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The Super Bowl Of Agriculture
By Dr. Dave Kohl
Recently I took a Road Warrior stop at the Super Bowl of Agricultural Management – The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP) – in Austin, TX. If any of you want a high-energy jolt to your business, put this event on the calendar. Yes, it is quite costly, but the information, networking and sharing of expertise is second to none...
“My Ag Lender is Worth 100 Basis Points”
By Dr. Dave Kohl
At a recent seminar in St. Cloud, MN, a farm couple stated, “My ag lender is worth 100 basis points.” With farm and ranch customers becoming more interest-rate-sensitive their response was a surprise to the audience. One participant challenged the couple saying...
Is The Next Sub-Prime Lending Mess In Asia?
By Dave Kohl
“Money floats around the world attempting to find a place to get lost.” This was a quote given to me by a Montana rancher back in the early 1980s. How correct he was!...
Lessons Learned From The Sub-Prime Credit Crunch
By Dr. Dave Kohl
Agriculture and the overall perception of the industry appear “hotter than a pepper sprout” right now! Well, if one observed the stock market and the real estate market, both were in similar circumstances a few years ago...
Food Vs. Fuel
By Dr. Dave Kohl
The old Buffalo Springfield band had a song with lyrics that are very appropriate for the potential war between food and fuel, “There’s somethin’ happenin’ here/What it is ain’t exactly clear/There’s battle lines being drawn…” In this case, it is not the Vietnam era...
Liquidity Lag- Stage 1
By Dr. Dave Kohl
One could almost bet odds that sometime in the next five years most every commodity is going to be challenged by a liquidity lag. A liquidity lag occurs when prices received and revenue decline faster than both fixed and variable costs...
Are You a Ten?
By David Kohl
Well, I have not gone retro on you, having images of Bo Derek who was considered a perfect 10 in the movie. This article is about making yourself marketable to your agrilender and being the best you can be...
Brazil Rains Boost Soil Moisture
By Richard Brock
Heavy rains arrived over Brazil's southern and center-west soybean states over the weekend and should continue over the center-west into next week, independent forecaster Somar said on Monday...
Economy Watch
By Dr. Dave Kohl
The past few weeks have resulted in treks trough Nebraska, Kansas, Utah, Minnesota and Wainwright, Alberta. Everyone wants to have an update concerning the status of the U.S. economy....
Outlook 2008
By Dr. Dave Kohl
Wow! The holiday season is over and many are ready to hit the ground running for 2008. Personally, I am licking my basketball wounds from the intensive holiday battles at Cassell Coliseum at Virginia Tech. Playing b-ball is still fun, but the court appears to be getting longer each year. Now, on to the outlook...















