What is a “good” grain price? And would you know it if you saw it?
When you work from home like I do, some days your brain starts going like a ferret on energy drinks. And today is one of those days. I keep thinking about grain prices and how growers don’t really have benchmarks to say this grain price [Read More]
A Q&A about today’s grain marketing myths, mistakes, and moving forward
At CXN360, we are very proud to have team members with diverse experience. We have Customer Experience Reps who have experience in buying grain in Western Canada and they’re full of good advice and suggestions for growers. In this blog we did a virtual round [Read More]
Keeping grain sampling simple. What I’ve learned along the way
Grain sampling is one of those best practices at harvest that we sometimes take for granted. It doesn’t take much to do it well, but we need to be consistent and thorough. And once you have the results, they are fundamental to your marketing and [Read More]
How to translate your summer field tour terminology into grain marketing best-practices
I recently published a blog that highlighted the value of sharing more than just agronomic best practices and insight during summer field tours. I also commended FarmLink for their efforts to refresh the old Grain World Summer tours and sharing their data with growers. And, [Read More]
A grain marketing field tour? Sign me up!
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 [Read More]
Why are farm shows dominated by agronomy and iron? No seriously – I’m asking.
It doesn’t matter much if you’re in Canada or the US, farm trade shows are one of the best ways for businesses in our industry to get the message out. It’s easy and efficient. You can see the latest and greatest in equipment, seed, chemical, [Read More]