Reading Time: 2 minutes Linda Duxbury doesn’t need batteries. Her warning is powerful enough on its own: “Only one in five people are able to turn it off.” A Blackberry will actually make it more difficult for you to find the time to focus on family, says Duxbury, a professor in the Carleton University school of business who specializes […] Read more
We spend time every day thinking about how to manage our farms through good times and bad, but what about ourselves? Our experts weigh in
Finding more bushels
Reading Time: < 1 minute On-farm corn yields are climbing faster than soybeans. Here s why, and what you can do about it Thanks to stress-free weather and low pest pressures, Ontario s average soybean yield hit roughly 43 bushels per acre in 2008. That s an impressive hike, a full six bushels higher than the 10-year average of 36.8 […] Read more
Three agri-businesses share how they successfully used mentoring to build success
Reading Time: 3 minutes It used to be that mentoring had to mean a more experienced person helps a less experienced person develop in a specific capacity. It still can mean that. Now, however, companies are taking mentorship much further by formalizing the process and even using a “bottoms-up” approach where younger, tech savvy employees can share what they […] Read more
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Consistent attendance at a few networking groups will likely prove to be more beneficial than casual attendance at many events — Donna Messer Once a month, Dave Eastman steps out… really steps out. Eastman, owner of GenerVations, a supplier of dairy genetics in Georgetown, Ont. takes that day away from agriculture and away from his […] Read more
that works
Reading Time: 3 minutes Questions to ask yourself before retiring How will I spend my time? What do I really like to do? What will keep me motivated? Will my finances support my vision of retirement? Do I want a second career? Do I want to do volunteer work? What about working part-time? How will my family be affected? […] Read more
The old adage has never been more true. “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” Now, here are proven business techniques to make it work better for you
Reading Time: 2 minutes NEXT MONTH: Now that you’ve learned some of the techniques of networking, be sure to check our your January issue of COUNTRY GUIDE for tips and recommendations on how to target your efforts for specific results, and how to assess their effectiveness. Every adult knows an average of 240 people,” says Diane Helbig, president and […] Read more
Connecting with non-farmers — and also with farmers many miles away from home — is great for business and for life
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our kids have got it right. Computers are an amazing technology for building and strengthening all our networks. Really, computers can be even better for adults than for our children, because we may be better at keeping network relationships in a healthier balance of electronics, voice and face. That still leaves serious questions, though. What […] Read more
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