Farming sure has changed.  Understatement.  How do you keep up?  Water Street Solutions President and CEO Darren Frye has compiled his thoughts on this topic and will be sharing those in segments over the coming weeks.  Here's his first visit on the topic in an interview with Ken Rahjes from KRVN. The New Rules of Profitable Farming - Frye AUDIO

If we're always growing and changing, we're bound to make mistakes.  The key to successful mistakes is the opportunity we have to learn from them.  For more, take a look at the Darren Frye's latest post to Finance First on www.farmfutures.com.  Read it here.

Making purchases in these two asset categories, machinery and land, usually comes with some emotion.  Think about the color of the shiny new paint or the convenience of the nearby land that you finally have access to.  Willie Vogt from Farm Progress spoke recently with Water Street Solutions' President and CEO Darren Frye about these issues, and he filed a report on This Week in Agribusiness.  You can watch the video here.

The day is going GREAT!  You feel you've accomplished a lot and really moved things forward.  You're in the groove.  Today Water Street Solutions Director of Development Dean Heffta talks with Ken Rahjes from KRVN about making sure the inside of that groove doesn't start looking like a rut.  The Fine Line Between a Groove and a Rut - Heffta AUDIO

It's a jungle out there.  And now it's time to figure out which animal you are, how you'll adapt to your surroundings, and whether you'll find dinner or be dinner.  Dean Heffta, Director of Development (and part-time zookeeper) at Water Street Solutions talks with Ken Rahjes from KRVN in this continuing conversation.  The Marketing Zoo Two - Heffta AUDIO

As your farming operation grows, you're likely to find that you just can't do it all.  Delegating is a tough task for many of us.  And some things you still need to manage from a base of knowledge.  In this week's Finance First post on www.farmfutures.com, Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions talks through the concept of what work to outsource, what you still need to know, and how to learn it.  Read the post here.  

Farming sure has changed.  Understatement of the year!  Competing in this crazy new environment is going to take a new mindset and a whole new set of rules.  Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions has been rewriting the rule book.  He's sharing his thoughts in a series of articles on www.farmfutures.com.  You can find the first one right here.

You've worked hard on your strategic plan.  But doesn't end there.  We can get stuck at the execution phase.  Here Ken Rahjes from KRVN talks with Mike Gustafson, Chief Operating Officer of Water Street Solutions about moving things along.  Lets Execute the Plan - Gustafson AUDIO

Even though these are the "good financial times" for some farming operations, the whipsaw actions of the markets, the unpredictability of weather and the increasing complexity of farming can make it hard to reap the benefits.  Here Tim Brhel, an Ag Finance Specialist with Water Street Solutions, talks with Ken Rahjes from KRVN about some of the financial trouble spots and strategies for righting the ship.  What to Do When Youve Made a Financial Mistake - Brhel AUDIO