It’s More Than an App. It’s a Pathway
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the February jobs report. The economy added 372,000 jobs for the month. This figure crushed expectations. There was a lot of discussion about the impact of the [...]
How Would It Feel to Plan Your Day for Once?
Over the last few months, I’ve had conversations with farmers, elevators, and drivers who are constantly trying to navigate that First Mile of their supply chain. I’m hearing a lot of the same pain [...]
Breaking the Status Quo in Farm Storage
At FOB, we examine the state of the agricultural supply chain to understand why participants make certain decisions. Are these decisions and practices in their own best interest or are decisions executed due to factors [...]
Top-Down vs. Bottom-up Perspective
I have a friend who went to graduate school for ag economics. Smart guy. He’ll claim he doesn’t talk about how smart he is. But if you probably know people like him, they eventually [...]
Digital Infrastructure in the New Decade
For the last 20 years, the agricultural industry has pressed for the widespread development of rural telecommunications infrastructure. While the East Coast, West Coast, and central-U.S. cities brace for 5G, many rural environments would take [...]
Introducing FOB from Digitial Grain Elevator, Inc.
The Single Best Investment You Can Make for Your Farm The FOB Ag Logistics Platform unites farmers and grain merchants, optimizes their relationship, and increases their interactions in a smart, efficient manner. The results [...]