Business of buying 

No to pork checkoff, yes to beef checkoff Three announcements, all within a week of each other, left the nation's livestock producers shaking their heads....

Fast loan service at supply stores 

By: Karen McMahon

Soon, you may choose more than crop chemicals, fertilizer and seed at your local crop supply store. You may also choose a financing package that will...

High hopes, high risks 

By: Joan Olson

For as many value-added agricultural ventures that succeed, there are at least that many that fail. That's important to keep in mind as you consider participating...

Better buying 

By: Wayne Wenzel and Roxanne Furlong

Team FIN members share buying tactics. For the fifth year in a row, we asked Team FIN members to share their favorite buying strategies of the past season....

Common ground 

By: Joan Olson

Farmers add acres by sharing equipment and labor.Many farmers in the Midwest today feel they need to farm more than 1,000 acres to remain in business....

The co-op shuffle 

By: FARM INDUSTRY NEWS STAFF

How ag co-op realignments and huge growth will affect your buying.Farmland's feed alliance with Land O' Lakes is a classic example of cooperative giganticizing....

FIN staff changes 

By: FARM INDUSTRY NEWS STAFF

Farm Industry News has a new editor. Karen McMahon has been promoted to the post after serving for two years as FIN's senior editor. McMahon has spent...

We're honored 

By: FARM INDUSTRY NEWS STAFF

Farm Industry News recently won several top awards in contests of magazine excellence. In a contest sponsored by the Minnesota Magazine & Publications...

Buying strategies pay off 

By: Rhonda J. Brooks

Farm managers outline steps to save you cash.Many financially astute American producers still have the don't-spend-it-until-you-need-to philosophy of...

Buying tips from industry pros 

By: Karen McMahon

Professional buyers reveal how they buy supplies for their companies.Few individuals in the U.S. spend as much money each year on supplies as farmers....