FamilyFarms Group Value-Network Creates Huge ROI on Soybean Seed Treater When it comes to planting, farmers have a multitude of factors to consider to save time and money while increasing the number of bushels harvested. A progressive corn and soybean family farm, located in north-central Missouri, was considering options to cut costs, maximize yields, [...]

The Challenge The husband and wife had just split their operation from a brother the previous year and hence were farming 3,300 acres. Then their son and daughter both stated that, upon graduating from Purdue the next year, they wanted to return to the farm. There was neither the infrastructure nor acreage to support [...]

The Challenge With over 170 landowners, it is difficult for Indy Family Farms to know what is most important to each and every landowner so that they can exceed landowner expectations and they felt a bit disconnected from their landowner base. They learned this the hard way when they lost a 600+ acre landowner, [...]

The Challenge The owners and employees of the operation try to take great care of their landowners – they are timely with field work, exceptional in their stewardship of leased land, and, with their agronomy background, their yields typically exceed county averages by 10-15%. They mailed their rent checks on time and assumed everything [...]

The Challenge Like many operations, hiring employees was not one of this farm’s strengths. They did not have a hiring process or know how to properly solicit applications, interview or select employees. Hence they would typically hire people that they knew even if they didn’t have the needed skill set because that was the [...]