🟢 Saturday's Club Notes (Free)

The free version of “Club Notes” for Saturday, the 18th of April, 2026.

By Dwain Duxson - Ag Content Creator

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• Jeff, you've done it again - As far as the numbers are concerned, Jeff McDonald has been our most popular podcast guest. We just released another edition, and this time it was on the subject of mindset and human psychology. It's a real insight into what Jeff has learned on this subject from his Farmer clients over the last decade or so. It's the sort of podcast you listen to to assess how you are going as far as mindset is concerned. This one is behind the paywall, but it's worth the entree fee alone.

• Separating ourselves from the AI world - We think AI will be great, but we also think it will make human-produced content more valuable. It's all about having a trusted voice in a world where you might not be certain whether something is right or wrong. That's why we are arming ourselves with humans (4 new contributors) who have been there and done that, who can challenge the Ag world, so there's always a margin in there for everyone. That's important. Trusted humans, as we like to say.

• Our latest writings:

• The forecast is dry, but we don't Farm to the forecast. Retaining moisture has become the Croppers 1-Wood. This is the year to play by the moisture rules.

• Jeff, in his podcast, described what traits people have who are ahead of this mindset thing. He said this: "The people who don't want the power, the people who don't want the control, they all have it"

• US Ag financial commentator Grant Wiese said this: "A profit is no longer a profit if you use that profit to buy Equipment that doesn't generate any new income." How can we justify a new Header?

• We reviewed the Jeff McDonald podcast.

• Is the Workshop division of the Machinery Dealership better off being outsourced to an independent?

• Allbirds, the Wool sneaker company that took the world by storm a few years back, has done the backflips or all backflips. It has sold off the shoe division and turned itself into an AI company. Go figure.

• We introduced one of our new writers, Bec Lindert. What a start for Bec.

• We gave some big praise for the Cotton Conference, which is coming up in August. We attended the bi-annual event in 2024 and outlined why it's a must-attend.

• Have a great Saturday, and subscribe to listen to the excellent Jeff McDonald podcast.

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