
Get more for your farm family

From planning to implementation
AME Management: Get into these management habits. They will help you develop the strategic objectives that will drive your farm where you want it to go, and then help you achieve real progress toward them

Small SWOT, big ideas
Summer Business: This exercise to determine strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats can be a best next step for smaller farms

Build a learning farm
This summer, start your lifelong educational strategy

Meet in the boardroom
Change Makers: A two-pronged plan helped Stokes Seeds grow its business, despite strong personalities within the family

Financial analysis and planning
AME Management: These examples show how standardized financial statements can be a powerful source of insight into your operational management

Not your same old board
Today’s farming is increasingly sophisticated. Now its boards are too, which is good news all around
Your own HR scorecard
Guide Excellence: These tools can help you assess your skills and figure out what strengths you can build on, what skills you need to sharpen, and where you should hire help

Maple Leaf to cut 400 middle-management jobs

Financing proposals — what to take to the bank
AME Management: Provide the essential information to your lender so they can better understand your business and assess your "ask"