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Pooling resources
Three farms each faced its own reasons preventing it from making major investments for the future. Then they had a new idea

Business as (un)usual in Argentina
As a Canadian ag reporter finds, Argentina is a land of opportunity — if it can only get out of its own way
A sea of soybeans
Argentina believes it can be the brightest spot on the world’s agricultural map, mainly thanks to its phenomenal capacity to grow 50 million acres of soybeans
Sticking together
Sometimes the only way to actually make the most challenging of succession dreams come true may be to commit to the oldest of values
Reading Time: 9 minutes Most farmers hope to pass their farm to the next generation. Not many consider how to set up not one, not two, but five sons in dairy farming. That was the prospect facing Jake and Frederika Wesselius in the early 1980s. They were dairy farming in Friesland, a northern province in the Netherlands, and with […] Read moreSticking together
Sometimes the only way to actually make the most challenging of succession dreams come true may be to commit to the oldest of values
Reading Time: 9 minutes Most farmers hope to pass their farm to the next generation. Not many consider how to set up not one, not two, but five sons in dairy farming. That was the prospect facing Jake and Frederika Wesselius in the early 1980s. They were dairy farming in Friesland, a northern province in the Netherlands, and with […] Read moreA clear picture
Jacques Laforge Grand Falls, N.B.
As Canada’s oldest farm publication, with roots back to 1886, Country Guide is about the business of farming, providing farmers with strategic business thinking. In each issue, enjoy stories on Profiles, Products and People.