The No. 1 reason for lack of progress in farm succession planning is the farmers' fear of losing their identity.

Are Canadian farmers ready for the succession challenge?

HR toolkit designed to assist farmers with transition and to help ensure the farm's continued success

Reading Time: 6 minutes Succession planning has become a pretty sexy topic in agriculture. Every hip and trendy professional office for farmers is mailing out their own shiny leaflet to everyone they know about it, and no self-respecting event planner would even think of hosting an agricultural conference without at least one workshop on transferring the farm to the […] Read more

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You want to fire Dad?

There's almost always a better solution, says our panel of experts. Try these strategies to get everyone living happily together again

Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s a movie standard. When the mob turns angry, they start wielding pitchforks. Whether it’s a monster that incites them or an invading army, when the local population goes berserk, and when they suddenly get transformed into nightmarish creatures of violence, the first thing they reach for is the nearest farm implement. It’s a scene […] Read more