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Is Your Manufacturing Operation Secured?

As the number of cyber-attacks continue to increase, have you considered whether your manufacturing and distribution operation is protected? Industry Today’s article “5 Type of Cyber Liabilities for Manufacturers” discusses five threats to your manufacturing and distribution operation’s cyber security, and discusses what you can do to protect the company from liability.

These cyber-attacks can …

How AI is evolving the agricultural industry

AI is being used for more than just improving customer service. In addition to helping companies boost sales and productivity, AI is now being used to help automate statistical evidence used by the agricultural industry. Normally compiled via human analysis, AI is gathering statistics to help big companies such as Monsanto, DuPont, Land O’ …

Staying Compliant: Toxic Substance Inventory

The EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act will require some specific reporting later this year. Will you be prepared? Even if you are exempt from other types of EPA reporting, you could still be affected.

Industry Week’s James Votaw writes, “Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, companies of all sizes and in nearly all industries …

National Agriculture Day is March 21

National Agriculture Day is coming this month. On March 21, the agriculture industry has a chance to come together and educate the public about the role of agriculture in the economy and Americans’ everyday lives.

Participant Mark Biedenfeld, who has been around agriculture his whole life, got involved with National Ag Day after he read …

Cybersecurity and Your Manufacturing Company

It’s not just healthcare, banking, and retail that are hit by cybercriminals. Some manufacturers distributors think that cyberattacks are unlikely to happen in their industry, or to companies their size, and they don’t take the proper precautions. Don’t find out the hard way that, in fact, manufacturing and distribution companies are becoming increasingly bigger …

Leadership and Sales: Factory Floor to Boardroom

What does it take to succeed in manufacturing? In a new article for Industry Week, Bonnie Spencer Swayze, President and CEO, Alliance Rubber Co., imparts some of her wisdom from a lifetime in the manufacturing and distribution industry.

First and foremost, you must know your product inside and out. Customers appreciate a thorough knowledge of …

More Opportunities to Come in the Next 24 Months

In a short video for AgStar, agricultural economist Dr. David Kohl explains why the next 24 months could spark greater opportunities for expansion. Dr. Kohl estimates that 60% of U.S. farmland will change hands in the next 13 years. As older producers look toward downsizing or retiring, more land will become available. Dr. Kohl …

Business Leader’s Recipe for Success

As a business leader, there are so many aspects that need your attention. So where do you focus your energy? In a new article from Inc. magazine, entrepreneur Martin Zwilling gives tips for becoming an effective and successful business leader.
“Move from leading tasks to managing relationships,” Zwilling advises. “Some leaders are so focused on …

Talent Trends in Manufacturing

In a new article for IndustryWeek, author Dan Charney discusses the talent trends to watch in 2017. It’s become apparent that the field for talent has become more competitive, and that trend will continue. This will cause what Charney refers to as “talent raids,” in which manufacturing and distribution businesses will identify and aggressively …

Watch for Beneficial CRP Changes

A new change has been announced by the USDA that could provide some benefit to young farmers or other farmers who are just starting out. Getting land to farm has been a challenge to new farmers, and the changes to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) could assist them.

Gene Lucht reports in Missouri Farmer Today, …