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Author Archives: Les Gilman

If you don’t look out,then LOOK OUT!

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Part II “Operating”      It’s often been said in one fashion or another that “if you are failing to plan, then you are planning to fail”. None of us like the idea of failing at something that we set out … Continue reading

If you don’t look out, then LOOK OUT!

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Part I “Visioning”      It’s often been said in one fashion or another that “if you are failing to plan, then you are planning to fail”. None of us like the idea of failing at something we set out to … Continue reading

A Chauffeur vs. an Engineer It’s about where you want to go and how you want to get there

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Imagine yourself in an unfamiliar setting, wanting to get from one location to another. Perhaps you are in a foreign county, confused by a different language, bombarded by new thoughts and unsettled by everything around you. If you had a … Continue reading

AUMs and the “All You Can Eat Buffet”

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A few years ago, as a younger, stronger, more active and hungrier man, I welcomed the challenge of the “All You Can Eat” Buffet. The attraction to such an event was partially of course to satisfy my hunger and partially … Continue reading

A Little Bit of Philosophy

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Production agriculture in the intermountain west has always been a narrow margin business.  Scarce moisture, shallow soils, short growing seasons and harsh weather have limited the land’s ability to produce an acceptable rate of return to the landowner.  Agricultural operators … Continue reading