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Features, Guide HR

If you build it on HR…

This Alberta hay outfit is people first, business second, and boss Barry Schmitt says that’s why they post great numbers. So could their approach work for you?

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Reading Time: 7 minutes If you build it, they will come, right? Dedicated and hard-working employees will if you follow the advice Barr-Ag has to offer about the “people factor”.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor If you want something done, ask a busy person. We all sometimes say this, and there’s a good reason why. As generalizations go, this […] Read more
There will be peace in your life once you start delegating well, says leadership consultant Lyndsay Gillon-Seafoot.
Features, Management

Summer Series: Grow your farm manager

[Leadership] Leaders are made, not born. That much is clear. But how exactly do you make such a concept pay off on your farm?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s only so much time in a busy farm owner’s day. Here’s how can you help your farm manager develop their leadership skills, so you can focus on the big stuff.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor Dr. Stephen Brown says: “You are not a leader until you have produced a leader who can produce another […] Read more
A legal trust is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Learn about the pros and cons and how to know if a trust is the right solution for you.
Features, Succession strategy

Summer Series: What is a legal trust?

[Leadership] A trust may be the right solution for your toughest succession and legacy issues, but proceed with care

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Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s only so much time in a busy farm owner’s day. Here’s how can you help your farm manager develop their leadership skills, so you can focus on the big stuff.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor The easiest way to think of a trust is as a legal relationship between parties — a settlor, trustee […] Read more
Young farmers in soybean fields before harvest
Features, Management

Summer Series: Characteristics of highly effective leaders

[Leadership] Part two in a series on leadership

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Reading Time: 4 minutes “Solutions to the greatest challenges and opportunities are not found in strategy or quick fixes, they are found within the people who have problems.” These are the 12 characteristics effective leaders learn and practice to influence their farm’s ROI.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor In my last article I described six characteristics of highly effective […] Read more
Women are very effective at bringing people together and bringing out the best in individuals.
Features, Management

Summer Series: Farm CEO: Women farm executives

[Leadership] “Women are showing up in business, and what they are doing is working. It should be seen as a model for all of us.”

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Studies show that women have a lot to offer in terms of executive decision-makers on the farm – and there are plenty of lessons agriculture can learn from them.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor Women make great farm CEOs. Did you hear that, Dad? Studies are showing that women have a lot to offer as […] Read more
Summer Series: Podcast with CG Associate Editor, April Stewart
Features

Summer Series: Podcast with CG Associate Editor, April Stewart

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Reading Time: < 1 minute In this edition of Country Guide’s Summer Series Podcast, Associate Editor April Stewart chats about her Québec farm, ag journalism, women in agriculture and more. Tune in at country-guide.ca and don’t forget to subscribe to the Country Guide Podcast on Google or Apple so you can catch new episodes as they’re released throughout the summer.
Whether the CFO is the farm owner or hired out, their job is to look to the future, mitigate risk, and manage growth.
Features, Management

The four finance roles every farm needs

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Summer is when many farm operations fall behind on paperwork and bookkeeping. It’s understandable. Producers are outside raising crops and animals or trying to fit in a summer vacation. And after spending the winter inside, we all want to get outdoors. But ‘catching up on the books’ post-harvest is increasingly unfeasible. The winter planning season […] Read more
The trends are stubborn, but there is cause for hope for women on Canada's farms.
Features, Management

Summer Series: Women in charge

[Leadership] Yes, progress is being made, but women still face challenges in expanding their farm ownership and leadership roles

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Factors like the “mommy tax”, gendered roles, and land ownership continue to make it difficult for many women to immerse themselves in agriculture. The good news is that the industry is working at dismantling these barriers.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor There are two stories here. Yes, the proportion of Canadian farm operators who are […] Read more
“Keeping each other accountable is very important.” — Gracey Gulak.
Features, Succession strategy

When she’ll be the leader…

On more farms like these, the dad-daughter relationship is emerging as one of agriculture’s greatest strengths

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Reading Time: 10 minutes The dad-daughter relationship is emerging as one of agriculture’s greatest strengths. Country Guide spoke with two young Manitoban women about how they’re harnessing the power of this dynamic to grow their farms. Maybe it used to be a struggle for Dad to stop being Dad and become a business partner. especially if it’s his “little […] Read more
“It’s been a game changer in the way that I manage the farm.” – Jake Leguee, Saskatchewan farmer.
Features, Guide Business, Management

Summer Series: Do you have the tools to be a better farm leader?

[Leadership] Becoming a more effective leader will position you to adapt to the challenges and opportunities coming your way

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Reading Time: 6 minutes The words “leadership” and “management” are often used interchangeably, but there are important differences – and by focusing on leadership, you can ensure you’re putting your energy and resources in the right areas of your farm business.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor “Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.” It’s a […] Read more

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