Reading Time: 2 minutes The final instalment in a six-part series exploring the challenges of sibling conflict and the effect it can have on the farm. Two generations are currently working together on the Smith family farm.* An intense pride in generational legacy has been passed down through the farm’s long history. Everyone shares the same love and appreciation […] Read more
Sibling squeeze part 6: The emotional stakes of a family legacy
Five reasons why you avoid farm bookkeeping
When you prefer to be in the field or the barn, you can find lots of reasons to ignore bookkeeping. But if it doesn't get it done, your farm may be missing out
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bookkeeping for the farm business might not be anyone’s favourite chore, but staying on top of it can help your farm access the funds it needs to grow.
The Secret Sauce of Sibling Run Farms
Sibling business partnerships can offer a farm business unique advantages
Reading Time: 4 minutes Working with family can be difficult, but successful sibling agricultural operations seem to leverage the unique advantages of their relationships to create growth for their farms.
Tips for how to be fair to all siblings during farm succession
This six-part series explores the challenges of sibling conflict and the effect it can have on the farm
Reading Time: 4 minutes Siblings often have differing visions for the farm’s future. This article offers tips for navigating this sticky situation.
Risk management for the farm means considering people, too
The idea of human-centred risk management for family-owned farm operations might not be well known — but it should be
Reading Time: 5 minutes Wheat fields in New Brunswick, Canada.
Employment Agreements Can Help Protect Your Farm
Entering into employment agreements with each of your farm employees should be at the top of every farm’s “to do” list, but caution must be exercised
Reading Time: 3 minutes Entering into employment agreements with each of your farm employees should be at the top of every farm’s “to do” list, but caution must be exercised.
How to grow a finance team for your agribusiness
Building the finance team for your agribusiness requires the right mix of processes, technology and people
Reading Time: 3 minutes Typical growing pains for an agribusiness include managing the overhead of accounting and finance. I like to think of the operations and sales team as the invading army — looking to conquer more acres, market share and revenue. Meanwhile the accounting and finance team functions in a supporting role as the supply lines, providing current […] Read more
Farm peer groups still provide value
Farm peer groups have been around for a while. Are they still an important avenue for learning?
Reading Time: 5 minutes A look at whether farm peer groups are still relevant.
What leadership means in the field (literally)
The effects of having more women leaders in ag could be economically significant for both the industry and at the farm level
Reading Time: 5 minutes In part one, we explored gendered perceptions of leadership, that is, does gender have anything to do with what makes an effective leader? We looked at how lack of fit theory, role congruity theory, expectation states theory, the think manager-think male paradigm and the double bind influence the leadership opportunities women miss out on. Now, […] Read more
How to develop a leader’s mindset at every stage of your career
Summer Series: Leadership looks different at every stage of your farm career. And the stories you hear, the ones you seek out or the ones you tell yourself all effect how you lead
Reading Time: 3 minutes From the time we are born stories help us learn important lessons. Every day I look around for stories that can help me understand what is or isn’t working on our farm. It might be small anecdotes or maybe a line from an employee or a supplier that sticks with me. If I can understand […] Read more
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