Agricultural producers make hundreds of decisions every day in a very challenging environment. Complex biological interactions, weather and market uncertainties, and unreliable machinery — among many other things — make for a dynamic environment with several short- and long-term objectives competing for attention.

At times, this leads to bad habits to avoid complexity. One bad habit is to procrastinate until the decision becomes less complex. However, waiting until uncertainty has passed or a machine finally breaks down often leads to fewer and less favorable alternatives to choose from.  For more, please click here.