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Managing Cash Flow: A Crucial Step in Managing a Successful Business By: Stephanie Elsen 05/02/2012 @ 2:20pm

Do the words 'cash flow' strike terror deep within you? If you are in business, you know that cash is king. If you run out of cash, you basically are out ...

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6 ways to boost efficiency By: Efficient Farm 02/01/2012 @ 9:16am

Great athletes like pro basketball's LeBron James make their sport look easy. In reality, it's not easy ...

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Farmers eye interest rates By: Agriculture.com Staff 11/17/2011 @ 3:36pm

Farmers have enjoyed low interest costs since 2008 when the housing and financial collapse caused the Federal Reserve ...

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Using risk management tools By: Agriculture.com Staff 11/17/2011 @ 12:19pm

The volatility in crop prices during the last few years has made it essential to have a marketing plan. But that same volatility can knock you off your game if margin calls lead you to abandon your ...

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Why is farmland a good investment? By: Andy Gustafson 10/31/2011 @ 12:13pm

A recent United States Department of Agriculture report provides insight into the rise in “the value of all land and buildings on farms that averaged $2,350 per acre in 2011, up 6.8 percent from 2010.” As ...

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Thrifty grants for start-ups By: DANIEL LOOKER 09/30/2011 @ 4:16pm

After earning an agronomy degree at Iowa State University in 2010, Nathan Anderson returned to his family's corn and soybean farm near Cherokee, Iowa, with dreams of improving an already well-run ...

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Hedging margins By: DANIEL LOOKER 09/30/2011 @ 3:54pm

Last July, Bruce Peterson, who farms with his brothers, Brian and Chris, near Northfield, Minnesota, was getting ready to buy some of his fertilizer for the 2012 corn crop.“Once we buy fertilizer, we'll ...

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Top 10 changes in ag: Cover crops and seed treatments By: Gil Gullickson 09/30/2011 @ 12:29pm

Pity the person who has to compile the NFL Films' top 10 list.Sure, there are clear-cut winners like the number one “Weather Football Game.” That's the sub-zero frostbitten 1967 Ice Bowl between ...

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