Allison Vos

Farm raised | Interested in agriculture, grain markets & logistics | Calgary AB |

[Shane Thomas @ShaneAgronomy]

Mental Models for Agribusiness Leaders
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Recently, I talked with @timhammerich on The Future of Agriculture, one of my most listened to podcasts.

It was a ton of fun to join Tim and talk about some of the concepts that have been valuable to me over the course of my career.

In the conversation, we dive into half a dozen of the mental models I covered in the @UpstreamAg Insights e-book, Mindware: 33 Mental Models for The Modern Agribusiness Leader.

The basis of the concepts are that agribusiness professionals operate in a world full of volatility, complexity, and constant change. Commodity price swings, regulatory shifts, changing customer demands, and technological evolution create a landscape where uncertainty is the norm.

And ultimately, agribusiness professionals are knowledge workers and what separates the best in agribusiness from the rest is often how they think.

Thinking better, whether more strategically or quickly, requires mental tools.

Carpenters have a tool belt, golfers carry 14 clubs, a chef has more than just a spatula.

Every "tool" serves a specific purpose, depending on what is required.

Agribusiness professionals should operate the same way with mental tools.

These mental tools are what I refer to as Mindware - models and frameworks that help to gauge a scenario, find gaps in logic, or think long term, ultimately delivering improved judgement and better outcomes for careers and businesses.

Check out the full conversation where Tim and I discuss the concepts and apply them directly to agribusiness: https://t.co/CfvkuAYbmw

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

@TedStovin @JamesClear Such a great one!

[Shane Thomas @ShaneAgronomy]

Upstream Ag Professional - Week of September 3rd 2023
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This essential research, news and analysis includes:

•@Indigoag: Analyzing What Went into their $3.5 billion Valuation and Why It Doesn't Make Sense

•@pivotbio Revenue Numbers Impress. What Products and Partnerships are Next for the Organization? +
Sound Agriculture Fertilizer Replacement Guarantee

•Fractal Agriculture Launches Investment Platform

•@Syngenta Group Reports H1 2023 Results + insightful video podcasts featuring individuals from Syngenta Executive, Venture Capital, Computational Agronomy teams

•Gene Editing: @PairwisePL and @Bayer4Crops Start New Five-year Multi-Million Dollar Collaboration to Further Advance Short-Stature Corn

•Ever Ag Acquires Roger® to Revolutionize AgTech Logistics

•Exacta Bioscience and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Partnership to Optimize Exacta's Crop Protection Product

•Hanging Up Jerseys in the Agtech Hall of Shame @svnoles

+ more!

[Shane Thomas @ShaneAgronomy]

InnerPlant grows with new @JohnDeere-backed millions for sustainable farming

Compelling news for the world of farming. Deere knows what it will take to enable their vision of “plant level” management.

https://t.co/n4HqVX4307

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

The Things You Think Matter...Don't - https://t.co/FAzfR3Lzyp https://t.co/rgrX93vWAx

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

CTA announces Volume-Related Composite Price Indices for Crop Year 2022–2023 for CN and CP | Canadian Transportation Agency https://t.co/44NnLLyHQ8

[CPKC @CPKCrail]

CP donates $500,000 to @redcrosscanada in support of Ukrainian refugees and invites companies across Canada and the U.S. to join in supporting humanitarian relief efforts. https://t.co/HKtg2Q9MBH

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

Listen now!

[Shane Thomas @ShaneAgronomy]

Looking forward to this conversation this morning!

If you haven’t registered, check out @rpethe tweet!

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

https://t.co/cztJmzdeME

[Arlan Suderman @ArlanFF101]

Canada was the featured buyer of U.S. #corn in the week ending Nov. 4 (don't see that often) at 14.1 million bushels. #oatt

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

Sunrise in my home office 🌖 happy Friday!

[Rhishi Pethe @rpethe]

Matt Coutts breaks down Deere with @zbfuss on the @patrick_oshag podcast. They talk "about" Deere (Matt is Canadian!)

@mattcoutts is an outlier (in a good way) in the ag industry

Deere has been around for 180 years & is going strong

So what Matt say?

https://t.co/IVTwi2WmZo

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

And if anyone wants to come over for old fashioneds, let us know 🥃

[Shane Thomas @ShaneAgronomy]

Thanks to @magnetic_ag for the feature this week!

Had a lot of fun answering these questions!

And if you haven’t checked out Magnetic yet, you’re missing out!
https://t.co/WYiNhDlOP7

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

@VanceCrowe @colesiegle

[CPKC @CPKCrail]

Today we have entered into a merger agreement with Kansas City Southern that would join two historic railroads to create the first rail network connecting the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

https://t.co/irU5Kzqdjo

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

CVD case ruling for #phosphates https://t.co/Xmaan1hUzZ

[Shane Thomas @ShaneAgronomy]

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[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

Thanks to all the hard working Canadians in the Agriculture industry on #CdnAgDay 🇨🇦🚜🌾 the next generation depends on it! @colesiegle

[Allison Vos @allisonvos]

“To them it was essential. It was a delivery mechanism for truth—not everything belongs in an aphorism or a discourse. Sometimes we need it rendered beautifully. Sometimes we need it in a story. So it sneaks past our defenses. So it implants in our memory” https://t.co/4u7nHVEteY

[Commodity Conversations @jckingsman]

The history of wheat https://t.co/9Ui50PxPPF