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Farm & Family – April 10 edition
business, Columns, Management

Farm & Family – April 10 edition

Reading Time: 2 minutes This week’s newsletter feels very on point with recent news cycles: the constant spectre of uncertainty and volatility. BUT you’ll also learn in these articles that there are silver linings; opportunities if you know where to look. And that’s the type of content Country Guide / Farm & Family aims to bring you each week. […] Read more
Drought affected corn in a field.
Crops, Forages, Management, Oilseeds, Pulses

How to manage crops in shifting weather patterns

Weather has always been a risk factor for farmers. What’s different now is its unpredictability

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Prairie farmers have always farmed in a risky climate, dealing with drought, hail, excessive moisture and early frost, to name just a few challenges. But researchers say the nature of that risk is beginning to change, as shifting global weather patterns reshape prairie growing conditions. Winters are warmer, snow is melting earlier and, in some […] Read more
Two farm men standing in a corn field silhouetted against a setting sun.
farm-life, Management, Succession strategy

When — and how — it might be time to tell dad “No”

Farming is more than a business, it’s an identity. That’s why, when the next generation takes over, it can be hard for Mom and Dad to let go of the reins

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Reading Time: 5 minutes When the next generation takes over the farm, it can be hard for Mom and Dad to let go of the reins. But sometimes, for everyone’s safety, we have to tell our parents that they can no longer do some of the jobs.
Farm & Family – April 3 edition
business, Columns, farm-life, General, Management

Farm & Family – April 3 edition

Reading Time: < 1 minute We could almost title this week’s newsletter ‘things you don’t like, but that are good for you’. For example, not many people enjoy the annual struggle to find seasonal employees for the upcoming busy spring-summer-fall seasons. In fact, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find willing hands to work on Canadian farms. In the article ‘Exploring […] Read more
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business, Columns, farm-life, Management

Farm & Family – March 27 edition

Reading Time: < 1 minute Trust, teamwork and resilience: three ingredients every farm family knows they need to run a farm. But wait until you read the whole extra level to which this Ontario farm brought these three critical elements in contributor Jeanine Moyer’s article about the Schneider family. Something else we know we need, but as farmers and/or parents […] Read more

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