Reading Time: 2 minutes In a hotel ballroom in Saskatoon, farmers and farm advisors are listening to the speakers at a conference called Balancing the Bottom Line. The conference has been organized by the Farm Leadership Council, a wing of Viterra, Canada s largest ag corporation. It s also organized by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, a farm […] Read more
Just like your seed and herbicides, there can be complex webs of self-interest and obscure agendas behind the leadership training you’re being encouraged to sign up for. Does it matter?
It’s What You Don’t Know…
Reading Time: 7 minutes We’re all tempted to roll our eyes and toss our hands in the air. All of us. This idea of self-assessment is so murky, after all. Or is it? While most of us weren’t watching, provincial agriculture ministries have designed tools that appear to address the “so what?” question plaguing assessment. In theory, by rating […] Read more
A Farm of Her Own
Reading Time: 20 minutes “You’re supposed to stir the Crock-Pot.” After a quick hello, these are the first words out of my mouth when I meet Sarah Leguee. I’ve just come from the field where her parents are harvesting peas, and her mom has asked me to pass the vital message along. After all, no matter how crazy it […] Read more
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