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Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Britain outlines post-Brexit farm policy in bill

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Reading Time: 2 minutes London | Reuters –– Britain will introduce legislation on Wednesday for agricultural policy after it leaves the European Union that will link support for farmers to the provision of public benefits such as tackling climate change or preserving beautiful landscapes. The Agriculture Bill, primarily covering England, will provide the basis for policy in a sector […] Read more
Uganda’s small family farms largely missed out on the Green Revolution. But maybe that’s an advantage.
Crops, Guide Business

Uganda decides: go big or go small

Morrison Rwakakamba is a presidential adviser. He is a farmer too. In this African country, that puts him at the heart of some of our planet’s most vital issues

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Like any farmer anywhere, Morrison Rwakakamba feels that farming is in his DNA, yet this 35-year-old finds himself pulled in two directions — home to his farm in the southwest corner of Uganda, but also to the city and to the corridors of power in the capital Kampala where he has been appointed special adviser […] Read more
Chaired by farmer Jim Wickett, you don’t have to share WCWG’s politics to admire its board of directors and want to share its strategic management philosophy.
Management

Wheat Growers build ‘top board’ performance

It’s no accident the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association gets 
high marks for the quality of its board of farmer directors

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Filling board seats is never an easy task. Your top prospects may be reluctant to offer their time, especially if both spouses are busy raising a family in addition to their farming and off-farm careers. Others are already fully committed, or even over-committed in other off-farm roles. Yet the other harsh reality is that even […] Read more

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