by Jan Johnson | Nov 13, 2019 | Farmer Insights
If we think of our childhood history lessons featuring those brave Pilgrims learning to farm with the help of local Native Americans, the legend of the American farmer and rancher is as old as our country – perhaps older. And actually, the Pilgrims only...
by Jan Johnson | Oct 14, 2019 | Farmer Insights
Do you understand farmer style economic decisions? Sometimes I get clients whose product has not been selling well, and they want to understand why that is. Good for them, I say. We can help you with that. Other times I see articles bemoaning the fact that farmers...
by Jan Johnson | Sep 18, 2019 | Farmer Insights
I walked into the Radisson Hotel in Normal, IL, and the layout made me ask the receptionist, “Did this used to be a Holiday Inn?” Why yes, yes it was. And then it had sat vacant for 15 years or so. Radisson revived the location and spent a pretty penny...
by Jan Johnson | Aug 22, 2019 | Farmer Insights
My brother, who is a large-animal vet, likes to tell this joke: Q: “What’s a farmer’s best year?”A: “2012 and this year.” It’s funny because it’s true. The eternal optimist in almost every farmer sees the good in...
by Jan Johnson | Jul 11, 2019 | Farmer Insights
I was at a meeting with farmers the other day and one of them said, “I feel like a young man, but I look in the mirror, and I see an old man. One of us is lying. I think it’s the mirror.” The old saying, “you’re as old as you...
by Jan Johnson | Jun 11, 2019 | Farmer Insights
“I will not be planting this year.” That’s the response I received to my request for some field information on a new project we have going right now. He ended with “Thank you.” It broke my heart. In those simple seven words, a man says...
