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What are farmers supposed to do during these turbulent times? Keep reading the blog and watch the video below as Jeff Haferkamp, CEO of Fami..

Business Planning includes the yearly budget and strategic plan which generate key initiatives to drive your business. As you set your objec..

Business analysis sounds like something you are doing every day. After all, you are looking at your business while working in it and, from t..

You wouldn’t leave your wallet, driver’s license and passport lying on the table in a restaurant and walk away. Instead, you keep those item..

Being an effective manager requires a big picture view of your business. In other words, you must manage your entire farm, not just one area..

“Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weak..

“Get better before you get bigger.” When I shared this crucial advice in a previous blog following my transition into the role of CEO at Fam..

One of my all-time favorite rules of thumb is, “Get better before you get bigger.” Once farms build a strong foundation, they can grow, dive..

FamilyFarms Group is a strong proponent of benchmarking, and we encourage our members to benchmark many aspects of their family farm busines..

What does it take to be a successful farm general manager? We at FamilyFarms Group work with many farm families trying to answer that very q..

Start with Management “Boot Camp” to Train a Successful General Manager