Most people believe that a good product is the cornerstone of a great business. And while a good product does, indeed, have the potential to provide some functional stability for a company, the true foundation of any enterprise rests on the market around it. A great product just isn’t useful (i.e., “profitable”) unless a lot of people are..

When it comes to business, there’s really nothing more important than customers. Without them, a business won’t — read: can’t! — succeed. Not only do customers buy a company’s products (a necessity if it wants to be profitable), in today’s hyper-connected society, they also serve as powerful (even if unofficial) market influencers. Knowing who..

Harvest is the word of the week!  Corn mature is at 96% this week but will be at 100% by the end of this week.  Corn harvest is now past the halfway mark.  ND is the only state under 20% harvested but MI, SD, and WI are under 30% harvested.  Usually these three states are past 50% for this time of year.  NC and TN are both at 99% harvested so..

Corn mature is at 93% this week and is not expected to reach 100% through this week.  In 2018 this stage was already at 100% for this time of year.  Corn harvested is at 41%, only ND is reporting under 10% harvested.  NC and TN are close to finishing at 97% and 98% harvested.  Overall progress is 20% behind previous years.

Corn dented is at 96% this week and expected to reach 100% by next week.  Only WI is reporting under 90% dented at 84%.  Corn mature is at 73% overall and no new states are reporting 100% mature.  Harvest is at 22% overall and all states are now in harvest.  NC and TN are closest to being done at over 92% harvested.  IA, MN, MO, ND, SD, and WI..

Evaluation is part of any growth process. We keep tabs on our health as we physically mature, take tests to assess our knowledge as we progress through school and seek ways to understand our feelings as we deal with our problems (at least theoretically!). Taking a step back and examining where we are, where we want to be and the steps we are..

Corn dented is at 93% overall but not expected to reach 100% this week.  For 2018 it was already at 100% for this time of year.  KY is the most recent state to report 100% dented.  Corn mature is at 58% with NC and TN reporting 100% mature this week.  Corn harvest is at 15% harvested so far.  Only ND has not started their harvest.  IA, MI, MN,..

Corn dented is at 88% overall where it was at 100% for this time of year in 2018.  TN is the most recent state to report 100% dented.  Corn mature is at 43%; a little over half the progress from 2018.  All states are reporting at least 15% mature.  Corn harvest is at 11%.  All states except for MI, MN, ND, SD, and WI have started their corn..

Corn dough is expected to reach 100% through this week.  In previous years it was 100% by this time of year.  No new states are reporting 100% dough stage this week from last.  Corn dented is at 79% overall with TX and NC reaching 100% this week.  Most states are reporting at least 70% dented.  Corn mature is at 29% with four states under 10%..