David Kohl | Road Warrior of Agriculture Archives
Dave Kohl, The Corn And Soybean Digest Trends Editor, is an ag economist specializing in business management and ag finance. He recently retired from Virginia Tech, but continues to conduct applied research and travel extensively in the U.S. and Canada, teaching ag and banking seminars and speaking to producer and agribusiness groups. He can be reached at sullylab@vt.edu.
Should My Daughter Study Agriculture?
Mar 8, 2010, By Dave Kohl
A baby boomer in one of my producer meetings south of the Twin Cities, MN, asked, “Should my daughter study agriculture?” ...
Margin Management
Mar 2, 2010, By Dave Kohl
With extreme volatility in all aspects of agriculture, margin management will be imperative for successful businesses in this next decade...
A Look Behind the Lender’s Desk
Feb 23, 2010, By Dave Kohl
This winter it will not be business as usual. Here is what you can expect from the other side of the desk from your ag lender...
Why Is My Lender So Uptight?
Feb 16, 2010, By Dave Kohl
Many of you who are renewing lines of credit and seeking mortgage or intermediate-term credit are noticing concern among your lenders. Yes, if you are a livestock producer and your lender is financing that industry, the pressure is on. Even those in the grain industry, which has not faced downward pressure, will notice an occasional twinge of concern with the lender. What is going on?...
The Most Important “C” of Credit
Feb 9, 2010, By Dave Kohl
If you have borrowed money, you have most likely heard your lender discuss the Five C’s of Credit. Recently, many lenders have indicated that character of the borrower is the most important of the Five C’s, particularly in tough economic times...
Business Root Canal
Feb 2, 2010, By Dave Kohl
After a recent seminar at a national woman’s conference in Salem, OR, a lady approached me concerning her recent family business problem and meetings. Six months prior, I had recommended to her that the family business was in dire need of some business planning and counseling...
Teachable Moments in the Last 18 Months: Part IV
Jan 12, 2010, By Dave Kohl
In recent columns we have discussed a range of topics and strategies that were learning experiences from the latest financial crisis...
Last Talk of the Decade
Jan 6, 2010, By Dave Kohl
The grain industry, which historically had two favorable years in every 10 years on average, experienced a bullish super cycle only observed three other times in the past century...
Teachable Moments in the Last 18 Months: Part III
Dec 23, 2009, By Dave Kohl
We have drawn from some football analogies for a parallel universe to agriculture. Now let’s examine some more lessons beyond liquidity and risk management...
Teachable Moments in the Last 18 Months: Part II
Dec 15, 2009, By Dave Kohl
Not all of agriculture experienced the economic freefall, there are proactive management lessons to be learned from the latest crisis...
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