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Nate Belcher

πŸ‘€ Speaker
620 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Because we know our hybrids, we know our performance, but for them, new customer saying, hey, I'm going all in.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Sure, you know, that takes some bravery there, but we also have a saying, we call it the three to 300, right?

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

If we can get three hybrids on the farm, three bags, put it on some acres,

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

many times that next year that turns into six pallets or 300 bags.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

And that's very common.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

So I tell people a lot.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Do what you're comfortable with.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Don't go outside of your comfort zone.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

But if you farm 2000 acres, you would be insane not to take 20 acres and experiment like.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

The big companies out there, right, are taking 20 percent of their

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

net budget and putting that to research and development.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

There's a reason for that.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

That's how you make those gains.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

So if you're not willing to take a few acres out to see if something will work that can fundamentally change the rest of your farm, that's kind of naive, right?

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

That's just burying your head in the sand and saying, we're just going to keep doing what we're doing.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

It's working maybe okay, good enough, but you got to try.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

And so to my point is, we tell people, if you're not comfortable, don't go all in.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Put us next to what you're planting.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

That's how you're going to find out.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

We're an online seed company, right?