Articles by Dan Emery

In the protein business, feed ingredients are over 50% of our cost. No two years in farming are alike or free of drama. Much can change between now and the harvest, The key is bringing order to chaos and having a long-term strategy.

The workforce faces a 15-to-20-year shift in population, with significant labor shortages.

Still wary from supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty, consumers increasingly embrace new products and sales channels.

Global politics add further complications to cost-effectively delivering products to customers. 

Author Dan Emery, a third-party administrator consulting on staffing, safety, and compliance, says its a challenging time to staff a company right now.

COVID-19 continues to disrupt expected patterns in the meat and poultry industry.

No two years in farming are alike or free of drama.
This year there is a dramatic reduction in supply, a drought in parts of the corn belt and the significant increase in oil prices.

Because of COVID-19, 2020 is the ultimate anomaly. Millions of Americans are working from home or sequestered at home. The marketplace disruption caused by COVID-19 spells uncertainty for the year’s most anticipated food and beverage trends.

Feed ingredients are the No. 1 cost component of the protein business, followed by labor and energy. Oil prices are historically linked to feed-ingredient crops.