Prices are going to change. Until then, and when they do, why not invest a few minutes to improve your mindset and, possibly, your bottom line?

A case for higher feed prices

March 11, 2016

Patrick Patton

There’s something farmers do when watching a weather forecast prior to chopping hay. It’s the same thing that’s done before an alfalfa or corn variety gets chosen – or a hand is revealed in a game of poker.

Resiliency helps farms of any size

September 11, 2015

Patrick Patton

As a dairy farmer, you regularly manage through issues that arise with herd health, labor, equipment, facilities and crops. No one doubts your ability to remain resilient in the face of constant challenge.

Moneyball helps pitch conventional wisdom about markets

February 6, 2015

Patrick Patton

There’s a classic book-turned-movie that has striking parallels between the business of baseball and the business of dairying. Moneyball tells the story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, who transformed baseball by bucking the traditional approach to the game in favor of numerical analysis that would help his team compete in an “unfair” environment.

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Is the market price your default price?

The case for us all having our heads examined

Holistic risk management eliminates holes in your game plan

Continuation of low feed prices will require another record crop

Why marketing is like mountaineering

Test your marketing decisions for potential outcomes

To find success, find what’s good

A case for higher feed prices

Resiliency helps farms of any size

Moneyball helps pitch conventional wisdom about markets

Economic Update: HPAI returns to Texas, Utah

New World screwworm confirmed in southern Texas

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