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Set them up for success
Guide Life

Set them up for success

So your son or daughter wants to take over the farm. How can you help them succeed?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes With more than half of Canada’s farmers over the age of 55, it’s estimated that $50 billion worth of farmland will change hands in the next 10 to 15 years. What will it take for the next generation to be successful? How important is education? What skills will be essential? How can young people best prepare […] Read more
Grow from within: Three timely reads for farms at a crossroads
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Grow from within: Three timely reads for farms at a crossroads

Sometimes, that streak of independence in farmers is simple bullheadedness. Other times, it’s business smarts at their sharpest

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Books Reviewed Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success (HarperCollins, 2010) By Matthew Syed Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance (Princeton University Press, 2010) By Boris Groysberg Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less (Random House, 2014) By Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao When the big […] Read more
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Guide Health: A short history of blood thinners

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Reading Time: 3 minutes If you or anyone you know takes warfarin, you may feel that you are being treated like a rat, but not so! Warfarin reduces blood clotting and it also prevents thromboembolism or blood clots. As well, it reduces the risk for conditions such as strokes caused by atrial fibrillation. It does the same, but is […] Read more
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Guide Health: Digestion 101

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Digestion occurs automatically, so you probably don’t even think about it unless you are bothered by a complaint like indigestion. Coping with digestive complaints, however, is a multimillion-dollar business, and the products available are numerous. Your digestive tract begins at your mouth and ends at the other end with your rectum. It is responsible for […] Read more
New life for rural churches
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New life for rural churches

These rural churches are finding strength and a new sense of mission in their rural communities

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Reading Time: 6 minutes In the early days of European settlement, churches played a pivotal role in rural Canada. In fact, says Rev. Dr. Cam Harder, an ordained Lutheran minister and theology professor at the University of Saskatchewan, churches were the key to the cultural life of a community. The same was true in the East, where traditionally the […] Read more
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Guide Health: Maintain your mineral levels

Healthy eating can keep mineral levels good. A poor diet, though, means trouble may be brewing

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone thinks of rocks and stones when minerals are mentioned, but you have minerals in your body too, and they are essential to your health. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in your body with the majority of it being in your bones, but there are numerous other minerals which are essential to overall good […] Read more
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Guide Health: Memory and drugs

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone is concerned about memory loss in old age, but before you resign yourself to dementia, check your medications. Some drugs may actually cause adverse effects that can be mistaken for memory loss. For instance, benzodiazepines used to treat stress, anxiety, and sleep problems may remain in the body causing daytime drowsiness and confusion, which […] Read more
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Guide Health: Breathing easier with asthma

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Reading Time: 3 minutes More than three million Canadians have asthma, and the number seems to be increasing. This increase may come from improved diagnosis, or perhaps people are more likely to seek help for their breathing symptoms these days. An increase in our exposure to allergens or airborne particles may also be to blame, however, triggering more asthma […] Read more
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The paperless farm

These search, share, and backup solutions will help you take the next step

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Although predictions of a paperless office date back to the 1970s, paper use actually doubled between 1980 and 2000. However, since 2000 paper use has been on the decline. Not only will you save space, paper, and money, but proponents of paperlessness say you can also improve your productivity because you’ll be able to find, […] Read more
Depressed man with hands over his head.
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What to do if you, or someone you know, is having thoughts of self-harm

Having people to talk to and a good support network is vital

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Reading Time: 3 minutes If someone has thoughts of harming themselves, the most important thing they can do is to seek out support, says Greg Gibson, registered clinical psychologist at Community Health Services for the Prairie Mountain Health Region based in Brandon, Man. This can be extremely difficult, particularly for someone struggling with depressive symptoms, since they may be […] Read more

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