We all know that one customer that everyone doesn’t like calling on, but does the fact they have some narcissistic tendencies make them a narcissist or does their personality type just not mesh with yours? The ag retail sales conundrum of giving up customers that you don’t mesh with but you may be looked down upon for not selling them.

As I have gotten further in my career and watched kids turn into adults taking on responsibilities it is never lost on me that I may just be a role model for them and some parents instill that trust in me when working with their children. You have the opportunity to cultivate (pun) these younger people, whether you acknowledge that or not is up to you.

Are you a new employee in ag retail, are you a manager of young employees in ag retail? Why training would benefit from mentorships and management taking a hands off approach.

Since the advent of Roundup Ready soybeans we’ve heard about trait yield drag, is there still yield drag in new traits or is it more about marketing and yield lag? An analysis of trait launches from RR soybeans to Enlist and SmartStax Pro.

We hear a lot about staffing issues in agriculture, is there a fix? For some, it may be simple, but for others it may take a management change and a realization of value.

Every program does something the others don’t do but none of them do it all. It’s free, then we want to charge for what used to be free, then change it to how much are you willing to pay… it’s broken and the only way to fix it is to stop the “we’re different because we’re different” BS

How important is hybrid selection? (It is, contrary what others say) Fungicide timing, effectiveness, and do you need two passes…all this and more from 5 years of managing tar spot across several genetic platforms.

Sometimes you don't get to celebrate being correct, and that's ok.

With crop prices near record highs and variable weather you know we are going to see issues…sometimes the fix doesn’t come in a jug but everyone will be willing to sell you something to “fix” a problem if you seek out the wrong advice.

Do you expect a thank you from your supplier? Does it matter if they get a thank you back from you for services? Does anybody read these?