Grow Farm's Toolbox

Steven talks about the importance of Standard Operating Procedures (S.o. P.s) or as we like to call them Steven's Obvious Procedures. How to set them up, check them for accuracy, and how they recently helped him get through a task that he has limited experience with.

Steven goes over some basics of taking care of your body as we get into the planting season. Some tricks that he tries to keep in mind as we get busy with growing crops!

Steven talks about the importance of giving attention to the top performers and those who are right for the culture of your business. He tells a story about how he failed to keep a top performer due to lacking the ability to keep him engaged and moving forward.

Brooks is excited to get into the planting season and shares a tool from our toolbox that helps us know how to properly grow our crop to get the most out. He and Steven talk about the process of seed testing and how those results help us plan the season.

Brooks interviews Brian Reineke from Phospholutions while we were at the Total Acre Growers Clinic. They talk about what Phosphosolutions does and how they hope to help the farming community. Take a listen!

Brooks and Steven talk about the Total Acre Grower Clinic that they just attended down in Houston Texas. They talk about how the Total Acre group is their Right Room Right People and the value that the group brings them!   Shout out to the sponsors of the Total Acre this year! ROI Biologicals John Deere Brandt Valmont Environmental Tillage Systems Sound CaseIH AgroLiquid ESTES Performance Vive Sto...

The stresses of the day to day can be a lot to handle. How do you handle them? What do you do when the world throws a lot at you all at once? Come listen to Steven talk about the stresses of his last week and how he handled it and the changes that he would make if he could do it again.

Steven talks about the culture of companies and how one bad apple can bring the whole thing crashing down. When is it best to cut ties? How do we avoid feeling like failures ourselves when we hire the wrong person? Come take a listen to Employees who are Wrong for the Culture.

Steven talks about a lesson that he learned long ago. How in business and in your personal life Hope is not a Strategy. Come take a listen as Steven goes through the process he learned the hard way of making sure to take accountability even for your failures.

Steven and Brooks go over disruptions in the workplace. How you sometimes have to find what is distracting you and make changes to avoid it, adjust your work to fit with your employees so they can give you their best, or how getting distracted from what you planned to do doesn't mean you failed the day so long as you did get something done.

Steven talks about his view on snow days or mental health days. How they can be very rewarding and really adults deserve to have them from time to time. Just a day that they can not worry or work can be so refreshing in the none stop lives we live.

Steven talks about anxiety and peace. How he learned what anxiety means to him and how he deals with it to keep his life peaceful as much as possible.

Steven tells the story of when we forgot to push the payroll button. He goes over how it happened, how the crew reacted, how we handled the situation, and how to own your mistakes to better yourself for next time.

Steven goes over the value of a handbook in a business and gives some examples when such a thing can reduce the stress of a situation.

Steven continues the conversation about the Ag Handbook. Going over how to create your own handbook, some tips for getting started, and some challenges you might face when implementing your handbook.

Steven tells a story from his personal life where his conflict resolutoin skills helped keep a situation from getting worse. Going through the thoughts that he had at the time and how some distance helped him see beyond the fire of the probelm to the source of the blaze.

Steven goes over the process he uses to ask questions. How to get the most out of asking questions and how to to help yourself feel better about asking questions even when you feel that it's a stuipd question.

Steven talks about the importance of being in the Right Room with the Right People. How managing to find yourself among those with the right skills and knoweldge can help you grow faster, go farther, and reach your dreams all the sooner.