The summer season is a time for spraying, holidays, and even some learning opportunities.  There are always field tours to give you information about the effect of different nutrients, fungicides, herbicides, and seed genetics.  It’s exciting.  But while there are lots of opportunities to educate yourself about how to grow better crops, where are you with getting better at your marketing plan?

Best practices and tools for managing cash flow on the farm have changed – and continue to change.  Today you have more flexibility.  And that makes it easier to manage cash flow on the farm.

Farm fuel cost calculations are just one part of understanding your overall costs for the year. But, given the rising price of fuel, it’s an important one.

Are grain marketing and ag retail on the same trajectory when it comes to e-commerce?  I don’t think so.  But technology has a role in both.

Cash flow management is a crucial part of any farm business plan. Mike Witkowicz is the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Saskatoon based Ag Exchange Group. Witkowicz says before you have a conversation about marketing your grain you need to take a look at the bigger picture.