VIDEO: Is your parents’ accountant the best fit for the farm?

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Published: August 27, 2025

How can you tell your parents that the accountant they’ve had for years might not currently be the best option for the farm?

An email from Worried We’re Missing Something asked our resident awkward conversation pro, Patti Durand from Brightrack Consulting, for advice about what they should say to mom and dad to ensure that the right people are on board to plan for the farm’s future — and not rock the boat too much in the process.

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This is the last Awkward Ag episode in our Summer Series, but if you missed previous episodes you can watch them all here: https://www.youtube.com/@agCanadadotcom/shorts

Click on the links below to watch more videos in the Awkward Ag series:

Sharing your final wishes with family

Responding to advice, whether you wanted it or not

Managing ‘not-so-good’ vibrations

Trying to find work-life balance on the farm

How to ask for a raise on the farm

Taking awkwardness out of farm family discussions

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