Reading Time: 2 minutes Understanding how men and women process, respond and communicate is one of the most overlooked leadership skills. And it changes everything.
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Great farm leadership requires curiosity
Changing farm culture from blame to lessons learned
Playing the blame game about mistakes can leave your farm at a big disadvantage
Reading Time: 5 minutes Experts say blame culture has deep roots in agriculture, where tradition, pressure and older ideas about work have long shaped how farms operate.
Better ways to manage your time on the farm
Learning to manage your time is easier than you think — if you’re willing to let go of a few beliefs and make adjustments
Reading Time: 6 minutes Time management coach Ram Savana, founder of Enable Ag, encourages farmers to break the association between being busy and being productive.
What producers need to know about Health Canada’s latest food additive, enzyme and supplement updates
These changes influence how raw and processed agricultural products can be marketed, labelled and formulated across the value chain
Reading Time: 3 minutes Changes to Health Canada’s food additive, enzyme and supplement regulations influence how raw and processed agricultural products can be marketed, labelled and formulated across the value chain.
Farm & Family – April 10 edition
Reading Time: 2 minutes This week’s newsletter feels very on point with recent news cycles: the constant spectre of uncertainty and volatility. BUT you’ll also learn in these articles that there are silver linings; opportunities if you know where to look. And that’s the type of content Country Guide / Farm & Family aims to bring you each week. […] Read more
How to manage crops in shifting weather patterns
Weather has always been a risk factor for farmers. What’s different now is its unpredictability
Reading Time: 7 minutes Prairie farmers have always farmed in a risky climate, dealing with drought, hail, excessive moisture and early frost, to name just a few challenges. But researchers say the nature of that risk is beginning to change, as shifting global weather patterns reshape prairie growing conditions. Winters are warmer, snow is melting earlier and, in some […] Read more
Farmers don’t need to fear conservation agreements
There are a number of reasons why a land conservation agreement might be a good idea for your farm
Reading Time: 6 minutes There are several reasons why a land conservation agreement might be a good idea for your farm.
Economic indicators your farm should keep an eye on
Part two in a series exploring the factors influencing farm growth in an era of volatility
Reading Time: 3 minutes Part two in a series exploring the factors influencing farm growth in an era of economic volatility.
When — and how — it might be time to tell dad “No”
Farming is more than a business, it’s an identity. That’s why, when the next generation takes over, it can be hard for Mom and Dad to let go of the reins
Reading Time: 5 minutes When the next generation takes over the farm, it can be hard for Mom and Dad to let go of the reins. But sometimes, for everyone’s safety, we have to tell our parents that they can no longer do some of the jobs.
Farm & Family – April 3 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute We could almost title this week’s newsletter ‘things you don’t like, but that are good for you’. For example, not many people enjoy the annual struggle to find seasonal employees for the upcoming busy spring-summer-fall seasons. In fact, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find willing hands to work on Canadian farms. In the article ‘Exploring […] Read more