It’s always good to look at numbers from a financial standpoint and the article today in the Illinois Farmgate Blog is really good. Some of the numbers that caught my attention were the crop receipt numbers where prices will decline in 2010 compared to 2009. In addition, the article mentions that exports will be up….
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Valentines Day – Lessons for your company
Its Valentines Day today…This weekend will be a very profitable for many companies because of the shear volume of people and people have the time to celebrate this weekend. In addition, with social media channels, this topic becomes the most popular subject this weekend.We just got back from a packed restaurant. What a great day…
Valentines Day Reminder
You only have one more day left! Here is a great link for last minute gifts! Here is another site that may give you ideas too. Remember that special someone.
The office has been cleaned
The Office has been cleaned…Its amazing how much better a person feels when their office has been cleaned and organized. I am hopeful that my actions will hopefully inspire others to do the same. Although, I have to say the women in our office do a much, much better job of keeping their office spaces…
What does your office look like?
Here is a picture of my office! I am always working on items and searching through papers. Clutter hanging on the board. Stacks of paper on the desk. You can see the desk, but there is clutter. Even the pieces of paper hanging on the bulletin board. If this were a retail business the manager…
Paper money has the most germs
Recently a student came into the lab and wanted to work with our microbiology department to see which type of money had the most bacteria on it. The answer: “The $1.00 bill” Coins had some but not near the level as a dollar bill. A similar article “How Much Dirt and Bacteria is on Money”…
Warren Buffett Speaks at Omaha Chamber Event
Today in Omaha, Warren Buffett will be addressing a crowd of 2,400 people in Omaha, NE for an Omaha Chamber event. For those of you may not know, Warren lives in Omaha, but rarely does events like this one. Sure, each year he holds his annual Berkshire Hathaway Meetings in May, but rarely, does he…
National Biodiesel Conference 2010
Thanks to Chuck Zimmerman for keeping all of us in the loop with respect to news coming out of this weeks 2010 Conference. It is good to see good news coming out of the conference, in particular I really liked the piece on the Direct Fuels Biodiesel | Cold Soak Soak Filtration Test.
What will the top 5 agricultural topics be in 2010?
Ok…I need your help… Today is one of those days where I am looking for input. I have some ideas if I was to put a list together, but I really want to hear from the readers of this blog. I also think this would be good information for others too to follow-up on throughout…
Mycotoxins in Coffee
Mycotoxins, (molds) were the hot topic last fall with the unusual wet weather and high moisture content in feed. In 2010,sample volume continues to be high for this type of analysis at Midwest Laboratories as more and more people are trying to buy/sell a quality product. Now we are hearing cases of mycotoxins in coffee…
