Show Highlights:

• Learn about Michigan’s DF Seeds and its non-GMO focus. [02:42]
• Janna Fritz’s journey from suburban roots to agricultural advocacy. [08:20]
• Explore DF Seeds' strategic soybean innovations with industry bodies. [12:31]
• Distinct opportunities offered by Michigan’s ag diversity over high-yielding I-states. 
• How to benefit from ag industry collaboration and volunteerism. [27:49]
• Does partaking in aggregate demand creation harm an agribusiness’ market edge? [33:36]
• How John Diehl and Chris Varner’s DF Seeds’ stories tie into a unified sales strategy today. [37:52]
• Black ice and navigating strategic shifts. 

To learn more about DF Seeds, visit https://dfseeds.com/. If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• What exactly is an agribusiness down cycle? [01:35]
• Examine the drivers of ag down cycles from multiple angles. [02:43]
• How agribusiness commonly responds to down cycles. [09:22]
• Offense by improvements vs. defense by M&A as a growth strategy.[15:09]
• Discover the nine primary types of M&A transactions. [16:40]
• Understand FOMO-driven reactive M&A risks. [21:32] Is your M&A deal truly aligned with your strategy? [25:45]

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• Discover how CountryMark has made a unique mark in energy. [03:09]
• Understand global energy transitions with historical contexts. [14:17]
• The shocking statistical reality of 100% renewable energy reliance. [19:12]
• Is the $3T global solar and wind investment producing a useful EROI? [22:59]
• Additive benefits of biofuels and their positive impact on American farmers. [27:02]
• The U.S. agriculture vs. renewable energy dilemma. [29:56]
• Is decarbonization driven by policy or demand? [35:08]
• Can the renewable energy industry function without subsidies? [41:54]
• How to approach strategy execution within the decarbonization trajectory. [46:19]
• Integration and diversification as strategic benefits to co-ops. [53:30]

Learn more about CountryMark at https://www.CountryMark.com/.

To connect with Matt Smorch, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-smorch-0086391b/. 

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• Learn the two key themes in successful strategy execution. [00:24]
• Visualize organizational process categories. [03:11]
• How process taxonomy can benefit an agribusiness. [05:16] What is a heat map? [07:37]
• Use case of heat maps in guiding post-M&A work. [08:33]
• Tips to strategically prioritize integration focus with heat maps. [14:37]
• Discover tools to technically develop process taxonomy and heat map. [19:06]
• The cost of attempting integration without heat maps. [22:14]

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• Learn about Keystone Cooperative’s history, divisions and evolution. [00:06:50]
• Strategic vs. opportunistic growth explained with Keystone’s formative mergers. [00:09:19]
• Best practices for creating an ideal partner profile for M&As. [00:14:56]
• Joint ventures as a growth strategy for potential M&As. [00:16:24]
• Uncover signals and team roles for moving from JVs to M&As. [00:20:52]
• Dissect due diligence processes for pre-deal and PMI phases. [00:28:02]
• How do risks differ in geographic vs. product diversification in ag? [00:35:23]
• Is your farm diversified for multigenerational succession? [00:39:35]
• Explore the value of in-house legal counsel for an agribusiness. [00:42:06]
• Why U.S. farmers matter for national security and world food production. [00:51:30]

Learn about Keystone Cooperative at https://www.keystonecoop.com/.

To connect with Elizabeth South, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-south-10851049/.

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• How ag strategy execution mirrors this podcast’s core objectives. [00:02:37]
• Is this an ag podcast on business vs. business podcast on ag? [00:04:44]
• The value of embracing effort over seeking perfection. [00:09:06]
• Why deliberate thinking matters to succeed as ag leaders. [00:13:11]
• The importance of learning out loud with vulnerability. [00:18:26]
• Identifying essential risk-taking vs. reckless thinking [00:21:26]

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• Discover 106-year-old Caledonia Farmers Elevator. [00:03:32]
• Gain insights on transitioning from specialty fruits to row crops. [00:08:53]
• Why financial metrics are core in any ag sector. [00:10:30]
• Do specialty crops fit the agricultural co-op model? [00:13:35]
• What has increased consolidation in the fruit sector? [00:14:07]
• Does your agribusiness lack a CFO co-pilot? [00:16:58]
• Explore the key benefits of financial leadership in ag. [00:21:55]
• Take a look at Caledonia Farmers Elevator’s exemplary workplace culture. [00:25:13]
• How to hire for attitude over skills for effective talent acquisition. [00:28:08]
• Lessons to transfer in a broadacre-to-specialty reverse transition. [00:31:22]

Learn more about Caledonia Farmers Elevator at https://cfeco.com.   To contact Bryan DeRuiter, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanderuiter1121/.   If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• What can be learned from the size of announced layoffs? [00:06:10]
• Why structural challenges spiral into drastic actions. [00:08:23]
• Clear-eyed, realistic expectations are non-negotiable with workforce reductions. [00:12:22]
• If decision-friction is the problem, are layoffs the right solution? [00:13:22]
• How to unlock post-layoff transformation. [00:15:26]

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• Discover Prairie State Tractor and CEO Chris Rupiper’s careers with John Deere. [00:04:29]
• Norms of well-organized mergers with KSR Equipment and Holland and Sons. [00:10:37]
• The key to easing friction for seamless M&A integration. [00:17:50]
• The power of top-down investment in employees. [00:21:46]
• Explore this pod resource on connecting employees to strategy. [00:27:28]
• Why consolidation in the ag equipment field mirrors industry trends. [00:29:33]
• How to manage varied customer profiles and diverse products and services. [00:37:12]

To learn more about Prairie State Tractor, visit https://www.prairiestatetractor.com/.

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• Are you ready to refresh your goals for the New Year? [00:00:22]
• Discover the two goal-setting traps you must avoid. [00:03:35]
• Critical challenges in balanced, strategic goal setting. [00:04:49]
• Gain a clear four-question goal-setting framework. [00:08:22]
• Example application of Questions 1 and 2 of the recommended framework. [00:09:56]
• How to execute and measure success within the framework. [00:14:25]
• The importance of elevating your goal-setting strategy. [00:17:16]

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.