BlogHer • 1st November 2016

5 Key Traits of a Successful American Businesswoman

Two decades ago, I was a young girl in Turkey with an entrepreneurial mother who was both a physician and a toy store owner. Even as a kid, she let me manage the store’s inventory, engage with its customers, and run the cash register.

Chiefmarketer • 12th September 2016

5 Rules to Turn Customer Reviews into Your Greatest Asset

Today’s consumers have extremely short fuses. After just one subpar experience, they’ll happily hop online, write a bad review, and vent to their (and your brand’s) entire social network about it. Even if this one instance of poor customer service was a total outlier, the resulting negative sentiments—as inaccurate as they may be—will live on forever. We can never be perfect, but that might need to be the goal in this era.

Landlordology • 7th September 2016

Don't Stress Out Over Messy Tenants

Think back to the last time you rented a car. Before returning it, did you deodorize the floor mats, Windex the windows, give it a fresh paint job, and refill all the fluids?  No! And you probably complained about having to top off the gas tank. Rental car companies don’t bat an eyelash when customers return vehicles in poor shape. You, as a landlord, should have this very same mentality.

Spin Sucks • 14th July 2016

Why I Bet On a Pro Poker Player to Lead My Marketing Team

My choice to hire a former professional poker player may have been unorthodox, but I’m not bluffing when I say it has resulted in the development of an excellent marketing team.

Project Eve • 19th June 2016

The Secret to a More Engaged Team? A Culture of Accountability | Project Eve

Believe it or not, people crave accountability. We want to be trusted to do our jobs, receive feedback, earn rewards, and — yes — face the consequences when we stumble. In fact, according to the 2015 Workplace Accountability Study, 91 percent of respondents want their workplaces to improve at holding employees accountable. And given the benefits of a culture of accountability, company leaders should want that, too.

Yeti • 15th June 2016

8 Tech Company Postmortems & How to Avoid the Same Fate

Poor business or product strategy can affect all types of companies. It's not just limited to starry-eyed startups, nor are tried-and-true brands safe from it. The reality is that, across all industries, somewhere between 25 and 45 percent of products fail.

YouInc.com • 9th June 2016

Passion-Driven Success: 3 Tips for Budding Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurial passion runs strong in my family. As the son of immigrants, I grew up watching my father launch new businesses every time we moved to a new country. Eventually, once we put down roots in Orlando, Florida, he found success running a chain of souvenir and retail outlets aimed at tourists. This is when the gears began turning in my head.

Business 2 Community • 2nd June 2016

How to Tap Into the Power of Internal Crowdsourcing

Quick and nimble isn’t just for the small and lean. Today, organizations of all sizes are looking for ways to become more efficient, find new products to sell, and conquer emerging markets. But much like love, you can’t buy innovation or agility.

Community Concierge Magazine • 1st June 2016

Making the Right Move for Your Loved Ones

Making the decision to move an elderly family member or loved one to a senior housing facility can be difficult and confusing. There is a lot to consider before making the decision, from choosing the best type of housing to determining how to finance it.

SoyInnovation.com • 7th April 2016

Chefs Make the Case for High Oleic Soybean Oil

The soy checkoff supports high oleic soybeans by simultaneously building supply and demand. As part of its demand-building strategy, the checkoff educates the food industry on the benefits of high oleic soybean oil, even partnering with restaurants to test the oil in their kitchens so they can see those benefits for themselves and share their stories with others.

CommonGround • 15th March 2016

Planting Preparation

Do you have a backyard garden or potted herbs on your patio? Just as you prepare to plant veggies this spring, we are preparing for spring planting on the farm. We may start a little earlier and have more steps in the process, but the goal is the same – to grow a successful crop.

Beyond the Bean • 1st March 2016

Fencepost: What is the most important partnership for your farm?

CommonGround • 23rd February 2016

Livestock Farmers are Committed to Responsible Antibiotic Use

The primary purposes for using antibiotics are to prevent disease and to treat disease. Sometimes an individual animal will need antibiotics because of an injury or obvious signs of pneumonia, for example. Sometimes a larger group of animals develops an illness, and our veterinarian will advise us to treat the whole barn to prevent the spread of that illness to the rest of the group. In both cases, we keep detailed records of the treatment.

CommonGround • 8th February 2016

97: The Percentage of U.S. Farms that Are Family-Owned

“Corporate farms” and “factory farms” are labels many people give to farms using modern equipment and technology. Following that definition then, you might think “family farms” would be operations using practices and technologies from a bygone era. In truth, a corporation is an ownership structure, not a farming practice.

Beyond the Bean • 1st February 2016

Five Questions For...

In order to meet the growing global demands on U.S. agriculture, innovations are necessary, and the use of technology on the farm continues to increase.

SoyInnovation.com • 28th December 2015

High Oleic Soybean Oil Performs When Put to the Test

With comparable yields to commodity soybeans, high oleic soybeans have been proving themselves to farmers for the past five years. Now, soy-checkoff–funded sensory and functionality testing shows how well the oil performs for your customers.

SoyInnovation.com • 22nd December 2015

High Oleic Soybeans Keep Farmers Coming Back for More

High oleic soybeans are backed by more than a decade of research. They come with disease and trait packages that allow them to yield on par with the commodity varieties you’re already growing. They are planted, fertilized and sprayed the same as commodity beans. But with high oleic, you are growing a product customers need, as well as earning a premium. And the soy checkoff continues to work with seed companies to bring competitive varieties to market in more maturity groups.

CommonGround • 19th December 2015

3 Meat-Marketing Claims Explained

With so many product claims in the marketplace, it can be confusing to understand the differences well enough to make informed decisions about what to feed your family. Here are explanations of a few of the certifications and marketing claim standards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Community Concierge Magazine • 1st June 2012

Developing Champaign-Urbana

Hans Grotelueschen, CEO of YG Financial Group, recently announced that a Hyatte Place is expected to replace the hole left by the fire that destroyed the Metropolitan Building in Downtown Champaign. According to Grotelueschen, it is his fate to bring this new development to Downtown.

Beef Magazine • 20th April 2012

AVC Honors Founding Member With Outstanding Service Award

 To live a life of service by helping others was a principle lived by the late Hal Rinker, D.V.M., West Fork, Ark. For his lifelong commitment to the veterinary medical profession and the many organizations he loved, Rinker, who died Jan. 2, was honored in April by the Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC) with its Outstanding Service Award.