“One minute you are young and cool, maybe even a little dangerous, and the next minute you are reading amazon reviews for birdseed.” I’ve always tried to be as transparent as possible when I share things here because the goal for me the past decade or so has been to leave behind a collection of […]
Archives for 2022
EP:028 – Rebooting Podcast?
Did you know that The Cotton Club Podcast launched almost 13yrs ago? My actual website and blog ebsite launched in 2000, so yeah I’m pretty old and I’ve been a nerd for a long time! Back in the day we discussed a lot of startups like twitter, Netflix, etc. and in a lot of cases, […]
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Newsletter Blast: Cyber November!
Our annual Cyber-November sale has started at Farmers Business Network. This is the very best opportunity to get a head start and save on your crop inputs for the 2023 season. By booking many of our Willowood products now you are able to take advantage of our price guarantee –which means if the price drops […]
Newsletter Blast: October 2023 – Fy23 Financing, Preparing for Cyber-November, Fertilizer Price Transparency, Corn & Soybean Seed, and Crop Protection
Lock Down Your 2023 Financing ASAP! Inflation, Interest Rates… these are just a few reasons that I recommend locking down your financing ASAP for the 2023 growing season. This season we are pleased to have multiple finance options to choose from, including; 0% Interest Input Financing Farm Operating Lines Farm Equipment Loans Farm & Land […]
Two Options for Fy23 Financing from FBN Financial
This season we have two options for financing that we are really excited about. Our existing input financing, which applies only to FBN input purchases, is what many of you have taken advantage of in the past. It’s back again w/ some great advantages: Get approved in 1 business day. Close by January 20, 2023 […]
No more neckties… “a southern man don’t need you ’round anyhow!”
While purging our closets this weekend I happened upon my collection of neckties. I honestly can’t remember the last time I wore a necktie. As I continued cleaning & organizing my closet I began to ponder the idea of neckties and how it used to be an almost required fashion accessory for men in business […]
Farmers Business Network / Master Farmer Seed Test Plot
This video was taken at the Farmers Business Network / Master Farmer Seed Test Plot in Mississippi. Our seed agronomist, Kevin Melrose, and I were taking a look at some of our early standouts in this plot trial, stay tuned for more! Stay tuned for more updates…
My Recent Garage Floor Epoxy Project Using Rust-Oleum EpoxyShield 2-Part Concrete and Garage Floor Paint Kit
I recently shared a few photos on social media of my recent garage floor epoxy project and had several questions so I thought I would share a few photos of the project as well as links to the products that I used in case anyone might be interested in doing a project of their own… […]
Invasive and Toxic Predatory Hammerhead Worms Discovered in Central Arkansas (Conway), Zone 7
This past weekend I shared on my social channels that I had discovered a hammerhead worm in one of our landscape beds at our residence in Central Arkansas. I was sort of surprised at first because I had never actually seen one in person before, only pictures online warning these predatory worms were making their […]
May 2022 – Crop Protection Product Supply Updates; Glyphosate, Paraquat, Fungicides, Insecticides, and Rice Herbicides
a quick note to keep you in the loop on a few things I’m seeing in the crop protection industry… GlyphosateI’ve noticed that the Glyphosate market has softened slightly the past few weeks. While it’s only dropped a few dollars it’s nice to see prices drop for a change. Here’s my two cents on Glyphosate right now… if you […]