I have enjoyed doing my blog for about a year now and have now started to see some farmers using a blog to communicate with their landlords, neighbors, bankers and others that might be interested.
Reading the latest issue of Successful Farming, I noted an article on the Martin Family Farms in Logan County, Illinois. The title of the article was “Communication keys their success”. It was a very good article on how communication between parents and children, employer and employee, and tenant and landlord are extremely important to a successful farm operation (or any business).
Doug Martin decided to create a blog to keep his landlords apprised of what is happening on the farm. Many of his landlords are located in very distant states such as California. By using the blog, the Martin’s keep their landlords informed and share what is happening in a real-time efficient manner. “Anything we can do to communicate to our landlords that they are a part of us, helps them feel a part of the operation.” I think like most things in life, landlords would rather be part of a good farm community than simply leasing their land each year to the highest bidder.
I would strongly suggest trying to do a similar blog. I think it would well be worth the effort even if you are not computer savvy.
Here is the Martin Family Farm blog.
Categories: Farm Industry Trends, Farm LeadershipTags: Farm Blogs
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March 3rd, 2010 at 8:52 am
Thank you for the link. I’ve been reading your blog for a while long (after finding it on Joe Kristen’s blog) and am always interested in finding more farming blogs that are knowledgeable and update on a fairly regular basis.
I’m also a CPA in Iowa, so it is helpful when you post about various farming tax issues, as we do have a few farm clients and I am always on the lookout for a better understanding of their operations. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that I do wonder about farming for a living from time to time (even though I have no practical experience, nor are any of my relatives farmers).