Reading Time: 5 minutes In a world that crashes from crisis to crisis, Ontario farmer and Nuffield scholar, Amy Cronin, went on a global search for farmers who excel at risk management. Here’s what she learned. – April Stewart, CG Associate Editor If it’s a new and even more volatile world for farmers (which it is) and if success […] Read more
Summer Series: Only farmers know real risk
[Leadership] In a world that crashes from crisis to crisis, Ontario farmer Amy Cronin went on a global search for farmers who excel at risk management. Here’s what she learned
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?
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
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
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
Summer Series: Characteristics of highly effective leaders
[Leadership] Part two in a series on leadership
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
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.”
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
The four finance roles every farm needs
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
Summer Series: Women in charge
[Leadership] Yes, progress is being made, but women still face challenges in expanding their farm ownership and leadership roles
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
Summer Series: When she’ll be the leader…
[Leadership] On more farms like these, the dad-daughter relationship is emerging as one of agriculture’s greatest strengths
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.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor Maybe it used to be a struggle for Dad to stop being Dad and become a business partner. […] Read more
Summer Series: Up to the job
[Leadership] You’re home for the summer. Now, how are you going to show Mom and Dad that you’re a safe bet for taking over the farm?
Reading Time: 6 minutes You’re home for the summer. Now, how are you going to show Mom and Dad that you’re a safe bet for taking over the farm? Here’s how to get started.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor It’s a phrase that means just what it says. Leadership succession is real, and it’s catching on. If your succession […] Read more
Summer Series: How do you know when the younger generation is ‘ready’?
[Leadership] AME Management: How succession can be successfully planned
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s a tough question for any family business to ask and answer. How do you know when the next generation is equipped to take over management decisions and lead the business into its next chapter? This article offers some tips.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor A tough question for any family business is how to […] Read more
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