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How Automating Your Farm Office Creates Competitive Advantages

By Pinion Editorial | August 22, 2023
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As a farm manager, you’ve invested in high-tech field equipment like GPS tractor systems, efficient irrigation systems and automated milking parlors to make your life easier. But what about your farm office? In the ag industry, the back office is largely overlooked. But the farm office has huge opportunities and …

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Get Relief in a Tight Labor Market

By Pinion Editorial | April 18, 2023
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Across the U.S., farmers are feeling the pinch of a shrinking workforce. Between competition from other industries, an aging workforce population, and other factors, farmers are feeling the strain of hiring and retaining help. As producers look for new ways to keep up with their growing operational needs, many find …

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How the Holidays Can Shape Your Family Legacy

The Risks of Letting Your Legacy Ride: How Estate Planning Protects the Family

By Pinion Editorial | March 3, 2023
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Ask any successful family business leader “What is your most important accomplishment?”  The overwhelming response is: ‘my legacy’.  And yet, only one in six have an estate plan.  Why work so hard to build a legacy, but do nothing to protect it?     “One of the most important things you …

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How Vulnerable Is Your Business to a Cyber Attack?

By Melissa DeDonder | March 1, 2023
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In light of the recent cyberattack that shut down Dole’s North American production, businesses are reminded once again of the importance of cybersecurity and keeping operations secure. “While we typically only see large operations make the headlines after a cyberattack, it’s really important to understand that hackers will penetrate and …

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Updates on GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removal Guidance Draft

By Pinion Editorial | February 23, 2023
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The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the leading international standard setting body for GHG accounting and reporting. In September of 2022, the GHG Protocol released the Land Sector and Removals Guidance draft. While this guidance will not be finalized until late 2023, there are key details to understand now. The …

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How Producers Play a Role in 2030 Biodiversity Targets

By Pinion Editorial | February 22, 2023
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In December 2022, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Montréal with a focus on protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss around the world. As a result, delegates agreed to the landmark Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework. Targets and Goals In …

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5 Tips to Improve Your Loan Renewal Process

By Pinion Editorial | December 20, 2022
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This year has been anything but conventional, and the lending environment is trending the same. We are seeing decades-high inflation and interest rates as high as 5-7%. With smaller margins this 2022 crop year, there will likely be more ag operations planning to work with lenders and other business partners …

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How to Increase Your Profitability This Harvest Season

4 Smart Business Moves for Farms in 2023

By Pinion Editorial | December 13, 2022
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With planting and input decisions already heavy on their minds, ag businesses are asking how they should manage their decisions around raised input costs and higher interest rates – and a potentially challenging year ahead.  Pinion ag advisor, Kala Jenkins, outlines four smart risk management and business moves that can …

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