Billy Rose
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I like to still look at it. It's your farm. It's your legacy. So protect it. And if that means I have to haggle a little more this year because of, unfortunately, these prices, I have to do that. Because at the end of the day, I have a lot. Some guys are running three or four families on their back. Yeah. That's not an easy day. I mean, you're under a microscope by the family.
I like to still look at it. It's your farm. It's your legacy. So protect it. And if that means I have to haggle a little more this year because of, unfortunately, these prices, I have to do that. Because at the end of the day, I have a lot. Some guys are running three or four families on their back. Yeah. That's not an easy day. I mean, you're under a microscope by the family.
In fact, I have a gal, Trish, her family has a big farm and she's a doctor in Des Moines and she goes up to have the family meeting, right? And I said, you need to go a little lighter, Trish, on them. Things are a little different from the last time you were up there. Yeah, yeah.
In fact, I have a gal, Trish, her family has a big farm and she's a doctor in Des Moines and she goes up to have the family meeting, right? And I said, you need to go a little lighter, Trish, on them. Things are a little different from the last time you were up there. Yeah, yeah.
In fact, I have a gal, Trish, her family has a big farm and she's a doctor in Des Moines and she goes up to have the family meeting, right? And I said, you need to go a little lighter, Trish, on them. Things are a little different from the last time you were up there. Yeah, yeah.
Oh, we have the interest rates that we're not going to say they're 80s, okay, double digit 20, but they're not cheap at talking eight, nine.
Oh, we have the interest rates that we're not going to say they're 80s, okay, double digit 20, but they're not cheap at talking eight, nine.
Oh, we have the interest rates that we're not going to say they're 80s, okay, double digit 20, but they're not cheap at talking eight, nine.
All right. So there's a couple of factors working. So I say to you guys, what's a guy to do then? Yeah. Okay. My breakeven is X. Okay. Do I spend more money to try to get increased yields? Do I just try to cut costs and take reduced yields? Yeah. You know, I have some opinions on this, but I'm curious about yours.
All right. So there's a couple of factors working. So I say to you guys, what's a guy to do then? Yeah. Okay. My breakeven is X. Okay. Do I spend more money to try to get increased yields? Do I just try to cut costs and take reduced yields? Yeah. You know, I have some opinions on this, but I'm curious about yours.
All right. So there's a couple of factors working. So I say to you guys, what's a guy to do then? Yeah. Okay. My breakeven is X. Okay. Do I spend more money to try to get increased yields? Do I just try to cut costs and take reduced yields? Yeah. You know, I have some opinions on this, but I'm curious about yours.
Yeah. I do think you, you, you mentioned fractional CFO. Yeah. Okay. No plug here, but I do work with uncommon farms and they do a hell of a job when it comes to getting guys break even out of a shoe box of receipts to at least know what the hell their break even is. Okay. So now I know what my bogey is. That's another show I can put in the show notes because I did that segment too. Yeah.
Yeah. I do think you, you, you mentioned fractional CFO. Yeah. Okay. No plug here, but I do work with uncommon farms and they do a hell of a job when it comes to getting guys break even out of a shoe box of receipts to at least know what the hell their break even is. Okay. So now I know what my bogey is. That's another show I can put in the show notes because I did that segment too. Yeah.
Yeah. I do think you, you, you mentioned fractional CFO. Yeah. Okay. No plug here, but I do work with uncommon farms and they do a hell of a job when it comes to getting guys break even out of a shoe box of receipts to at least know what the hell their break even is. Okay. So now I know what my bogey is. That's another show I can put in the show notes because I did that segment too. Yeah.
So I'm a big fan of that. But at the same time, you have to look at what you're good at, maybe not necessarily what you like.
So I'm a big fan of that. But at the same time, you have to look at what you're good at, maybe not necessarily what you like.
So I'm a big fan of that. But at the same time, you have to look at what you're good at, maybe not necessarily what you like.
Because if you're better at grain marketing, then you better take control of that revenue line and let someone else play in the dirt. Yeah. And that's where the teamwork comes within your organization. Yeah. Yeah.
Because if you're better at grain marketing, then you better take control of that revenue line and let someone else play in the dirt. Yeah. And that's where the teamwork comes within your organization. Yeah. Yeah.
Because if you're better at grain marketing, then you better take control of that revenue line and let someone else play in the dirt. Yeah. And that's where the teamwork comes within your organization. Yeah. Yeah.